The Dorking Breeders thread

[Talithahorse]

I'm going to be looking for an APA standard rooster fairly soon.

If you can pick him up in Alabama, I have a nice rooster. I am told he is not too bad as far as APA standard (but I don't know for sure). Anyway he is around 4. Either he or is brother, I can't remember which one, is my avatar. He is all I have left except for a couple of older hens who lay only occasionally.

 

[sunny022]

If you can pick him up in Alabama, I have a nice rooster. I am told he is not too bad as far as APA standard (but I don't know for sure). Anyway he is around 4. Either he or is brother, I can't remember which one, is my avatar. He is all I have left except for a couple of older hens who lay only occasionally.

I may well be interested. Can I get your email address?

 

[MBK Farm]

Seems like all the posts are several years old. I will be receiving red dorkings mid January to begin my own breeding flock.

I hope this can be a current resource.

Where you sourcing your birds?

 

[sunny022]

Where you sourcing your birds?

Horstman for some. I believe I may have found 1 APA rooster out of Utah (fingers crossed, lol).

 

[MBK Farm]

Hortsman...good for you! I've tried and tried with Hortsman to no avail, but looks like he's still in the dorking business. That's good to see.

 

[sunny022]

Hortsman...good for you! I've tried and tried with Hortsman to no avail, but looks like he's still in the dorking business. That's good to see.

Tried? As in there were no chicks available?

I'm excited.

 

[MBK Farm]

Tried? As in there were no chicks available?

I'm excited.

Yeah, tried a couple of time with Hortsman and best I could get was an email back stating he wasn't hatching any dorkings. I requested be added to a "waiting list" but never heard anything more. Did send a follow up, but no response. He's a poultry judge as well and travels with that so don't think he's got a bunch of time for emails or what not. Anyways, good to see he's still offering dorkings from time to time. I started my red dorking line a couple years ago and just wanted to run Hortsman birds as a side line.

I'll be interested in seeing how your Hortsman birds progress especially when they get up around the 20 week mark or so. Good luck with your birds.

 

[sunny022]

Question to veteran chickeners: short version: is there a way to tell if the chickens have eaten enough? The reason I'm asking ... My 13 free- ranging chickens have access to 5 acres ... There are areas they have never attempted to forage. Currently, I'm feeding them about 3/4 of a container that originally held 4# oats of oats, corn and organic layer feed twice daily along with their foraging. I don't want to cut back on their feed without knowing that I'm doing the correct thing. On the other hand, if I can safely reduce my feed bill that would just be dandy.

Thanks in advance.

 

[sunny022]

Oops...currently feed 3/4 of a container that originally held 4# last twice daily.

Sorry about that.

 

[robinwhiskers]

Any GA Dorking breeders?