Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-04-05
Breeds of Poultry. THE Dorkings.

ing to quality there Is fortune in these
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Breeds of Poultry. The Dorkings. /
For table purposes no fowls are more /
profitable than tle Dorkings, though it
must be confessed they are not particular |
ly good layers. The favorite style of the |
old poultry fanciers, was the rose comb |
white Dorking. (which, says a thorough |
ly competent judge, is the only true, pure
fowl" 1t is of good size, plump and COM
pact, with short white neck, five toes,
a full rose comb, large breast and plu-
mage Of spotess white. The practice of
crossing with the game cock was much in
vogue with the old breeders, to improve a
worn out stock, which however would
have been much better accomplished by
procuring fresh bird of the same kind
but not related. This cross shows itself in
single combs, loss Of claw, or an OCCASION
al red feather, but, what is still more objec-
tionable, is pale yellow legs, and yellow
circle about the beak, which also indicates
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Inc rose comp ana the MIN Toe are essen
'en'laL 70 'ne true DorNing' ou' WA&' Is
called the coIored Or speckied D'fkin5' II
not always constant IN these points.
me cnlel drawback 10 the Dork'ns Is
the deLeacy OF the chickens, but for those
VINO rear fowls to make money OF them
'hey are invaluable Tor tenderness and 1a-
Vor,
these fowls take their maine from the
town oil DorNns IN surrey, Ihey are,
therefore essentially an English breed
not being known as an indigenous breed,
so lar As we are aware III any part OF the
world Ihere are 'wo' II not three Very
uIsohc' FarietleS or FAMILIES OF the b'FA-
'ngs. One Is pure white with a broad
double or rose comb, and hye distinct ties
on both feet. But this Is not IN so much
demand as the coIored D2skin-.
IN 'he latter 'Ae p'uma5e varies very
much Some are >peckled, others known
As the cuckoo DorNing' with feathers trans
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hummer rasnlo"' "uic" III pou-ll y '7 y
everything ei'e, l. 'EFaniiou9 ana ueSPo''
VIII accept no low Is " true Do'AlDg IAd
mas only lour Toes not tnaO 'hefe Is an
utility IN TINS extra Toe "hieh can only D
regarded as SORT OIL mons'rosity' but %
cause oiruS VIII no' sell as DorAIHS9 'hS
nave not hVe. Everybody VINO halches
four toed BIRD Kills IT, and only breeds trol
, five toed cocks and hens.
. Inc combs OF DorSings are OF two KIND
that known as the double or rose COMB
characteristic OF some families, while oil
ers have an upright single comb, REGULAR
serrated or toothed'