by Jan Irving | 19 Feb 2015 | Dorking poultry/chickens/fowls, general Dorking information, poultry
now in full colour! Description: DORKING POULTRY, FOWLS & CHICKENS is the first book solely dedicated to the ancient British breed of poultry in decades, if not 100 years or more. Synopsis: Compiled by Australian breeder Jan Irving it draws on the expertise of top...
by Jan Irving | 20 Jan 2015 | general Dorking information
A selection of Dorkings from the past, sorted by chronologically and colourings SILVER GREY 1865 Australia: Dorking Fowls at Melbourne Poultry Society Show. News clipping The Illustrated Australian news August 25, 1865 (see State Library of Victoria) 1894...
by Jan Irving | 17 Apr 2014 | Dorking poultry/chickens/fowls
I usually hatch in September/October/November so new seasons birds are generally available March. March is when we start to do our cull, the house cull requires 12 birds, then any birds left over from stock I have chosen to run on for breeding will be available (6...
by Jan Irving | 8 Mar 2013 | Dorking poultry/chickens/fowls
on the to do list Have you seen my book on Dorkings?
by Jan Irving | 8 Mar 2013 | Dorking poultry/chickens/fowls
After many years of breeding and selecting Old English Games, I decided to leave the breed. Pressure was beginning to be felt amongst the poultry exhibitors about dubbing, and although I can justify tail docking in my dogs (Clumber Spaniels), I did not feel I could...
by Jan Irving | 8 Jan 2013 | Dorking poultry/chickens/fowls
this page originally was at: https://erinrac.com/poultry/dorking/resources.htm but it will be easier for me to maintain here CLUBS Dorking Club Denmark – http://dorkingbreed.homestead.com/dorking.html Dorking Friends of France –...
by Jan Irving | 8 Mar 2012 | Dorking poultry/chickens/fowls
a short collection of things to keep in mind when choosing your Silver Grey Dorkings for breeding NOTES FROM WRIGHT, NEW POPULAR EDITION 1893 p315 White Dorking with rosecomb … as this last always bred true, while the grey speckled birds varied much in comb, and...
by Jan Irving | 8 Mar 2012 | Dorking poultry/chickens/fowls
My flock was established in 1999 with the purchase of chicks from Weber at Maryknoll (Victoria) and Tenge at Monbulk (Victoria). The three chicks I bought in 1999 from Weber were all culled, the males for being mismarked and carrying crooked keels and the female for...
