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It's a female, but it doesn't look like an Australorp. That is more of a Sumatra/Leghorn tail. Walt

Yep, I am reading, but haven't had much time to do so lately. I'm on the other end of the states, so we didn't get any of those storms. We are famous for our earthquakes on this side of the US. Over the years I have found that the green sheen is as much in the breeding as anything else. I have...

Very good feather width on the second picture of the SOP female Aveca. Walt

That female in the bottom left has the strangest stance I have ever seen in a chicken. Walt

I never thought much about relating a breed to men or women until a woman out here was talking about callers asking for "the man of the house". Her Asil, Shamo's and other Oriental breeds are typically only bred by men, but she is one of the outstanding breeders of Shamo's in the USA. So...

Cooks original Orps were imported into Australia where they were bred specifically for egg production. They were called "Utility Black Orpingtons". There is some evidence that they were crossed with Australian Langshans. Geoff can probably expand on this. Walt

Hi Geoff, Many of the people I get off to on the wrong foot online end up being good friends. I don't seem to have much trouble in person for some reason. I guess it is how I come across online. Since you live in the country of origin you will have insights we don't have here. Welcome back...

On BYC the number of points on a comb becomes a big deal .......In a show they are not a big deal and you can have Best of Show with a bird that has extra points (I have more than once or twice) ......as long as it is superior in other ways. Extra points are a 1/2 point deduction for each over...

It does seem like a privacy issue. Some of my birds will ignore the nest boxes for a dark corner. Walt

There is no "normal" price for chicks, but $7 each from Urch sounds very reasonable to me. Walt

Call between 6 and 9 pm C.S.T. or [email protected] Walt

Last winter we had a few days below 22 degree's and I didn't even think to prepare for frozen combs, but somehow my males got through it. I guess I lucked out. Walt

Your post makes me happy I live in Cali. That's a lot of work! When I'm out in the rain and feeling sorry for myself I will think about you this winter. I am guessing that the waterer's freeze too. How do you keep the combs from freezing? Walt

What do youyhave to do to get them ready for your kind of winter? Walt

I agree........ this thread is for Australorps, it shouldn't matter what country they are from. Walt

The width of feather in the birds you posted is also very good. Walt

It is kind of hard to make a judgement of the entire bird with them in exhibition coops, but I can see enough to know that they have good length of back and they are wide. Overall good aussies. Another thing to look for in these or most chickens for that matter, is that it is easy to lose the...

Well people do like the tinted colored eggs, but a well shaped egg is nice to see whatever color it may be. Here is something to try when taking pics of chickens. As you know they don't want to stay still and the delays on these digital cameras is forever....so if you have a video function on...

Can you give me the page those pictures are on Aveca? There are egg shows now in CA, it is kind of new here. The Heritage Expo here in Santa Rosa had competition for chickens, ducks, geese and Turkeys. A Marans breeder by the name of Peter Ovalle is putting them on. He started with just Marans...

What I have noticed in the last few years about Australorps are these two things. The male birds shown many times have low wing carriage and both male and females have short backs and look more like Orps than Aussies. The APA SOP says: WINGS... Medium in size well folded and carried without...