Australorps breed Thread

[groche]

@Geoff. I'm pleased to see that you can take a bit of 'rough-housing' without picking up your skirt and running for cover.

My complements.

RON

Ron,
I'm too old to run and not prone to wearing skirts!

No problem, mate.
Cheers Geoff

 

[subhanalah]

All your posts for some reason come out in "Ron Swanson" when I read them.

 

[chickisoup]

Is it safe for a total newby, heritage breeder wannabe, with hatchery chicks to come out now?

 

[chasinthedream]

I wish I had had the money to order books from him. It's been a rough year financially. I miss Ross' knowledge and am trying to get my hands on as much info as possible as I start my breeding program. Any idea if he'll continue to make these books available to us?

I emailed Ross and orderd his booklets a couple of weeks ago. He's a wealth of knowledge with respect to poultry in general and specifically this breed. I'm hoping they arrive in the near future!

 

[iwiw60]

Is it safe for a total newby, heritage breeder wannabe, with hatchery chicks to come out now?

I'm wondering the same thing chickisoup...

 

[ronott1]

Is it safe for a total newby, heritage breeder wannabe, with hatchery chicks to come out now?

I will take some pictures of my Cackle Australorps today, they are going on 4 years old. I will also get a picture of my Hupp Blue Australorp that is trying to hatch Golf Balls!

I am going to give her some chicks that are hatching tonight to break her.

 

[chasinthedream]

Wow, just reading back a bit as I've been busy. Open forums are no place for slinging wet noodles. There are a lot of different conversations going on and you can join in if you want. I like everyone or ignore them, what ever. I would like to see more discussion on the breed standards, but do like to see the developement of everyone's flock. It's nice to see excitement on new arrivals even though it can happen several thousand times a year worldwide. I like the fact that this is an open gathering place with commonality, not an exclusive club.
Trevor

 

[chasinthedream]

Too bad about the USPS there Chet, I feel your pain. I read a lot of good things about your birds and I am going to try importing some new blood next year. Do you know the people who won BA in the Ohio show last fall?
Trevor

 

[iwiw60]

Wow, just reading back a bit as I've been busy. Open forums are no place for slinging wet noodles. There are a lot of different conversations going on and you can join in if you want. I like everyone or ignore them, what ever. I would like to see more discussion on the breed standards, but do like to see the developement of everyone's flock. It's nice to see excitement on new arrivals even though it can happen several thousand times a year worldwide. I like the fact that this is an open gathering place with commonality, not an exclusive club.
Trevor

Amen, Trevor....amen.

 

[chickisoup]

Quote: I would really love to see them, thank you Ron. I am really sad that Hupp won't be shipping eggs anymore. He's the only one I knew of that was breeding quality beautiful blues that would ship, eggs at least.