australorp

  1. littleprairieheartsfarm

    Blue Barnyard Mix Chicks North Texas

    We are expecting around eight chicks to hatch in the next week. They will be $3 dollars a chick, and straight run only. The eggs are from our Black Langshan, Light Brahma, and Cuckoo Marans hens, and all have been bred by our Splash Australorp Rooster. I have attached a picture of our rooster...
  2. Broody Bottoms

    New Here From Texas

    Hi y'all, I have been reading the questions & replies on Backyard Chickens for a while now, so I finally decided I should join. A little over a year ago, I assembled a hen house & did some yard work for an elderly gentleman. Though I didn't expect anything in return for it, he insisted on...
  3. SunnyField

    Black Australorp Rooster needs home Santa Ynez Valley CA

    Black Australorp rooster 14 weeks old in need of a new home. He was improperly sexed as female when we bought him as a chick. Beautiful bird has been raised with chickens, ducks, and cats. No signs of aggression. We would have liked to keep him except we live too close to our neighbors to have a...
  4. Tcthomps1

    Help sexing these 3 month olds?

    I purchased this group at an auction 8 weeks ago. They looked to be about 3 to 4 weeks then so that puts them at 3 months now. They were labeled as Australorp, Barred Rock, Sexlink, Rhode Island Red, Brown Leghorn, and Production Red. I assumed when I bought them that they would be mixed gender...
  5. Belbris

    How close are our Australorps to laying?

    Here’s our Australorp girls at 19.5 weeks. Any guesses how long we will have to wait before they lay based on their wattle and comb development/colourings? The white one squats when we pat her (but doesn’t particularly like it)
  6. LittlePigeon

    LF: Buff Orphingtons and Black Australorps (Connecticut)

    Hi everybody! I'm currently looking for my first chickens! I've got my heart set on some Buffs and some Australorps as their personality seems to fit what I'm looking for the best. They MUST be sexed. Zoning regulations prevents roosters in my town so they must be pullets. If anybody has any...
  7. Kimberlass

    Black Australorp 7 weeks - hen or roo?

    Hello! I have a 7 week old black australorp girlie who is starting to get a slightly pink waddle coming in and it has me nervous. She’s my sweetest girl, so if she’s actually a He, I’d like some time to find a place for him where he won’t get eaten. Any theories would be excellent! If you need...
  8. kinkachy000

    Australorp pullet or roo?

    Hello! I got another mystery gender on my hands. I'm worrying it's a rooster, but praying it's a hen! (S)he is around 9 to 10 weeks old. I have never owned a australorp before, so I have no clue what the differences are or what each gender looks like. Thanks for any and all guesses! And let's...
  9. A

    advice needed! Diarrhea, lethargic, 4 months old

    I am very worried about one of my girls. This is my first set of chickens. I've had them since they were a day old and have been through the ringer keeping them healthy. Upper respitory infections, coccidia you name it. My australorp has been the only one that has remained healthy through it all...
  10. 1DixieChic

    New Egg here!

    Hello Everyone, I'm new to the chicken world. I don't have any chickens yet but I'm considering the Australorps. I love these little black chickens. Also, I live in the deep south in the heat & humidity and read that they will still produce in the heat. So I'm open tips to get me started in...
  11. UseEveryColor

    Sort of new again in Florida

    Hello! I'm a former chicken owner who is getting back into it after about five years. We left our last little flock in Colorado and have finally settled in here in Florida enough to get started again. I just picked up 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Buff Orpingtons, and 2 Australorps. Had to hit two different...
  12. Cluck_cluck_chic

    Australorp or silver laced Wyandotte pullets?

    Hi we got some chicks that were 2 weeks old last Friday. There are supposed to be two black Australorp and two silver laced Wyandotte but they all look alike to me which are which? I am assuming also it’s too early to tell if they are truly pullets 1. 2. 3. 4.
  13. RaisingPaynes

    New From NC

    Hello, Everyone! My name is Lisa and I am now a proud chick mom to 6 black australorps. I found this site by looking up information about them. I enjoy, photography, crafting, and blogging. I am originally from Southern California and have lived in North Carolina (Piedmont region) for a year...
  14. BluRoo Farm OH

    Australorp Chicks For Sale Blue, Black and Splash

    We have Australorp female chicks (pullets) For Sale; Offering both Blue and Black. We are located in Camden, OH. I can travel a bit if that helps with logistics. If interested, Please call or text me at (513) 716-0504.
  15. jennkretz

    Losing Feathers on sides of legs?

    Hi all! I have 2 Black Australorps that are about 8 months old and have recently begun laying. I've noticed that lately their feathers on the sides of their legs(?) are getting a bit ragged looking. They look like they've been falling out or been pulled out. The skin is not bare, just its like...
  16. m1chelle1

    Buff Orpington, Australorp, Jersey Giant, and Easter Eggers (Americaunas) together in one Flock??

    Hello BYC Family! I've got a pretty broad random question for you all. So I'm looking at raising a flock (from scratch) my last flock were sadly killed by coyotes while being watched by my parents while I was traveling for work :hit:hit...so im looking at starting a mixed flock this time...
  17. J

    Silver australorp and jubilee Orpington, male or female?

    I have 2 of my 11 week old chickens that I am still unsure of the sex. One is a Silver australorp named Sammy and one is a Jubilee Orpington named Steven. Any help the experts here could provide would be greatly appreciated. One of our chickens a black chochin is definitely a male and we have...
  18. Belbris

    Are these 6.5 week old Australorps hens?

    we have 2 Australorp chickens - a splash (pale colour) and a blue (dark grey). They were vent sexed before we got them and are supposed to be girls, but my daughter is getting nervous. Amy, the pale one, is significantly bigger, and her wattle is just beginning to grow pink, while Lou, the...
  19. Belbris

    Recommendations on feed to move to after chick starter

    Hi, We have 2 australorp chicks, just over 4 weeks old. We are currently feeding them the Lauke medicated chick starter. The packet says to feed it until 6 weeks, and then "from 6 weeks of age until point of lay feed “Pullet Grower MP” or “Red Hen Pullet”" In my reading I've seen that...
  20. rollachickens

    Hey, new member.

    Hello everyone. My husband and I bought our first baby chickens yesterday. Each are one to seven days old. One is a Rhode Island red, one is a Buffed Oprington, one is a Barred Rock, and the other is a Black Australorp. The heat bulb we are using is a 125 watt. We read that leaving this bulb in...
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