15 
Standard Varieties of Chickens. 
out in color and should be free from any foreign color. The standard 
weights for the White Dorkings are, cock 71 pounds, hen 0 pounds, 
cockerel Of pounds, pullet 5 pounds. This is the smallest variety 
of the Dorking. 
Silver-Gray Dorking.—The Silver-Gray Dorking male has a silver- 
white hackle, shoulders, back, and saddle. The rest of the plumage 
is black, except for some white in the wing. The female has a silver- 
white neck, each feather being striped with black. The general body 
color is silver-white stippled (dotted) with ashy gray, which gives a 
general soft-gray cast to the plumage. The breast and front of the 
neck are salmon color, and the undercolor of both sexes is slate. 
Fig. 11.—Silver-Gray Dorking female. 
The standard weights of this variety are, cock 8 pounds, hen 6| 
pounds, cockerel 7 pounds, pullet 5^ pounds. 
Colored Dorking.—The Colored Dorking is the largest of the three 
varieties. The standard weights arc. cock 0 pounds, hen 7 pounds, 
cockerel 8 pounds, pullet 6 pounds. The male has a general top color 
of white and light straw with a striping of black. The rest of the 
body is black except for the wing, which shows some white and straw 
color. The general color of the female is black and black mixed with 
gray, the breast and front of neck being dark salmon or dark salmon 
edged with black. Some brown also appears in the wings and on the 
thighs. The undercolor of both sexes is dark slate. 
