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  1. AstraChick

    which cockerel to keep for future breeding ? splash or white?

    I currently have pure breed Australorps, regular size. I'm trying to decide which cockerel to keep as i cant keep them all cause that's just asking for trouble and i don't want to have separate pens. I currently have 5 white and 2 splash cockerels and 3 white, 1 black and 1 blue pullet. I would...
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    6 week old cockerel trying to crow already

    OMG... 6 week old pure Australorp cockerel trying to crow already, maybe he can hear the rooster across the road. they are still in the brooder inside as we have a spare room right down the other end of the house, we cant hear them from the main part of the house. In the five years i've been...
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    growth rate, will they end up the same size later?

    I have 9 pure Australorps, 5 weeks old, maybe 5 boys/4 girls They are developing/growing at different rates. My question is... will they all end up the same size ?
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    Cockerel feather plucking

    i have a bit of a dilemma, i have 9, 5 week old, pure Australorps, regular size. its is looking like 5 boys and 4 girls, may even be 6 boys and 3 girls. My problem is one of the boys is feather pecking everyone to the extent of blood, i have removed him to his own cage. As i watched him all...
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    is this a rooster or a hen ?

    Is this, 5 week old, white Australorp a rooster or a hen ?? (regular/full size, not a bantam size) I'm thinking it's a roo it makes the calling noise when they find food but i know hens do that as well for their chicks. other noises it makes, is making me thinking its a roo, and no crowing yet...
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    Brooder floor sugestions

    I'm after some comments on brooder flooring. I'm using puppy pads with paper towels on top but in a few days i need to upgrade. I have tried straw/hay not a big fan of this but i have seen hay cut up into tiny pieces, that maybe an option. I have also tried fine and chunky sawdust, not a big...
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    Saddle Air Sack

    To all you brains trust, i need some advice and appreciate all the advice i can get. I purchased 1dz purebreed white australorp eggs that had to be shipped (i have been against shipping eggs but i am unable to get these in my state, so i know it is a huge risk but i'm willing to try anything...
  8. AstraChick

    Hello everyone

    Hello to everyone and Thank you for adding me, I have read lots of great advise over the years from this forum and now im needing some advise, i will post a thread in the relevant section. Im from South West Victoria, Australia and have been raising chickens for 5 years now and love it, they are...
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