Dorbar chicken
The Dorbar is a rare British autosexing breed, created so that male and female chicks can be told apart on hatching.
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The Dorbar is a pure-bred chicken breed in the PCGB Soft Feather Heavy class. Its origin is given as Cambridge, UK, 1941 (Dorking x Barred Rock).
It is kept in large and bantam forms. Recognised colours: Dorbar (barred).
It lays white/tinted eggs.
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Identity
- Species
- Chicken
- Type
- Pure breed
- PCGB class
- Soft Feather Heavy
- Origin
- Cambridge, UK, 1941 (Dorking x Barred Rock)
History
Developed at Cambridge (or by followers of the Cambridge work) in the 1940s by crossing Dorking and Barred Plymouth Rock, then fixing the barring gene in both sexes.
Appearance
Resembles its parent breed but barred; males are paler than females. Autosexing: chicks can be sexed at hatch by down colour and pattern (males paler, females darker with clearer stripes).
Recognised colours
Dorbar (barred)
Size and weight
- Forms
- Large, Bantam
Eggs
- Egg colour
- White/tinted
- Notes
- Lays white/tinted eggs; output varies with strain.
Temperament
- In short
- Docile (unconfirmed)
- Keeping notes
- Generally docile; a practical small-flock bird when strains are good.
Hardiness
Hardy (unconfirmed)
Broodiness
Not recorded yet.
Flying
Not recorded yet.
Suitability
- Good to know
- Very rare; autosexing quality must be selected for or it is lost.
Conservation status (RBST)
Not on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust's priority list.
Breed club
- Autosexing Breeds Association, umbrella · Website
Sources
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