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  1. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    I get what you're saying but maybe you missed some information that I originally stated. 1) My doms are siblings to one another. In the event that chicks DID hatch out, I wouldn't want inbreds. 2) I want a bigger rooster around. No profound reason, more for ornamental purposes and the fact that...
  2. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    Kurt, I'm confused as to why you're saying to keep the dom rooster instead of one of the lorps. Why is that a better option than "crossing?"
  3. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    Can someone show me what a lorp cockerel looks like at 4, 5, and 6 months old? Thanks.
  4. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    No I don't care about hatching. Don't want to raise chicks again. My flock is VERY small. Only have 5 hens. I am looking to add a few more because 5 is not enough for my current rooster. My situation is a double-edged sword: If I hang on to the lorps for long, then there will be problems...
  5. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    Hey Kurt, I'm actually not breeding them. I wanted australorp hens but these guys ended up being cockerels. Where I live it's actually hard to find australorps let alone started lorp pullets so I kind of took these guys on a whim (they were free, should've been a red flag that they were males)...
  6. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    I understand, noone wants an aggressive bird. How should he behave? What kind of physical traits should he have? How should be behave towards his hens?
  7. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    Hey guys I have three young 'lorp cockerels almost 3 months old and I was wondering what are good qualities (physical, behavioral, and temperament wise) that I should look for in choosing a good australorp rooster? The cockerel of my choice will eventually be in a flock of dominique hens. Thanks!!
  8. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    They squak when I pick them up (maybe they just don't like being handled because they're new and nervous?) but they will eat out of my hand and seem pretty calm (as calm as a chicken can be when it's thrown into a coop of an established flock). I guess I'll just have to wait and see how they'll...
  9. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    Hey everyone, I'm new to australorps as I just picked up 3 of them the other day. I'm looking to replace my current flock rooster with a lorp so I'm wondering how are australorp roosters like? I heard the breed in general is pretty easy-going but what about the roosters specifically?
  10. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    I dropped them into my coop of dominiques (rooster in flock) and they all got along. Well, I should say they mostly got along; it took a few minutes for a few of the hens to peck one of them and the rooster did not fight or peck ANY of them. There was quite a bit of clucking either from panic or...
  11. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    Are these boys or girls? They are 2.5 months old, thanks.
  12. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    Can anyone send a pic of what a 4-5 month old lorp pullet looks like? Thinking about ordering 2 from one of the hatcheries to add to my existing flock. Thanks.
  13. blueclip

    Australorps breed Thread

    Hey everyone, I'm looking to add a bunch of australorps to my flock of 6 month old dominiques (with a dom rooster), and I want to know if these two breeds would function well together in one flock. I would assume so since they are both fairly docile (of course I cant speak for the lorps...
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