australorp

  1. BrambleBerry

    2 Week Old Black Chick - Questioning Breed and Sex ?

    This little chicky, named Black the Raptor by my 4.5-year-old son, we have had for two weeks. I thought Black the Raptor was a female Australorp (that's what we were told) but I'm second guessing. All the other chicks we got at the same time (different breeds) have tail feathers and are...
  2. ChicksNTX

    I've waited 29 years for this moment

    Hello from Texas!! After 29 years of asking my husband for chickens he surprised me on my birthday with a stack of backyard chicken books and told me I "let's do this!" I'm excited beyond belief and as nervous as a broody hen. I ordered my babies in February, the minimum order was 8 and our...
  3. L

    Chicken math flunkie, Logan County, Edmond, OK

    We just moved to Edmond from Duncan. We were only allowed 3 hens...well thanks to local farm stores we had roos, which were a no-no. Luckily, we knew several country folk who didn't mind a new roo here n there. We currently have 10 large ladies, 2 bantam hens, and I went to a swap meet and...
  4. LilMissChick

    New Chickens, New Adventure!

    hello everyone! Thought I would show off my new baby chicks. This is my first adventure into chicken ownership and just in love with my little babies. I’ve got 2, 10 day old salmon faverolles, 1, 1 day old blue australorp, 1, 1 day old blue splash australorp, and 2 mottled Ameraucana. The...
  5. robbieg

    My favourite mix - can you confirm?

    Hi all! So I’ve got 7 healthy pulleys (all 6 months old) but two of them are the most inquisitive, affectionate and interesting chickens I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately the local farmer I bought them for had no idea what they were. From what I can tell they are Silkie x Australorp. I also...
  6. Leelu13

    Australorp? Maran? Anybody? Help?

    Last September hubby picked up new chicks from Tractor Supply, but he doesn't remember what they were listed as, only that they were female. I've attatched a few pics-I'm going back and forth between australorps and marans (they had both).
  7. Shellebelle920

    Fill in the blank...FCBM, cream legbar, exchequerLH, Salmon Faverolles and _______

    HI again everyone! I am starting my own mixed breed flock in a few weeks and am looking for opinions on which breed to add for typical brown eggs (and a lot of them). I was originally going to go with a blue Australorp but am now second-guessing myself and thinking of going with a Barred Rocks...
  8. Louisetho2

    When do Australorps start laying?

    Hi guys. I’ve got one australorp hatched on August 8 last year, she’s been laying since late or early January. She’s doing really well and laying everyday. I’ve got another one that hatched on 18 September and still didn’t lay an egg... is she too young or am I just unlucky? She’s much bigger...
  9. littleprairieheartsfarm

    LPHF Blue Australorps Hatching Thread

    Today is Day 0 of our Blue Australorps incubation! These are the first generation from our Splash rooster crossed over Black hens. We have pictures of our crossbreeds, but this will be our first group of purebred Australorps. Incubator is a Magicfly 12, forced air incubator. Temp - 99.5...
  10. Sagey_7878

    Australorp: Pullet or cockerel?

    Hey everyone! I’m from Australia and I need help on if my 12 week old Australorp is a pullet or cockerel. On my most recent thread, the great BYC determined the other chicks were all cockerels, which was also shown today as theee cockerels kept attempting to mount her. The boys are going to...
  11. Sagey_7878

    Pullet or cockerels?

    ;)Hello everybody! I have 2 double silver barnevelders, 1 Plymouth Rock and 1 Australorp that I need help with sexing. They’re all 9-10 weeks old. I have been told by others that 1 and 4 are cockerels and 2 and 3 are pullets. Thank you! :D
  12. QueenC3

    Australorp rooster?

    pretty “boy”(?) we purchased a couple of months ago. I thought he was an Australorp but his comb doesn’t match. White wing feathers. Any ideas? We have a pullet (purchased at the same time.) They look identical except she has all black feet and no white feathers. Currently around 8 weeks I...
  13. DaniellePL

    Mystery chicks!

    hello everybody! I just hatched 14 chicks Tuesday 12/4 and Wednesday 12/5. I have all different colors and breeds from someone I found on Craigslist. I sent pics and asked her what she thought they might be but she didn’t seem too sure about some. I know what color egg most of them came out of...
  14. U

    Utah - Two Australorp hens and Easter Egger rooster

    They are about 4.5 years old. The three must go together. The hens still lay about once a week. Hens are black with green shimmer to their feathers. Rooster is generally nice to people, but may attack your shoes if he thinks you're going to kick him. Hens will eat out of your hands. They have...
  15. U

    Utah - Two Australorp hens and Easter Egger rooster

    They are about 4.5 years old. The three must go together. The hens still lay about once a week. Hens are black with green shimmer to their feathers. Rooster is generally nice to people, but may attack your shoes if he thinks you're going to kick him. Hens will eat out of your hands. They have...
  16. dvmmom

    Black Australorps?

    I picked these 2 up at my local TSC in a bin that was labeled Black Australorps and Ameracaunas. Is there such a thing as splash Australorps or do black Australorps have this much white as chicks? They seem to have a lot of white and their legs are black but they have pink/white feet. I've had...
  17. Nats Chickens

    Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Cluck! Cluck! Cluck!

    This thread stars the extremely famous, Australian chicken, the Australorp! Australorp owners, list the pros and cons, the wonderful experiences, cute personalites, and the hilarious times you are having/have had with your wonderful, feathered friends! And especially post if you have white...
  18. VTBobCat

    Introducing a bantam rooster to full size hens

    I recently picked up a pair of roosters who were raised together - a blue cochin bantam and a NH red. I currently have a flock of 16 full sized hens that are 5 months old. The red is about 2 months younger than my hens, but is basically the same size. The cochin is 1 year old and obviously much...
  19. Belbris

    Our Australorp laid her 1st egg!!

    It was an egg-citing morning here :weewhen we found our first egg. We are pretty sure our blue Australorp laid it as our other Australorp has much narrower pelvic bones and smaller looking vent. It weighed in at 38g but was perfectly formed, lovely orange yolk and tasted DELICIOUS!! She was...
  20. Oshet Deadagain

    Rust leakage in Australorp breeding

    Hello all! First post and I hope it's in the right place. I cannot find the answer to this online, but from mysearching on this site there are a lot of knowledgeable chicken wranglers here! I have purebred Australorps. I am breeding not for SQ, but for size and temperament (and of course egg...
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