Posts by Lobzi

Oh thank you. I love them and they are quite unique.  I got so lucky....I found Chickie and got my first hen from a lady who had wild chickens on her horse stable land.  I also got a roo from her that she thought was a...

Oh and Rusty is Chickie's baby as is the girl on the deck with him.  Chickie died a few months ago but he could possible be the daddy too.  I just suspect Rusty as he was younger a much more prolific mater.  Chickie had...

Here is a pic of the fella who brought whatever Australorp genes I have in the flock into it.  He is definitely a mix of some kind. As a baby, maybe 2 weeks. I found him so Im not sure of anything about him.   As...

None of my "Australorps" are pure.  Actually I only have two for sure pures and that is a Faverolle and a Wheaton Ameraucana.  I dont mind if it is a mix but Im pretty sure it is from a combo of Rusty, my "Australorp" roo and...

Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise.  I have found that mannerism differences in males and females are really the best way to tell the difference anyway.  This one is acting more like a female so far but it is...

Ok, thank you. So I guess I was correct that Chickie was about two weeks when I found him.  He had wing feathers that sort of stuck out so I knew something wasnt normal about that.  I didnt know of frizzle or anything about...

I have a question...how old are chicks when you can tell they are frizzles?  My frizzle roo, Chickie, was a rescue chicken that was running down the side walk one hot afternoon.  I can only guess he was about two weeks old...

I have a 4 day old chick that I believe to be an Australorp.  What is unique, so it seems, is it has a white "tail" on above its solid white belly and butt area.  Its so cute.  I call it Cotton Tail or Bunny...

She is so colorful.  I think mutts are so pretty.  My yard is filled with them and I only have two pure anything.  I get compliments on my flock by all my visitors.  I also think that mixing the breeds makes for...

Quote: Originally Posted by groche  Hey Robin,                  is this a 'Australorp that survived the big East Coast blow??!! A...