Silver Gray Dorking Chickens

Day Old Silver Gray Dorking Baby Chicks

• Dual Purpose
• 150-220 White eggs annually
• Friendly , docile, roosters are very protective of hens
• Cockerel 8 lbs, Pullet 6 lbs
• APA  English
• Conservancy Status: Threatened

One of the oldest known breeds, Dorkings are reliable layers, good meat birds, and very cold hardy.

Dorkings are five-toed breeds. Ancient Roman texts mention birds that seem to fit the description of the Dorkings, and it is said that the Romans brought the birds to England. They are named after the English town of Dorking, where they took on the physical characteristics by which they are known today.

The town of Dorking became a production center for the chicken breed of Dorkings. The birds were so highly prized that it was extremely difficult for years to purchase a live bird. It may have even been illegal for breeders in the town of Dorking to sell their stock.

Silver Dorkings are beautiful and practical birds. They will forage but tend to stay near home. The hens are good layers, but will certainly go broody, and will hatch and raise chicks quite well.  No one is sure when Dorkings first came to the United States, but by the time the American Poultry Association was formed, they were well-distributed across the country and were first admitted into the Standard of Perfection in 1874.