We have Austra Whites. They are a cross between the Black Australorp and the White Leghorn, so they are white with some black spots. I'm sure that from a distance they look all white. They don't have a lot of spots. We don't have a rooster, unfortunately. They look just like this photo...
Thank you, Molpet. That's very hopeful. It sounds like such a similar story. Do you know why she had the balance problem? It's amazing for a little pullet to survive a hawk attack. Where did you keep her during her long recovery? Our chicken is in a plastic tub with straw in our bathroom...
One of our hens was attacked by a hawk on Wednesday. My son managed to rescue her fairly quickly. One of her eyes was swollen shut, but now is much improved and seems healthy. She was bleeding from the side of her head, but it stopped pretty quickly. We think she may have had a puncture...
Thank you for your reply! My profile pic (just added) is when they were only 5 weeks old, but I'll post some current pics later today of all of them.
p.s. I'm thankful, too, for the Lord's great gift to us!
I just joined Backyard Chickens. My family has just started our first flock, and this is my first post. We bought 8 - five-week old Austra White "hens" about 3 weeks ago. They all look the same, white with black spots. The Agway store sold them as hens, but said while it doesn't happen a...