Dorking Resources

this page is now at the new location where it can be better kept up to date  

see the new Dorking book for super information about the exisite Dorking poultry, fowl, chicken!

clubs

• Dorking Club Denmark - http://dorkingbreed.homestead.com/dorking.html

• Dorking Friends of France - http://dorking.monsite.wanadoo.fr/index.jhtml

• German Dorking Club - http://www.dorking.de/

• Sussex, Orpington & Dorking Club Netherlands - http://www.nsodc.nl/

• Dorking Breed Club (UK) - Breed Club Secretary: Mrs V.Roberts, Heather Bank, Hillings lane, Menston, Ilkley, LS29 6AU

• Dorking Club of North America - Breed Club Secretary: Phillip Bartz, 1269 Perbix Rd, Rt. 1, Chapin, IL 62628, 217-243-9229 http://www.dorkingclub.homestead.com/

• Dorking Club France - contact Nicolas Alarion alarionnicolas@hotmail.com [added Feb 06]

• Dorking Breeders Club - www.dorkingbreedersclub.com based in the USA, founded by Jim Parker [added Jan 09]

breeders

• AUSTRALIA  Jan Irving, Victoria - http://www.erinrac.com/farm/poultry/index.htm

• AUSTRALIA Margaret Goodwin, Victoria ph 03 5763 2446

• NEW ZEALAND see a brief update here!

art prints

• Muttart for MC Fletcher, including Dorking and daisies and Seeing Double - http://www.muttart.com/index.htm

• framed collection of lovely Dorking photos by Arthur Rice - http://www.poultryphotos.co.uk/dorking_montage.htm

• lovely Dark Dorking hen print at Keepers Lodge Poultry - http://www.keeperslodgepoultry.co.uk/ch_birds.htm

• unique Dorking portrait - http://www.jdhodges.com/posters/silver-grey-dorking-poster-994662.html

• lovely print by Elizabeth Everill the signed limited edition A4 prints cost £10.00 plus postage. Elizabeth Everill, Glencotho Lodge, Broughton, Biggar, Scottish Borders ML12 6JF, UK  Tel. 01899 830276 email betty@everill.fslife.co.uk Other poultry breeds are also available [added April 06]

• splendid poultry paintings by Emma Curtis http://www.ejcurtis.co.uk/gallery_68804.html [added Aug 08]

cups, t-shirts, etc

• Erinrac.com poultry gifts- http://erinrac.com/poultry/

books & other media

• the new Dorking book from Erinrac - http://erinrac.com/poultry/dorkingbook.htm

• Dr Joseph Batty HARRISON WEIR AUTHOR, ARTIST & POULTRYMAN Beech Publishing House 2005 ISBN 1857364112 contains many more Weir Dorking portraits - shop the world at ABEbooks.com!

• Dr Joseph Batty THE SUSSEX and DORKING FOWLS Beech House Publishing 1996 ISBN 1857361660 - shop the world at ABEbooks.com

• John Palmer ARNOLD BOOKS excellent range of antiquarian & secondhand poultry books http://www.ilab-lila.com/arnoldbooks

other breeds and resources

• Chicken Box superb reference resource for all sorts of poultry www.kippengrabbelton.be/engles/start.htm

• Heritage Poultry Stud [Australia] - good range of poultry books and poultry items, including "Poultry Books: An Australian Bibliography" by Adrian Kuys & "The Sussex" by Peter Smith - www.heritagepoultry.net

• excellent resource for all sorts of info, Chicken Resources on the Web: http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chlinks.html

• a fabulous book of lots of old show poultry photos for all sorts of breeds Ian Kay STAIRWAY TO THE BREEDS Scribblers Publishing 1997 ISBN 1871644046 very hard to find but try shopping the world at ABEbooks.com

• an excellent introduction to general poultry genetics Fred P Jeffrey BANTAM BREEDING AND GENETICS Spur Publications 1977 ISBN 0904558320 - shop the world at ABEbooks.com