Chicken Breed Focus - Dorking

[glendor787]

I just bought 7 four-week old Silver Grey Dorking pullet's late this afternoon. They seem pretty tame, as they didn't run away when I picked them up. The sun's going down now so I'll try getting pictures tomorrow.

Wait until they grow up, they are adorable, short bodies w/big feet!

 

[BlueBaby]

Wait until they grow up, they are adorable, short bodies w/big feet!

According to something that I read online about them, is that the Dorking females start laying egg's at 26 week's old. That will put my 7 that I just got starting to lay the middle of January 2021.

 

[Parront]

According to something that I read online about them, is that the Dorking females start laying egg's at 26 week's old. That will put my 7 that I just got starting to lay the middle of January 2021.

That is a good time, in PHX! Not so much here, 17" of snow last Christmas and more in Jan.

 

[BlueBaby]

That is a good time, in PHX! Not so much here, 17" of snow last Christmas and more in Jan.

I know, and this way I should be able to get eggs big enough to hatch by spring.

 

[BlueBaby]

Since this is my first time with the full on Silver Grey Dorking's, I just did another search about them. We all know how sometime's boy's will get thrown in with the batches of chick's. Anyway's according to this, by the time these are 6 week's old (and mine are 4 week's now), any boy's will already be showing black breasts while the females will have the salmon color.

https://get.google.com/albumarchive...H25FZT7xhI3scfCUlAKAbJ10p#5695068775082132386

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Looking at getting some hopefully next season, but I've heard that they gave a lethal gene because of their legs. Anyone have more information about this?

 

[BlueBaby]

Looking at getting some hopefully next season, but I've heard that they gave a lethal gene because of their legs. Anyone have more information about this?

I have no idea about that. Let us know if you find out after you do more research about that.

 

[Parront]

Since this is my first time with the full on Silver Grey Dorking's, I just did another search about them. We all know how sometime's boy's will get thrown in with the batches of chick's. Anyway's according to this, by the time these are 6 week's old (and mine are 4 week's now), any boy's will already be showing black breasts while the females will have the salmon color.

https://get.google.com/albumarchive...H25FZT7xhI3scfCUlAKAbJ10p#5695068775082132386

That is the same with brown leghorns. You can tell the boys pretty young just by the breast color. I found it to be pretty reliable even at 4 weeks, they are pretty feathered out at that age. I have not had a silver bird, but I think the rose colored breast would be showing already on your 4 week olds. Kind of a robin breast color.

 

[BlueBaby]

Here's my 7 little 4 week old SGD's.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Oh I love them. Does one of them have a bent toe though?