B.Y.C. Dorking Club!

[Yellow House Farm]

Don't tease!!

We are starting up an APA/ABA Youth program to be linked to the New Hampshire Poultry Fanciers Association. You gonna start coming down to the lowlands for the show?

At this rate we should start a NH Dorking club...

Let us know when you are in Maine, maybe we can plan a get together for all the local Dokring folks.

 

[Yellow House Farm]

If we get Silver Greys, Reds, and Whites in this state, y'all are definitely going to have to start showing at the APA show in Deerfield (always the second sunday in October). Here's to hatching tons of Dorkings and culling to the Standard!!

 

[Bentley]

Quick question

A friend is going to order chicks with me........I am getting Dorkings ( silver grey) and she is getting Buff Orphantons. Will we be able to tell them apart when they get here? Are all silver grey Dorking chicks dark in color with darker spots?

Thanks
Lisa

Easiest way to tell the difference, besides color differences, is the Dorkings will (should) have 5 toes and the Orpingtons will have 4 toes.

 

[Qi Chicken]

I know this is a shot in the dark, but I am in Iowa and have been planning to buy dorkings from Duane Urch this year to begin our dorking flock. Unfortunately he is not offerring them this year. Can anyone give me a shortlist of established dorking breeders? I know this secret is closely held, but help a sister out! Thanks, PM if possible!

 

[blessedacre]

Easiest way to tell the difference, besides color differences, is the Dorkings will (should) have 5 toes and the Orpingtons will have 4 toes.

That's right!!! I forgot about that very important characteristic of breeding!! I would have remembered when I got a box full of "mutants"

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[blessedacre]

Another question,

I ordered my Dorkings from McMurray Hatchery and at the end of my order they said they were sending me a free exotic breed chick.

I have had people tell me if I have just one chicken that is different than the rest, they will pick on it and my even kill it??? Is this true? Dorkings seem to be one of the more docile breeds so maybe it is not true for them?
I plan to have 3 buff orphingtons (hens only), and 15 Dorkings and I guess one exotic something? Anyone think this maybe a problem?
If the mystery chick is a cockel then he will need go to a new home or possibly become dinner. I really would like to develope a good line of Dorkings.
Thanks for all the answers!! Yall are great.....you deffinately increase the odds of this endeavor becoming a success.

 

[ki4got]

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Another question,

I ordered my Dorkings from McMurray Hatchery and at the end of my order they said they were sending me a free exotic breed chick.

I have had people tell me if I have just one chicken that is different than the rest, they will pick on it and my even kill it??? Is this true? Dorkings seem to be one of the more docile breeds so maybe it is not true for them?
I plan to have 3 buff orphingtons (hens only), and 15 Dorkings and I guess one exotic something? Anyone think this maybe a problem?
If the mystery chick is a cockel then he will need go to a new home or possibly become dinner. I really would like to develope a good line of Dorkings.
Thanks for all the answers!! Yall are great.....you deffinately increase the odds of this endeavor becoming a success.

i'd argue that (strange chick getting killed). I had a bunch of bantam mix chicks, added a dorking 2 days later, they were fine. added some ee's even later, still fine. then with the last bunch of dorkings, i added some cochins as they hatched too, still good.

if they're all together as chicks, they're fine. they don't know who's what. LOL now if you had a flock of adult dorkings and added someone new, of any breed, then i mght say you would have problems for a bit. but only until the new guy gets in the pecking order.

i've got a variety of different breeds all mixed together. bantam and lf. the only problem is the japanese roo that rules the roost over the chicklets. (most of whom are already twice his size!) ok well it's not a problem, really, except he won't let the cockerels eat while he's eating. but soon as he's done he walks away.

 

[vnsseed]

That's cool... we are in!! My oldest son (he's 7) is getting a proven trio of Nankins from a friend of ours and wants to get into showing. I know they aren't in the ABA, but they are an endangered, and historic breed. Would he be able to show them..... sorry to go off topic

Don't tease!!

We are starting up an APA/ABA Youth program to be linked to the New Hampshire Poultry Fanciers Association. You gonna start coming down to the lowlands for the show?

 

[vnsseed]

We should be able to make it in Oct..... but I'm not sure what we will have for birds to show.... maybe we will just spectate this time. Time will tell.

If we get Silver Greys, Reds, and Whites in this state, y'all are definitely going to have to start showing at the APA show in Deerfield (always the second sunday in October). Here's to hatching tons of Dorkings and culling to the Standard!!

 

[Yellow House Farm]

Quick jump off topic: they are ABA, if not APA, recognized, which means they can compete, for this is an APA and ABA sanctioned chow, as will be the youth club.

That's cool... we are in!! My oldest son (he's 7) is getting a proven trio of Nankins from a friend of ours and wants to get into showing. I know they aren't in the ABA, but they are an endangered, and historic breed. Would he be able to show them..... sorry to go off topic