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How old was the rooster? Weight?

Thanks for the nice words. My husband was kind enough to relieve her of her suffering, she was going downhill fast. Chicken math has a way of getting you through the hard times, I might have a lead on 3-4 Dorking hens I can add in replacement. Maybe all is not lost.

I'm not having good luck with my first venture in Dorking Breeding... I lost my silver grey hen to a hawk (presumably) 3 weeks ago, and now my poor pretty red dorking is resting in my entrance way suffering from an internally laid egg. I can't think of anything to help her, I think this is...

Its pretty dang cold here in Michigan - do they go broody in such cold weather?

Really? I'm so new to this I didnt even realize thats possible! Would she come 'out of hiding' at any point? I havent seen her in the yard at all :-/ She used to sleep in the tree every night before it started getting cold, so I looked in all the surrounding trees, but I would always see her in...

Lost my only silver grey hen two days ago :( Just vanished, so Im presuming a hawk. We're usually really careful about when we let them out and keep the dogs out with them to keep predators away. And my two roosters that have been behaving together so well are now fighting like a mexican rooster...

Thank you so much poultrypalacewhidbey ! I did not know any of those specifications, that was very helpful. The male on the right I thought was some sort of colored, I kept him mostly because he is so big. The male on the left was by far the largest silver male I had and so he also made the...

A few pics of my Dorkings - I have no idea what 'standards' are - any feedback would be great (positive or negative on their 'quality' very appreciated)

Quote: Good read, well done!! Thanks so much - were really enjoying our Dorkings in the yard and on the table - happy to have a forum like this to share with

We just processed our first of the Dorkings. Really dark meat, really really tasty. http://simplelifeainteasy.blogspot.com/2011/11/slow-food-dorking-chickens.html

I'm selling 5 Dorkings in the southern Michigan Heres the craigslist ad: http://jxn.craigslist.org/grd/2640345767.html

I'm really surprised how 'hefty' my baby dorkings are - they feel so much more solid than the random backyard mix I got in April

Quote: good thoughts. thanks.

Quote: Wow and I thought my 10% fertility was bad. I am so sorry!!!! I hope next year is much better! Oh no! So I should prob hang on to more than one Roo just to make sure I get a fertile one before sending the others to freezer camp? Is low fertility common in the breed?

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain : Hi there, I just looked at your blog link... congratulations on your Dorkings! Do the chickens you have NOW lay brown/blue/green eggs? The way I read it the first time, I thought you were saying the Dorkings lay brown blue or green eggs.... Thanks! My chickens now will...

Finally got my Dorking chicks. I feel like I'm officially a member now SO FLUFFY!!! http://simplelifeainteasy.blogspot.com/2011/07/dorkings.html

anyone get chicks from sandhill? I think mine are supposed to hatch today - 10 colored dorkings. prettty excited, i hope they have enough to send!

love this site! Thanks so much for the info.... let the experimentation begin!!!!

Love your response Dave! thanks for posting that. I assumed this would simply be a hobby with some nice eggs and a few great meals a year - Im ok with that!

Does anyone actually make any profit from raising Dorkings? I'm hoping to be getting a few here to breed just for meat and some eggs. I want a heritage meat bird just for personal consumption (basically holiday birds... christmas, thanksgiving, 4th of july bbq ect...) Curious though if there is...