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Quote: I've had similar quitters in the incubator. of my first 21 eggs, I got 2 hatched, but attributed that to shipping. then so far of the first 12 of my own eggs, again i got 2. better percentage, but still... then of the next dozen, so far i have 4 still going. 1 is in the hatcher now...

Ok, folks, I'm puzzled, disappointed, aggravated, and worried. Help! Here's the deal: A year ago I ordered 25 Dorkings from SandHill. I was sent 26 chicks. One died at 3 days. At about six months, I took 13 cockerels to be processed, keeping one cockerel and all eleven pullets. One pullet was an...

Hey, y'all, Last September, I got 25 Dorkings from Sand Hill. After sending the extra boys off to the freezer, I had eleven pullets and my one roo. In May, one pullet died. In July, another died. Yesterday, I went out to find my roo dead. No apparent cause of death on any of them. No blood, no...

Quote: That's a long time to wait! I'm not sure about humidity but my Dorkings do great in high heat with low humidity. Overall, I think that they are just as hardy, if not more, than other breeds. So, I'm sure that you will do fine! As far as breeding toward the standard, we are all working...

Quote: there's a parallel here; with my dog-breeder background...the breed standard should be written to include traits that are necessary for the animal's ability to perform its job. In the case of Newfoundland dogs, webbed feet for powerful swimming, a strong tail used as a rudder, a calm...

Quote: My seven month old Dorkings are from Sandhill. I started with 23 Dorkings and 4 orpingtons. I still have all the Dorkings (except the roosters I had processed!) I lost one orp at 3 days and one orp hen was found dead in the coop a few weeks ago. But all the Dorkings are fine. By the...

HI, I've been away from the BYC site for a while...my Dorkings are now seven months old (tomorrow). the pullets have been laying, lovely creamy eggs, still small but getting bigger. The fourteen extra roosters are in the freezer several weeks ago. The one I kept (thank you all for your advice...

I'd also like to see where people got their Dorkings from, curious to see whether from hatchery or private breeder or have you been breeding so long that your lines are nowyour own...

Ok, y'all, here I am again! Some of you asked questions, so I'll try to answer them - hope it helps me figure out the best route! First, wow, you have given me a lot to consider. And in a short time, as the extra roosters have GOT to go soon! The guy who processes my birds slaughters on...

Yellow HOuse Farm and rtroxel: Thanks so much for your clear comments and suggestions on my photos. My original plan was to get a straight run, keep one roo (and the pullets, of course!), eat the rest. Move any hens I don't want chicks from in with the laying flock, and eventually let a broody...

I posted pics of my young roosters earlier (thank you for the replies and opinions!!!) Here are some pics of my pullets. I have eleven pullets, not sure I got them all on camera - it's definitely easier to count (or photograph) your chickens before they hatch...

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Well, it worked, sort of...not sure how to make it so y'all can see full size photos, but at least I got photos to post. That's a real triumph for me! Here are some more pics, different birds... Bird #6 https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/10463_img_2132.jpg...

Here are my 5 month old roosters...I hope! I've had a hard time getting photos to post! Bird 1 Bird # 2 https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/10463_img_2101.jpg Bird #3 https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/10463_img_2111.jpg...

Do any of y'all actually use your birds for meat? I wanted Dorkings for dual purpose, they're 5 1/2 months old, and don't seem to have a heck of a lot of meat...but I really need to get the roos out of there; fifteen roos and eleven hens doesn't work well at all! I planned to process the roos a...

I have a batch of Sand Hill Dorkings, turn five months old this Tues (Feb 21). FOUND MY FIRST EGG TODAY!!! But I'm not excited, of course not, it's only one little pullet egg, right?? Since they're so young, and its the dead of winter still, I didn't expect eggs until at least March or April...

Ok, all of y'all breeders, help. Please. I have a batch of 17 week olds, straight run. I plan to keep one roo, process the rest (roos, that is!). So I need to start thinking of which roo to keep. I can read the breed standard ) to see which roo fits the standard best. What I don't know is...

Hey, all, question: my dorkings came from Sand hill (which probably doesn't affect my question or the answer!). I have a bunch of black ones, and one black that is pretty clearly a roo, has white ears. I mean really white. LIke a round white spot on each side of his head. Is that normal? I don't...

ok, maybe I figured it out.... If this works, the chirps are 12 1/2 weeks old in these photos... OMG - it worked!!!holy moly, finally. :weee Okay, now, I have LOTS more pics...wanna see? or are these enough?

Quote: Yes, I got all of it done no problem, up to where you have to "copy the URL code and paste it into your post" How do I make it copy, and then how do I get back to my post page???