B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

[gootziecat]

I'm not sure this is the appropriate place for my question, but I would be interested in comparisons between Dorking and Cornish as meat birds. Can anyone comment on that? Thanks.

 

[rtroxel]

TOL Chick told me that they did a taste test and there was no comparison. Dorking was significantly more appealing. Haven't tried it myself yet. The time may be very close....

 

[pips&peeps]

Does anyone want to bring a LF silver grey dorking cockerel or pullet to the Crossroads Show in Indy to sell to me???? Want to try to use it on my silver project birds.

A bird with a crappy comb or not having five toes will work.

ETA: must lay a white egg and have red ear lobes.... (not hatchery stock)

 

[ki4got]

OK, I've looked all over, but haven't really found what I'm looking for...

has anyone mapped out the genetics of the dorkings? (any/all color variations?)

I'm just reading up on some poultry genetics, and curious how the Dorkings map out with all that...

 

[flowerchild59]

I have a question on dorkings.
What size of egg are you getting, what color, how many per week?
I really don't like the SG color of the dorking, but think the red and whites are nice looking birds.

 

[Mrs MIA]

Medium sized, white to slightly tinted eggs from one hen, white large egg from my red.

 

[capayvalleychick]

pips&peeps :

Does anyone want to bring a LF silver grey dorking cockerel or pullet to the Crossroads Show in Indy to sell to me???? Want to try to use it on my silver project birds.

A bird with a crappy comb or not having five toes will work.

ETA: must lay a white egg and have red ear lobes.... (not hatchery stock)

If I get a rooster from that show, this guy will be for sale. He has faults, is not show quality. Was one of the last Dorkings sold from Superior Farms. You'd have to get him from my ranch in CA.

Kim​

 

[rtroxel]

I wonder why you say he is not show quality. This is something I often ask myself. What does show quality mean? To me, it means free of disqualifications with breed characteristics that are easily recognizable. A show winner is obviously show quality. But if a bird represents the breed, albeit not to the extent of the winner, I still think it is important to see those birds at shows. If you never see them, it is easy to forget them.

Frankly, your bird does look show quality from the picture. He has 5 toes, red lobes, a nice open tail. He might not be quite thick enough, might have too long of legs, might etc. but he is still obviously Dorking. He is a heck of a lot better than the Silver male I have, but I would show mine if he were in good condition just because people need to see Dorkings every once in a while, and hey, you might even have some competition and see where you are in comparison to that. And he might even be good enough in a weak class to win something. If you find someone from your area coming out to Crossroads, put him on the truck for me

if pips and peeps doesn't want him. And no, I'm not kidding.

And if anyone is interested, I have some LF Reds for sale. I have a few birds available for pick up at Crossroads. Email me if you are interested. Will try to get a few pictures and put them on my website. But the pics up there are the parent stock. Right now, I only have pairs available. No single pullets.

 

[rtroxel]

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My reds lay a nice sized egg. I would say they are on the small side of Large. The eggs are generally very white, but some hens lay a very lightly tinted egg as well. When they are laying, they are very productive layers. They also tend to go broody on occasion, which is good and bad

 

[Mrs MIA]

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If I get a rooster from that show, this guy will be for sale. He has faults, is not show quality. Was one of the last Dorkings sold from Superior Farms. You'd have to get him from my ranch in CA.

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Kim

He's a nice looking boy, but the biggest thing I see is the body conformation... he's not a "cinder block". Fairly nice comb, nice coloring, nice enough toes from what I can see, but he wouldn't be my first choice for body shape. He's purty, though, just as a roo.