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Thanks for the report! I'd be curious to know what the breast meat was like compared to others? I've heard Dorkings were bred for their large, white breast in particular. But in my experience darkness or lightness of the meat per se has more to do with how active the muscles were than genetics, although it's true that genetics partially determine how active the bird is. The leg meat of all of my duals is dark, especially the young males, because they are able to run around a lot. But the breast of all the breeds is whiter because they don't do a lot of flying. I'd imagine Dorkings, heavy as they are, would indeed tend to have very light breast meat, even if the legs are dark, and I know the standard does call for a relatively large breast. Personally, I LOVE the kind of dark meat you describe! That's where the flavor is. And I'm glad to hear they were so delicious! (of course, as we all know, any real chicken tastes great compared to Cornish X). Congrats! I don't have any dorkings, but they are definitely one of the breeds I fantasize about...
