B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

[Bentley]

I'm considering getting Dorkings this year, but I have questions first that I hope someone here can help me with.

Is the five-toed-feet gene dominant?
And -- there are another couple of flocks around here who have different owners (who might not be pleased with five-toed-ness,) and all the chickens free range, so if the rooster were to mate a four-toed hen, what is the chance that the chicks would be five-toed/carry the five-toed genes?

Five toed trait is called polydactyl. It is an incomplete dominant trait. When crossing 5 toed and 4 toed birds with each other (sex of each does not matter) in the first generation you will get close to an even mix off offspring with 5 toes on both feet, or 4 toes on both feet, or 5 on one and 4 toes on the other and chicks with a mixture and partial 5 toed with the fifth toe actually branching off the 4th toe. Done this cross many many times. If possible Only keep the 5 toed birds for breeders, however, if crossing the mixed offspring back to homozygous 5 toed parents it is not terribly difficult to get back to all 5 toed birds. Then you just deal with quality of toe arrangement.

 

[Rockashelle]

Five toed trait is called polydactyl. It is an incomplete dominant trait. When crossing 5 toed and 4 toed birds with each other (sex of each does not matter) in the first generation you will get close to an even mix off offspring with 5 toes on both feet, or 4 toes on both feet, or 5 on one and 4 toes on the other and chicks with a mixture and partial 5 toed with the fifth toe actually branching off the 4th toe. Done this cross many many times. If possible Only keep the 5 toed birds for breeders, however, if crossing the mixed offspring back to homozygous 5 toed parents it is not terribly difficult to get back to all 5 toed birds. Then you just deal with quality of toe arrangement.

If I recall correctly, he was hoping for only 4 toed birds from the cross. He thought his clients/neighbors wouldn't like 5 toed birds. I love them!

 

[Rockashelle]

Five toed trait is called polydactyl. It is an incomplete dominant trait. When crossing 5 toed and 4 toed birds with each other (sex of each does not matter) in the first generation you will get close to an even mix off offspring with 5 toes on both feet, or 4 toes on both feet, or 5 on one and 4 toes on the other and chicks with a mixture and partial 5 toed with the fifth toe actually branching off the 4th toe. Done this cross many many times. If possible Only keep the 5 toed birds for breeders, however, if crossing the mixed offspring back to homozygous 5 toed parents it is not terribly difficult to get back to all 5 toed birds. Then you just deal with quality of toe arrangement.

If I recall correctly, he was hoping for only 4 toed birds from the cross. He thought his clients/neighbors wouldn't like 5 toed birds. I love them!

 

[flitter]

I'm heading for the Northeastern Poultry Congress poultry show in MA tomorrow. Lots of breeds exhabitated and some for sale. I'd like to get a trio of Rosecomb red Dorkings. Are there any BYCers there that might have some nice RC Red Dorkings for sale? I wish I'd asked this earlier. I leave tomorrow at 5am.

 

[ki4got]

I'm heading for the Northeastern Poultry Congress poultry show in MA tomorrow. Lots of breeds exhabitated and some for sale. I'd like to get a trio of Rosecomb red Dorkings. Are there any BYCers there that might have some nice RC Red Dorkings for sale? I wish I'd asked this earlier. I leave tomorrow at 5am.

sand hill preservation center does have rose comb reds available... you might check their website and place an order.

got my confirmation letter today. expected due date is april 2. 8)

10 colored dorkings, 10 rosecomb colored, 5 reds (sc or rc)

 

[cukooformarans]

Got my eggs from Mr Hotstman in yesterday. Incubator is set up and stabilizing and I plan to set the eggs tomorrow morning! I am so excited! I ordered 24 eggs and he sent 30. All arrived in good shape but the largest one broke when I took it out of the foam. Its shell seemed to be a little thinner than the rest. But the other 29 look great. Hopefully we will have a good hatch!!

 

[Rockashelle]

Got my eggs from Mr Hotstman in yesterday. Incubator is set up and stabilizing and I plan to set the eggs tomorrow morning! I am so excited! I ordered 24 eggs and he sent 30. All arrived in good shape but the largest one broke when I took it out of the foam. Its shell seemed to be a little thinner than the rest. But the other 29 look great. Hopefully we will have a good hatch!!

Very exciting!

 

[welly]

Hello
Any dorking breeders in Ma. Or Nh. Thank you

 

[welly]

I am looking for silver gray and red dorking chicks In Ma.,Nh,RI

 

[ChickenQueen12]

I have 2 Dorking boys for sale they look like twin except one is lighter than the one in the pic asking $40 obo for both of them Thanks pm me if interested