Author Topic: Silver Grey Dorking Cockerel (Read 2433 times)

Jukes Mum · « **on:** May 10, 2014, 01:41:44 pm »

Hi All - I am looking for a Silver Grey Dorking fella for my lovely ladies.
Really struggling to find one and am starting to think that they are a rare breed for a reason!
I live in North Yorkshire, work in West Yorkshire and will be travelling to Staffordshire and Northampton in the next week or so, so any of these areas would work.

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2014, 02:26:14 pm »

Wishing you luck in your search - I think they are magnificent creatures

I had a one given, from our local Rare Breeds bod, so the cock was a good one, but although he was absolutely beautiful

, he was useless at his job. A complete wuss, didn't look out for the hens, and the fox had him within two weeks.

However, he'd managed to fertilise some eggs and we had a hen go broody, and we reared 4 Warren x Silver Grey Dorkings. All bloomin' cocks

- but they were tremendous cocks, and they all worked brilliantly at every aspect of their job. Foxy never got to look near when I had a one of they about

Jukes Mum · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2014, 02:32:17 pm »

Thanks Sally. If you know of/hear of anyone with one please could you let me know? The hens are fab. Really sweet and friendly, they don't scratch up their paddock and they taste great!

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2014, 02:49:42 pm »

I'm afraid my neighbour isn't breeding them any more. You could try the RBST; they have a marketplace on their website and I don't know if you can post things like this on their Facebook page?

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2014, 03:27:31 pm »

I have two breeding groups of SGD's. Do you have an incubator? We had excellent fertility from both groups last year and I have our first hatch in the incubators now, so hopefully will be in a position to send out hatching eggs after the 16th.

Marches Farmer · « **Reply #5 on:** May 16, 2014, 02:19:45 pm »

Have had 100% hatch and all chicks robust- do you want some hatching eggs?

Jukes Mum · « **Reply #6 on:** May 20, 2014, 08:15:01 am »

Hi - sorry I missed your post. I have some hatching eggs going into the incubator, but was hoping to breed my own really. Do you know of anyone with a 'ready to go' boy?