B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

[dickhorstman]

I am not much of a photographer but have a couple of pictures at "horstmanspoultry.com"

 

[Joycats]

I need some assistance with some bantam birds that I have acquired. I was told these birds were wyandottes but now that I've been raising them and watching them I have my doubts about them being wyandottes. The Dorkings have been on my "wish list" and since I've been researching them I'm wondering if that is what I actually have. These bantams are throwing both straight combs and rosecombs and they also have 5 toes. Attached are a few pictures. I'd appreciate any input. Thanks!

 

[SoCal Dorkings]

Hi All,

I hope the New Year is treating everyone well.

QUESTION: Does anyone know who is supplying Stromberg's with SG Dorkings this 2012 Season?

 

[SoCal Dorkings]

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Sorry, not knowledgeable enough to help... but whatever they are Joycats, they are pretty little birds!!!

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

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i would say they are probably someones project birds... the 1st one looks like a partridge wyandotte... but the rooster and the other hen look Crele... im no wyandotte expert but i have never heard of Crele wyandotte before...

i would check over on the wyandotte thread... maby get a good pic of there toes to post as well...

 

[capayvalleychick]

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They don't look like any Dorkings I've ever seen, but the bird in the first photo is beautiful.

Kim

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Joycats- They are Wyandottes. They look like they've been played with; so there's no telling what's up exactly. They're not Dorkings. I seem to see a cookoo male, a cookoo female, a crele female, and a partridge female. If they're just for fun, then enjoy. If they're for serious breeding, you probably want to discard them and procure more definite stock.


It has been my impression that, in the past at least, Stromberg's uses Duane Urch.

 

[Joycats]

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Thanks to everybody for your input. I'm relieved that they are Wyandottes as that is what I've called them for 2 years now. I know they've had something mixed in with them as Wyandottes do not come in crele color. But they are really beautiful, sweet birds so I will be keeping them and continue breeding them. It's still a mystery to me where that 5th toe is coming from though. Maybe at some point a crele dorking was added into the mix to get the color?

 

[ki4got]

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Thanks to everybody for your input. I'm relieved that they are Wyandottes as that is what I've called them for 2 years now. I know they've had something mixed in with them as Wyandottes do not come in crele color. But they are really beautiful, sweet birds so I will be keeping them and continue breeding them. It's still a mystery to me where that 5th toe is coming from though. Maybe at some point a crele dorking was added into the mix to get the color?

do you have any other pics of their feet/toes?

as for crele dorkings, I have been searching but can't seem to find anyone breeding them in the US. however cuckoo is found in the us, and the barred mutation is the same in both cases. crele is simply barring, with slower feathering than cuckoo, on a bbr bird. that's a simplified description maybe, but in a nutshell. barring on a rapid feathering bird results in shades of greys (not-quite white to not-quite black), where barring on a slow feathering bird results in more defined bands of white and black with little grey between. (again, that's my take on it).

agreed they are pretty, and someone trying to recreate the bantam dorkings in other varieties might find them interesting enough to incorporate into a line. dunno.

 

[RedBugPoultry]

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Joy, yes I hang out here in the background dreaming of Dorkings. These are really pretty birds! That first one almost has Barnevelder. Very pretty!