Silver grey dorking poultry book

I have a few spare silver grey dorking hatching eggs for sale. Although the red dorking is the most ancient of the color varieties it was not admitted into the standard until 1995. It appeared in the very first british poultry show in 1845. The dark is a darker version of the silver grey all but a black crescent on the salmon breast and back. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Other 19th century writers, such as lewis wright in the illustrated book of poultry 1880, credit the rosecomb cuckoo dorking and the scotch grey, with the comb of a hamburg. The large comb of a dorking makes them susceptible to frostbite. Jul 17, 2019 the dorking is a stout breed, used for both meat and eggs.

They have an extra toe 5 in total, short legs and are excellent mothers. Old english game has figured in the makeup of some strains of browns. Junius moderatus columella of husbandry, in twelve books. Antique 1890 poultry original print lithograph silver grey. The dorking is a very old english breed that has primarily been raised throughout its history as a table bird. Cuckoo 1995 and red 1998 are also now in the standard, as are bantam versions of all the largefowl varieties. The american poultry association recognizes five standard plumages for dorkings. One of the bestknown facts about the dorking is that it has five toes on each foot the fifth separate from. With a rose comb they are coloured like a dark in cornish, red, cuckoo, and white. Meyer can ship as few as 3 chicks from april to november.

Shop rare breed chickens at meyer hatchery including the musthave blue laced red wyandottes, polish, cochin, faverolles, chanteclers, and marans just to name a few. He took three wellestablished chicken breeds the silver grey dorking, the white rock, and the white leghorn and by crossing them began the tedious multigenerational process of selecting birds that exhibited the desired checklist of. Good chickens for beginners and experienced keepers. They believed it was the purist breed as it had 5 claws. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Chicken breed information dorking dorkings are a very special and very endangered breed. Silvergrey dorking hen cassell poultry book pageant print shop.

Backyard poultry magazine is dedicated to helping the smallscale poultry enthusiast raise healthy, happy, productive flocks for eggs, meat or fun from the countryside to the urban homestead. The dorking chicken and other classic breeds backyard. They have stubby little clean legs, keeping them short despite their large, brickshaped bodies. This area was famous for producing poultry of the highest quality for the table. The dorking chicken is an ancient breed first developed as a landrace in the area of kent, sussex, and surrey counties in england. The dorking chicken breed was named after the southern english town of dorking. The dorking is an ancient fowl first developed as a local cultivar breed that was improved by traditional agricultural methods. This unique, very rare breed of chickens has a long body on short legs, and a fifth toe. Three bantam varieties coloured, silver grey and rosecomb white were added in 1960. The dorking comes in white and silver grey color varieties, both of which are lovely additions for those who enjoy an ornamental flock. I may also have some 12 month old hens and some 24 month old hens. According to storeys guide to poultry breeds, the 5toed fowl believed to be ancestors of the silver grey dorkings have been known in england for over 2000 years.

By 1904 they were the most popular breed in their native england. We have been keeping, breeding and showing poultry for nearly thirty years. The dorking chicken is recognized by the american poultry association in three varieties. Dorking silver grey, large pullets and cockerels from show quality stock available from september. Silver grey dorkings are good mothers, lay 5 to 6 round white eggs per week, and mature to about 7. Silver gray dorking chicks have brown backs with white chipmunk streaks down the back. Rosecombed dorking cock art print by cassells poultry book. The dorking is a british breed of domestic chicken. There are around 100 members of the club which are kept in touch with each other by three newsletters a year, five regional shows and the club show at the national championships at telford in november or december annually, plus a triennial survey of numbers of the various colours. Silvergrey dorking hen prize at ashford at birmingham 1872 original antique prints from cassells poultry book published in this series has vibrant color and detail utilizing the process of chromolithography using up to 10 different color plate. There are five standard colours for the dorking silver grey, dark, red, cuckoo and white. All our birds are of the highest quality and every breed is of show standard. Nothing so tries the patience of the poultry the book of the dorking. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.

The american poultry association apa recognizes the white, silver gray, colored, red, and cuckoo dorking. Dorking silver gray created by unaspenser breed information, comments, and experience with breed. Hens lay a mediumsized cream egg, and are nonsetters. Dorkings are good layers, but have been prized as excellent table birds from the earliest times. Dorkings are great layers and my hens have laid all through winter and still going strong. Barred plymouth rock cockerells, cream legbars, large fowl vorwerk pullets, welsummer stock cock, silver grey dorking stock cock, silver spangled appenzeller pullet, splash araucana, brown sussex bantam pullets. Silverdale poultry poultry breedersupplier shropshire. They are very docile birds and tend not to scratch much at all. In silver grays it is essential not only that the cock and hens should be of the standard colors and mark ings, but should be bred from silver grays themselves. Grey or coloured dorking chickens belonging to captain hornby rn painted by harrison weir for the 1853 edition of the poultry book. It is important when breeding any poultry that the specific standard is known, that is type body characteristics and colour, in order to at least. The dorking is one of the most ancient of all domesticated poultry. Everything you need to know about this rare chicken.

Silver gray dorking chickens baby chicks and poultry books. Theyre also the only breed with a red earlobe to lay a white egg. Harrison weir in the poultry book 1912 cites the dorking chicken influence but notes that dominiques have only four toes and yellow, rather than white, shanks. Welsummer stock cock, silver grey dorking stock cock, silver spangled appenzeller. Dorkings are one of the oldest breeds of chicken, and were known as early as the roman empire. They are also exceptional winter layers and can lay up to 140 medium to large, creamy white eggs per year. Silver grey dorkings are not big eaters and are thus not big growers. We do know they were well distributed here before 1840, and were even shown at the first poultry show in america in 1849. We are getting both comb types rose and single and, while a predominant number are pure black, some offcolors principally dark grey and birchen are showing up. Harold brown silver back grey gamefowl for sale duration. The dorking was the bird of choice in the london markets for several centuries until eventually replaced by the sussex.

Silver grey dorkings are good mothers, lay 5 to 6 round white eggs per week, and mature to about 7 lbs in around 6 months. The silver grey dorking is the only variety with a flat, single comb other varieties have rose combs. Dorkings are a very specialand very endangeredbreed. Andrews another quality the silver grey dorking offers is a wonderful temperament. Poultry photos a collection of poultry photos and books of different breeds. The american poultry association admitted silver gray, colored and white dorkings to the first edition of its standard of perfection in 1874. Antique 1890 poultry original print lithograph silver grey etsy. The weight of the dorking varies between different countrys breed standards. Most of their feeding needs can be met through free ranging, which is a something the breed seems to enjoy, and they are both heat and cold hardy enough to do so during much of the year.

Three bantam varieties coloured, silvergrey and rosecomb white were added in 1960. The dorking comes in white and silvergrey color varieties, both of which are lovely additions for those who enjoy an ornamental flock. Brahma, cochin and silver grey dorking were used in the makeup of the light. I have heard that the chicks with darker markings on the head are females, but i have never tested this theory and i was wondering if it was true. Day old silver gray dorking baby chicks hatching march to september. Poultry breeders who sell dorkings irish fowl poultry. The dorking is a stout breed, used for both meat and eggs. The dorking is an ancient breed reputedly brought to. Standards for pure breeds of poultry are decided by the relevant breed club and published in the british poultry standards book. And this is the result to be expected from new breeds. The earlier reds had black breasts, until the red and brown became separate varieties. Thus began lamons decadeslong quest to produce this ideal bird.

One is just over 2lbs and the other two are closer to 2. One of the oldest known breeds, dorkings are reliable layers, good meat birds, and very cold hardy. All of our heritage breeds have been evaluated by two licensed poultry judges and have been determined to meet the standards set for heritage breeds. The dorking chicken and other classic breeds backyard poultry. The name doesnt really do them justice, captain hornbys grey dorkings were anything but grey and boring and by the second version of this book in 1867 this illustration was renamed coloured dorkings. Cresswells silver grey dorking hen 1st prize at ashford, 2nd prize at birmingham 1872 from. The dorking has a rectangular body with very short legs. Dorking the dorking originates from great britain and may date back to the roman invasion of england. Dorking silver gray backyard chickens learn how to raise. Dorking chickens may grow a little slower than other modern breeds, but this heritage poultry breed produces a highly marketable, gourmet meat. Oct 07, 2011 the dorking breed, though rare, actually comes in a number of colour varieties. The roman writer, columella writes of a square short legged 5toed chicken brought to britain by the legions of julius caesar 54 bc. It was introduced to great britain where much of its development took place. Our silver dorking hatching eggs are sold in sixes.

Three colour varieties coloured, silver grey and white were included in the first standard of perfection of the american poultry association in 1874. We consistently achieve excellent fertility and hatch rates with our silver dorking s, as have many of our customers. The silver grey is the only colour with a single flat large comb. They were introduced into the us early on, exactly when is unknown, but they were shown in their first poultry show in 1849. Dorking backyard chickens learn how to raise chickens. All colors of the dorking have striking red eyes, large combs and wattles, medium earlobes, and white legs. Silver grey dorking brown leghorn black jersey giant cream legbar blue lace wyandotte. Rare poultry breeders australia public group facebook. Can send eggs through mail, but please call to discuss. This is a very old breed, for, although we do not find it included in the first book of standards of 1865, at the first poultry show of 1845 the classification included old sussex or kent fowls, surrey fowls and dorkings. Silver grey dorkings hatching eggs the accidental smallholder. The silver grey hen is a delicate shade of silver grey, with darker grey pencilling.

A list of the best tasting heritage chicken breeds. The dorking was once highly esteemed for the quality of its meat and was the ideal market bird for its day. Grey or coloured dorking chickens the poultry pages. The dorking is a breed of chicken that is believed to have originated in italy during the period of the roman empire under the reign of julius caesar. This category includes those that are at the most riskcritical and threatened on the priority list. They are known to have shorter legs than other large breeds and its their stockiness that makes them an ideal meat breed. I plan on keeping a flock and raising birds every year to eat.

Theyre one of the oldest known breeds of chicken domesticated for human use reportedly having been developed during the roman empire, as evidenced by their 5 toes instead of the usual 4. Silver dorking roosters are quite protective of their hens, but the breed overall is friendly, docile. Silver grey dorkings are a duel purpose bird producing pure white eggs and very tasty meat. Dorking chicken the dorking english class is a dualpurpose bird traditionally used for the production of white shelled eggs and whiteskinned meat. In a flock of colored dorkings, silver gray chicks oc the book of the dorking. Dick horstman, horstmans poultry silvergrey dorking. The dorking is one of the oldest breeds of domesticated poultry, originally brought to great britain by the romans with julius caesar. Three colour varieties coloured, silvergrey and white were included in the first standard of perfection of the american poultry association in 1874. Dorking chickens are one of the oldest english breeds of chicken, named after the town of dorking in england. From the 1930s until the 1960s the dorking breed was only kept going by a few dedicated breeders, until a new generation of poultry breed enthusiasts took them up, and reformed the dorking club in 1970.

Silver gray dorking chickens for sale meyer hatchery. The silver gray dorking is and old and rare breed of chicken with a long body on. Black dorking a rare color that, in an effort to save it from drastic inbreeding, i crossed with other colors of dorkings. Our earliest record of them is found among the writings of columella, a roman agricultural historian of the first century a. Dorkings are one of the most ancient of domesticated poultry breeds. The single combed silver greys have 6 points with the middle two being the longest.

The dorking breed is one of the oldest british breeds. Silver grey dorkings a beautiful calm heritage chicken breed. The poultry book of 1853 has this to say about dorkings. The breed was brought to britain by the romans, and is named after an area of england. They were brought to great britain by the romans with julius caesar. They grow up to be large fowl with excellent temperaments and personalities. The silver gray dorking is and old and rare breed of chicken with a long body on short legs, and a fifth toe. The breed has two unusual distinguishing features, having an extra hind toe and rather short legs. The apa admitted the silver gray, colored and white varieties into the american standard of perfection in 1874. The dorking is among the most noble and ancient of poultry breeds. They have single combs and clean, white five toed feet and legs.