TheFugitivePen
Songster
We have 8 Black Australorps and love them.
My husband researched extensively before choosing chicks and he settled on these.
5 of our 8 girls started laying within the last month, so we get 3-5 eggs a day. They start out small but they're now medium to large-sized.
They were very skittish as teens, but, now that they're laying, they're fairly friendly and easy to handle. Snuggly? No, but I think I have one or two that might be getting there.
We haven't had a ton of freezing-level weather yet, but the few freezing nights we've had, they've faired well.
My husband researched extensively before choosing chicks and he settled on these.
5 of our 8 girls started laying within the last month, so we get 3-5 eggs a day. They start out small but they're now medium to large-sized.
They were very skittish as teens, but, now that they're laying, they're fairly friendly and easy to handle. Snuggly? No, but I think I have one or two that might be getting there.
We haven't had a ton of freezing-level weather yet, but the few freezing nights we've had, they've faired well.