Australorp? I Don't Think So!

[Adolph Otto]

Well, the black Australorp pullet I got in November lays small white eggs, has white earlobes (with a tinge of green), yellow soles, and is still maybe 3/4 of the size of my 2 English Orps. Any ideas as to what she really is?

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Maybe a Minorca?
How heavy is she?

 

[Tookie]

She's a Minorca.

 

[Adolph Otto]

Maybe a Minorca?
How heavy is she?

I'd say less than 3 lbs, but I'm not sure.

 

[Adolph Otto]

Thanks for the fast replies. Is there anything radically different in the care of Minorcas from that of the Orps?

 

[Tookie]

Thanks for the fast replies. Is there anything radically different in the care of Minorcas from that of the Orps?

No, not much of anything different care wise.

 

[Adolph Otto]

Thanks very much!

 

[Adolph Otto]

One more question, if I may. Are Minorcas slow growers? She is supposedly between 6-7 mos. She's been laying for a month.

 

[Tookie]

One more question, if I may. Are Minorcas slow growers? She is supposedly between 6-7 mos. She's been laying for a month.

No, I don't think they are.
That's about the right time most pullets will lay.

 

[Adolph Otto]

OK. Thank you, Tookie. Does she look about the right size for her age?