They have pink feet. I'm happy most seem to think they were accurately labeled and are indeed Black Australorps! Now let's just hope they were accurate on the pullet part too :)
I also picked up two of their sneaky AmerIcana pullet chicks to fill the minimum of 4 chicks. I honestly knew very...
Aah! It's actually 2 different chicks in the photos and both came from a bin of "pullets", but it would be just my luck to end up with another roo or 2 :rolleyes:
I picked these 2 up at my local TSC in a bin that was labeled Black Australorps and Ameracaunas. Is there such a thing as splash Australorps or do black Australorps have this much white as chicks? They seem to have a lot of white and their legs are black but they have pink/white feet. I've had...
I picked up a couple of chicks at Rural King a day ago and my lavender orpingtons are struggling. I lost one yesterday and am trying hard to save the other. She seems very weak, spends most of her time resting flat on her stomach, vent appears clean, and I've seen her open mouthed breathing a...
The coop itself has been livable for a few months now and seems to be working out well for the girls. I still need to find time to finish up the details and add the run. I've recorded my progress up until this point in an article: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/craftsman-coop.73879/...
April 29, 2018: Construction of my very first coop is underway! I'm about 3 weeks into the project now. A combination of weather (it's been VERY rainy), faulty equipment (our backhoe needed a replacement part and that delayed progress on our foundation), and needy children made for a pretty slow...