Hi Everyone!
I just got a foursome of laying hens from a lady on Craigslist. The other three were easy to identify but this little girl has me stumped. She looks like a silver gray dorking and has the "spur" or fifth toe. However her comb is very small, as it the rest of her. Her disposition is friendly but she was top bird in her previous small flock despite being the smallest one.
From all I have read, this breed is very hard to find. The lady I got her from acquired her last June (spur of the moment "oh what a cute fuzzy chick" purchase) at a flea market and has no idea where she really came from. I live in the desert southwest and there are no breeders in the region. I'm having a hard time believing that a silver gray dorking or silver dorking cross is what I really have but what else could she be?
Thanks for any and all help everyone!
I just got a foursome of laying hens from a lady on Craigslist. The other three were easy to identify but this little girl has me stumped. She looks like a silver gray dorking and has the "spur" or fifth toe. However her comb is very small, as it the rest of her. Her disposition is friendly but she was top bird in her previous small flock despite being the smallest one.
From all I have read, this breed is very hard to find. The lady I got her from acquired her last June (spur of the moment "oh what a cute fuzzy chick" purchase) at a flea market and has no idea where she really came from. I live in the desert southwest and there are no breeders in the region. I'm having a hard time believing that a silver gray dorking or silver dorking cross is what I really have but what else could she be?
Thanks for any and all help everyone!