Dorkings

The Dorking is one of the oldest breeds of domesticated poultry, originally brought to Great Britain by the Romans with Julius Caesar. This unique, very rare breed of chickens has a long body on short legs, and a fifth toe.

We carry the Silver Gray Dorkings. Males are a combination of silvery white and black. Females are an ashy gray and white, lay a medium-sized cream egg, and are somewhat likely to set.

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Item #	Description	1-5	6-15	16-24	25+	Quantity
SGDC	Male	1-5 $4.54	6-15 $4.31	16-24 $4.10	25+ $3.89	Sold Out
SGDP	Female	1-5 $6.62	6-15 $6.29	16-24 $5.98	25+ $5.68	Sold Out
SGDS	Unsexed	1-5 $5.40	6-15 $5.13	16-24 $4.88	25+ $4.63	Sold Out

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QUICK STATS

Type:	standard
Class:	English
Heritage Breed:	yes
Rare Breed / TLC Conservation Priority:	threatened
Egg Color:	cream
Egg Size:	medium
Egg Production:	good
Disposition:	better
Broody (Likely to Sit):	somewhat likely
Free Range:	good
Heat Tolerance:	better
Cold Tolerance:	better
Comb Type:	single
Leg Style:	clean
Leg Color:	white
Skin Color:	white
Bird Size:	medium
Meat Production:	better
Weeks to Maturity:	19
Male Mature Weight:	9 lbs
Female Mature Weight:	7 lbs

AVAILABILITY

This breed may be available for future dates. The table below shows availability for the next several weeks. Click here to show all hatch dates for this season. Please note you will select a ship date during the checkout process.

Q&A

How many eggs per week?
We estimate the egg production of Silver Gray Dorkings around 150-220 eggs per year.

Do your Dorkings breed true?
Silver Gray Dorking is a heritage breed. They will breed true.

What is the sexing accuracy
We guarantee 90% accuracy on all sexed poultry.

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Wonderful birdsOrdered 2 pullets in March (one turned out to be a cockerel), and I must say I am enjoying this breed. They were healthy at delivery, and 3 months later continue to thrive. They are friendly, and are some of the best foragers in our flock. I will definitely be ordering more in the future.

JAMIE

Absolute Worst Chick ExperienceI've been raising chickens for more than 15 years and without a doubt my recent order of Dorking chicks was the most heart wrenching I've ever experienced. The chicks arrived incredibly weak and despite all efforts, continued to die off over a period of 7 days. Meanwhile the Delaware chicks that arrived with them have thrived with very minimal losses. Of the 17 Dorking chicks I received, only 5 survived. A very sad (and expensive) lesson! Will be searching out a Dorking breeder when we're up to the challenge of sourcing more Dorking chicks.

AMY

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