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I don't. I will have to get some photos for you all. I had one BR rooster in the group I purchased that I could tell was a roo by the time he was a month old. He had the classic grey on white barring and was taller and had a different walk. All my BR look exactly alike, all black and white...

Nope, the only two hens I've caught in the act of laying were one of my Sussexes and one of my Australorps. I haven't seen any of my 6 BR laying or in the nest box. I thought too it could be a display of dominance, but it was so convincing - the cloacal brush and grabbing the other chicken by...

I am wondering if I have a rooster. Its a Barred Rock that looks just like the other hens, only she's larger. She has black and white stripes, not gray and white, and a large, floppy comb. Today when giving mealworm treats, s/he mated with one of my Black Australorps - exactly like I've seen...

So of my chicks that I recently got - Australorps, Barred Rocks and Speckled Sussexes, it would appear my BR are going to be my dominant hens.

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I hate Disney. It runs our state. Its like a mafia.

I am curious, how do the Australian and American BAs differ? Didn't American's stock come from the Australian birds?

If you are looking for certain breeds and don't mind paying shipping, why not try an online source? I recently got my chicks from http://chickensforbackyards.com/ and I found their customer service and their peeps exceptional. They have over 30 breeds, including Easter Eggers. They are shipping...

Two people have pointed out that I need to see an eye doctor. It would seem I got an extra Australorp in my bunch! Wheeeee! Chicken math!

Someone else pointed this out! I know I got three Australorps when I only ordered two, I guess I just thought they sent me three BR instead of four ... I will count them tomorrow. Apparently my eyes do not work properly! HAHAHAHahahahaha! This is exactly chicken math - the original plan was to...

We has PEEPS! I am SO EGGSCITED! Well, excited really, as no eggs as of yet, but very healthy, happy baby chicks! Three Australorps, three Barred Rocks and two Speckled Sussexes.

They're HERE! I am so over the moon excited! I swear, I am a kid at Christmas! I has PEEPS! Three Australorps, three Barred Rocks and two Speckled Sussexes. Are they not the cutest things EVER? Squeeeeeeeeeeee!

We has PEEPS! I am so EGGCITED! Three Australorps, three Barred Rocks and two Speckled Sussexes! I am so beyond excited! I have little peepers in my living room, chirping away softly!

My pair of Australorps are coming today! So excited!

4 I'll second that .. creepy!

Thank you both! I have gone out and purchased parakeet grit - its basically sand - (though I could have used a clump of grass, we have enough sand in our soil down here) and sprinkled it on their food - going to give them some yogurt today too, just to see what the hilarity is all about. I am...

Thank you so much Clearly! I fed them live mealworms. I will get some chick grit tomorrow! Yikes!

This may be a no brainer, but I just wanted to remind you that the girls need to stay dry. A wet coop is a breeding ground for disease of all kinds, not to mention magnifies the smell. That said, if you can keep your coop-run area dry without enclosing it, I think you'll be good to go. Predator...

You are indeed, blessed!

Just as its listed. I have my babies on medicated chick starter by Purina, but as I hand tame them, I have been giving them mealworms out of my hand. (I raise my own) Then the thought occurred to me .. what if their little tummies can't digest the mealworms without grit!? I haven't thought to...