B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

[wendychicklawyr]

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Oh my, that could have been really awkward.  Glad that misunderstanding got resolved quickly. 

That was a great example of why the "quote" button should be used.  I don't always use it, but now I'll be more careful.

I was having trouble the other day with it, I kept hitting it but it would show up as a singular post

 

[ki4got]

Quote: yup. that's why I also turned on the feature that keeps the multiple quotes, because sometimes you reply to a reply and if you don't have the original, you might be lost as to what's going on. LOL

 

[Mickey Lou 04]

hey is the color sexing applicable on MM chicks?

 

[nicalandia]

hey is the color sexing applicable on MM chicks?

whats MM stand for?

 

[Mickey Lou 04]

whats MM stand for?

Sorry, MM stands for McMurray

 

[nicalandia]

Sorry, MM stands for McMurray

so can you sex the chicks at hatch on the dorkings? I didnt know they were autosexable

 

[Mickey Lou 04]

I've read that male dorking chicks lines on their heads are more smudged where as females lines are much more defined. But that may not be true

 

[Mickey Lou 04]

McMurray sent me dorking chicks and they didn't mark the cockerel.

 

[heartsizedfarm]

McMurray sent me dorking chicks and they didn't mark the cockerel.

You could check Feathersite. The poultry page. Follow the links to Dorking and wait (forever!) for the photos to upload. They have a photo comparing day old pullets with day old cockerels. The pullets have a broader band of black on their head. Then they have photo comparisons at a few weeks, when the breast feathers are the indicators. I love Dorkings! Enjoy yours!

 

[neopolitancrazy]

hey is the color sexing applicable on MM chicks?

No, the McMurray strain of Silver Grey Dorkings is not color/feather sexable at hatch, however mine last year were all sexable by 6 weeks of age, some a little sooner.