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[dorking1974]

Hi Framac
How are the chicks doing?

 

[pysankigirl]

my 12 dorking chicks arrived yesterdsay. I'll try and get pictures tonight. 11 of the 12 are doing great, One is a little off.

Very cool! chick pictures are always welcome! I hope the 12th one rallies for you.

 

[Framac]

 

[dorking1974]

Very healthy & nice looking chicks.

 

[Framac]

The 11 are doing great, got some pasty butt that I am dealing with, but otherwise all is well.

I am feeding the 12th by syringe with electrolytes hoping it pulls through.

Framac

 

[dorking1974]

Very happy the 11 are doing good & hope #12 makes it. I will be getting my 12 Red Dorking chicks from Mr Horstman in a few weeks.

 

[Kilsharion]

Very happy the 11 are doing good & hope #12 makes it. I will be getting my 12 Red Dorking chicks from Mr Horstman in a few weeks.

x2

Was saying he'd ship them this week; but, I've not heard from him so - it could be a while longer. I know he has a pretty good sized waiting list, so I'll just be happy to get them at all.

 

[1MrsMagoo]

I just got a email from Dick Horstman letting me know that he was shooting for the week of the 15th of April to ship my Red Dorkings. I am very much looking forward to getting the Red Dorking chicks from Mr Horstman.

You will love them. Mine are from Mr. Horstman, although I went with the hatching egg route to get them, and I couldn't be happier with them.

That second rooster looks big!! Any idea how much they weigh? The sheen on your birds is beautiful!

I haven't tried weighing them yet. They have just started filling out over the past 6 weeks. I can tell you that they are the second heaviest roosters out there right behind my LF Dark Cornish. I was really very surprised the last time I picked them up to feel how much they weighed.

I emailed Rudy Troxel about a week ago and got on his waiting list for more hatching eggs for the Red Dorkings. I put my best Rooster and my lone hen in the breeding pen over the weekend hoping to get a few eggs to put into the incubator as well. Fingers are crossed that I can substantially increase my flock of them this year.

 

[dalalune]

Finally! I have chicks! 25 beautiful chicks out of flocks "B", "C" & "CC"

There are also 2 Dominique chicks in the pile, just for comparison

 

[dalalune]

Also, I have posted pics of all my 2013 breeding Dorkings here on BYC - can someone here help me figure out how to post a link to that album? Still learning the tricks of the thread....