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Dear Yellowhouse J... Thank you, sincerely, for this thoughtful response. I just got back from the Poultry Congress and there was only one set of Dorkings (red only) there being shown by a junior. It makes me want to champion the underdog but ... I also saw Orloffs lol I was tripping over...

Sorry all. Busy. I can't recall where. The woman I bought from I believe got them from another woman who got her stock from somewhere and I can't recall. I think I might be done here for a while anyway. SO is going off like a hen about to lay an egg only he is squacking about the cost. I...

This has to be one of the nicest threads. I was playing chicken soccer this summer and fall with my Ams and I even had a Marans who would just follow me around and who JUMPED ON MY HEAD for a ride. These girls were raised partially elsewhere so I think that makes a difference. Considering the...

Well, NH and Maine aren't that far apart and I love tea SO is putting pressure on me to get rid of some birds. I am enjoying 'the sample stage' a lot. There are a few birds that really fit my bill. Honestly, so far the Dorkings aren't impressing me, but they are young and might not be...

Its hard for me to know Pysansky. Given the attitude in other threads it was possible. If not... not worries. All this diluter conversation is interesting but I find myself inept. I can just watch quietly though lol

Thank you Yellow House for the honesty. I do respect this. I don't know why everyone is jumping an assumption that I am going to out cross anyone to anyone. I started with several breeds because I wanted to try them out and I fell into some luck being able to get a few for pennies. I like...

I know. In here there is supposed to be shame and frivolity associated with those who have more than two breeds. I was very serious when I went about exploring the different strengths of breeds and my interests. I keep the Ams because I am one of the only people in the state with really good...

Don't discredit the determinism of a cockerel and his hormones! I have seen the neighbors D'Uccle cockerel mounting the industrial leghorn pullets-- that's some size disparity. To be off topic just a little, the 'rare' Russian Orloffs were in the APA but were dropped. I am (we are) using the...

I have red but not that long ago I posted that their color isn't as good as I would like. The cockerel is alive today and showing signs of improving but I am not holding my breath. I am not breeding for show so small faults or non recognized colors are no big deal to me. I wanted to keep them...

I am distressed fellow chicken keepers. I am pretty sure my Dorking cockerel will be dead by morning. So, until I find a replacement... Dorking Dreams are at an end. KIforgot... still thinking of 'sharing' a rose comb??

I love this pic. I have been looking through recent photos of Dorkings in here and I don't know if my birds aren't hatchery. They were sold from a breeder but we all know that means squat. they are young and I hoped that was why they weren't filled out as I expected (yes I know heritage...

Awww, all it used to be was sit in the lap and ask really nicely. Well, and be relatively good through the year. I have been naughty about my secret snacks but... but... PLEASE? So handsome. So, how do I get a boy with the RD colors but a comb like above?

How do I make one of THESE! Wow. I love the look of this bird! Yes, please, Santa, one of these, thank you.

I thought about using plaster before- glad to know you can without issues. I have a marble egg that I leave in there. Its yellow but they come all kinds of colors. Much less messy :) So this will sound odd. I was thinking of history this morning. I went out and found that my Dorking...

Well, make a vaca... I'm in Maine. You could stop by for a break. lol The dom/sub roo explanation makes me feel dense. Of course. This certainly explains what I see everyday and recognized for what it was but I thought there was something about the hormones or magic. You know, something...

The colored birds are gorgeous and if I am reading this right Janelle has a roo but no girls and Ki4got has girls but no boy... is there a fix here? Just saying... Yes, my bird is apparently camera shy. I can't even point it at him or be near him with it. That shot was a zoomed shot from...

Thank you for saying SOMETHING. Good question. I think so. I had hoped that would develop. I love the look of the ones Iceh posted. That black and white cockerel/rooster is nice on the eyes. I will have to check the Dorkings body over more later today. SO cold here. Here is another pic...

My Dorking cockerel is starting to feel hormonal but the girls are totally not ready. Since we are headed into winter here I suppose there is plenty of time for practice so that by the time spring comes around (or Feb when I hope to start hatching) my cockerel will not have any fertility...

At what age should I weigh the birds before a cull or breeding?

Yes that RIR was pretty dandy. Dorkings are totally new to me so I am acknowledging the little I know: comb issues, young and they should get bigger... lol They have pretty good toes and so far the colors seem right... after that I rely on this thread. I have learned that the comb is only a...