I have concerns about my Australorp chickens. They're 30 weeks old and still haven't laid eggs yet. I'm wondering if I have roosters? Do Australorps crow like other roosters? And yess i' new to chickens, this breed anyway. I also wonder if my dogs barking are too much for them. They've been...
I have 6 Australorps 20 weeks old and looks like I messed up with my laying boxes. When I built a hen box I made it 6' long & covered. The problem is I built it with 3" deviders instead on making them 6 individual boxes. All 6 squeeze into one end of box. So i remade the boxes to be 6 separate &...
Mornin, good to know. I was begining to think I had pet chickens. My daughter loves to sit on the bench I put in the pen so i had made up my mind that they are pets. Hahaha.
My 20 week old Australorps aren't laying yet, any suggestions. I'm in SW Louisiana still hot around here. I also have dogs that love to bark could these be reasons why no eggs? Or am I a nervous new mom?