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[yinepu]

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[Cockle-Dood]

chicklettesarge is begging to take that role with me as well...ima end up 50 chickens before the summer is out....

 

[Aphrael]

Red dorkings are my passion.

American Red Dorkings:









British Red Dorkings:



Hard time finding the rooster - I have a photo of one at home.

Anyway - the British are much more russet/maroon red where the American are more brassy. Comes from some of the older stock being crossed with American wild game birds, I'm thinking. Not positive, though. But, there are definite variations between the American and British versions of the birds.

These are really gorgeous birds!

 

[yinepu]

chicklettesarge is begging to take that role with me as well...ima end up 50 chickens before the summer is out....

Only 50?.....


Looks like Sarge isn't being a very good enabler...

 

[Cockle-Dood]

Only 50?.....


Looks like Sarge isn't being a very good enabler...

SHHHHHHHHHHHH dont make him work harder....

 

[yinepu]

These are really gorgeous birds!

Oh they come in other colors too...

Silver Grey



white:


colored:



cuckoo



and Crele






plus some people have project birds going on which can be other colors

 

[yinepu]

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Oh Sarge.........................................................

 

[Cockle-Dood]

are those colors all SOP?

 

[Aphrael]

So many pretty colors! I wonder how big a cow my DH would have if I decided to add yet another breed to what he calls my "frou-frou chickens"....

 

[Raine06]

Oh Sarge.........................................................

We don't have that many Chickens YET, just give Sarge some more time, we have about 60 chicks right now. I keep saying no more and he keeps changing my mind...ugh...lol! On a good day our hens give us 10 eggs out of the 18 we have that lay. Were going to be incubating more here next month for the Easter hatch along. When he ask I said I would like to do Dorkings.... yinepu I would love to work on the dorking project, however I know we don't have room for it. Can't wait till we do, I know I will be in for it then as I already told Sarge that he could have what ever breeds he wants as long as he builds the coops for them first! I love the way dorkings look and that they go broodie every spring is amazing to me and I think that would be a major advantage to having them. I had no idea that they would got that large. Sounds like a breed that I need to have, maybe I will trade in my white face black spanish for some good dorkings...lol!!!! Poor DH he just ordered me a trio of white faced black spanish for my birthday.