Thank you so much for your input. I certainly enjoy my babies and did get them as babies but unlike my Rhode Island Red, they would run and make it hard for me to pick them up. They are, however starting to get closer to me. I plan on getting a bigger coop and get more Austies and these will...
I have 2 female Australorp hens and today, my Lucy laid her first egg, however she laid 3. Is this normal or are these egg chicks waiting to hatch. She is not with the egg so I assume they are not chicks. Normally, how many eggs can my hens lay. My Rhode Island Red only lays one at a time...