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She is 29 weeks. I’ve gone hunting now and then wondering if this is a possibility with no luck, but she will still sit in the nest box everyday. I do have a golf ball in each nest box she always seems to sit in the same one everyday.

Yah she’s the only one old enough to lay. I’m in Australia so summer here. She eats a layers pellet and lots of grass as they free range all day. She will also occasionally peck at the chick grower food.

Hello everyone. I have an odd situation going on with my blue Australorp Blueberry who is nearly seven months old. She laid her first egg just over 7 weeks ago and has not laid since. We did have to take her rooster buddy away a couple days afterwards as he finally started to crow and we can’t...

I’m starting to think this may have been the cause so I might go do a check over of the backyard Yah I’m to squeamish for that especially seeming as they’re backyard pets. Do hope to have our own hobby farm one day too when kids are a little bigger so I might have to get over it one day.

I’m new to chickens so not sure what to look for in terms of her crop. Any advice to what to look for in my other chickens. I have not wormed them but have been giving them natural things to prevent worms and keeping an eye on there poo. I haven’t given them grit as they free range all day and...

Okay I’ll look them over and spray if I see anything. Thank you for the link. I saw her eating the previous day when I took them out veggie scraps and hadn’t noticed them stopping her from eating but the last few days have been terrible weather so haven’t spent to much time outside with them...

This was her the morning I found her in the coop before I took her inside. Her poop the previous day was normal but once I brought her inside it was white and watery I assumed from her not wanting to eat the whole day. She was about 4-5 weeks away from laying. husband does not want to pay for...

She had not started laying yet. my other 2 are still happily running around haven’t noticed anything odd so hoping they’ll be fine. :fl

I do have a spray that I use on them now and then but it’s been a couple weeks so I will spray again just incase. There legs seem fine too though. Can they get lice/mites without the scaly leg? I’m pretty sure she was to young for it to be an egg issue. Though I’m new to chickens so don’t know...

Hello everyone. Unfortunately this morning one of my Pullets left for chicken heaven. And I was wondering if I could get some help on guessing why she died to help me protect my other chickens. yesterday morning when I went to let them out of the coop I noticed that my favourite Hen didn’t come...

Thank you very much. I will definitely be very cautious with him. Don’t want my kids to be scared of chickens or going outside. What are behaviours that are good in a rooster in terms of being docile?

Thank you for the info. my knowledge on chicken colouration is very limited. well I am very happy with this info anyway :) Just to confirm they are not considered an Australorp? Should I not breed them then?

Thank you for the input.

Thank you for your input. We plan on having them free rage all the time which is part of the aspect for wanting to keep the rooster for security. we’ll just have to see how he goes I guess we do have a plan B and D if needed.

Yes one of the reason we like the idea of a rooster is because we want to pretty much have them free range all the time and think a rooster would be good as that extra security for them. Also would like to have future chicks. We’re thinking the best thing is to keep him and hope he becomes a...

Thank you for the info. we do have small children that run around atm our cockerel is more then happy to let them pick him up. Our main reason for wanting him is that we’d like our chickens to free range pretty much full time and would feel better if there is a rooster to protect them. also...

Interesting I always thought it was wired. I got them from a backyard breeder who had a splash rooster 4 black hens and 2 blue hens. So I just assumed the colouration came from the splash. Here is a photo of all the hens if you could tell me your input.

Thank you. I think we will keep him and see how he goes with the pullets. we do have a plan B and D but would like plan A to work of course.

Thank you. Yes I am worried about him possibly over matting them and causing injury. I’ve seen a few different things on what ratio is best for number of hens vs number of roosters and am worried that 2 isn’t enough and they could get injured. Is loss of feather when I should be concerned or...

Hello everyone! Need some advise on what is best for my Australorp cockerel. I have 3 12 week old Australorps, 2 pullets and 1 cockerel and really would love to keep all 3 of them. We’re not in a position to get anymore yet though and not sure it’s a good idea to keep our cockerel (Teriyaki)...