Information on the Dorking chicken breed

Old Englishmen

General information about the Dorking

It is no longer possible to trace how Dorkings originated. What is certain, however, is that they are a very old English breed. There are descriptions in the Roman Empire that have much in common with Dorkings. It is remarkable that all the large breeds originate from Asia, whereas it is not certain whether the Dorking has any Asian blood at all. The meat breed came to Germany in the 1860s.

Appearance of Dorkings

The fifteen legs are flesh-colored. The animals are adorned with a large red single comb, which leans to one side in laying hens. There are also dorkings with a rose comb. The wattles, ear lobes and face are red. The eyes of this breed , which has unfortunately become far too rare, are orange-red. It is almost as if their plumage is one size too big and therefore they appear quite tousled. Dorking cockerels can reach a weight of up to 4.5 kg.

Existing dwarf form

Yes, Dwarf Dorking

Color strokes of Dorkings

silver-necked
gold-necked
silver wild-colored
gold wild-colored
white
spangled

Keeping Dorkings

The old English dogs don’t need a lot of space but plenty of distraction and activity so that they don’t get fat. But of course they don’t say no to a large run . As with almost all meat breeds, the offspring are very happy. The fences do not need to be too high for these companions, as their weight hinders them when flying.

Character of Dorkings

Dorkings are a calm but nevertheless very robust breed. If you put a lot of effort into them, they become quite tame. The hens breed very reliably.

Eggs from Dorking hens

Dorkings lay about 150 white 55g eggs, but almost exclusively in season.