australorp

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A veterinarian told me that the commercial red sex links of big companies (you know what I mean) lay only if they are kept in battery cages with artificial lighting and eat layer pellets. He insists on them being unnatural and genetically modified birds and containing some dangerous information...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? No, I was brought up along with chickens in a farm as well as many other animals. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 50+ (3) What breeds do you have? - white orpington hen - buff orpington hen - lavender orpington...

Hi, We gave my daughter 2 australorp chicks (a blue australorp, and a splash australorp) as a belated Christmas present. They are almost 3 weeks old. They are part of our family already. This is our first experience of having chickens - we look forward to learning lots so we can take care of...

So I'll be replacing almost my entire flock soon. I have an Australorp and a Cuckoo Marans hen I'll be keeping. However, I'll be picking up: Either an Australorp rooster, then Ameraucana/Easter Egger hens Or, an Ameraucana rooster, and some Ameraucana and Australorp hens. Yes I know Easter...

Hi guys! New member. I have 4 6-week-old chicks, my first ever. Two are Plymouths, one buff Orpington, and an Australorp. My father owns chickens down in Tennessee so he's a great resource for some things, but it's nice to have a wider community, especially for cold-weather concerns. As I write...

Hi i just got some chickens (2 Buff Orpingtons,1 silkie,1 australorp) and I just wanted some good advice on raising chickens that are all 8 weeks old and there name are (buff orpingtons are {Coco,Chilli} and the silkie is {Mojo} and the australorp is {Pearl} because she is a shiny pearl color)...

Hi Everyone, I've spent some time on the main site, learning and yearning, but have only just ventured to the forums. I look forward to sharing in the wealth of knowledge, meeting chicken owners from all over the world and finding out all about our different lives with poultry. I am on the...

Hello everyone, I was wondering why my Black australorp chick isn't following the flock. She always stays away and does her own things. She eats and sleeps with them but anytime else she is normally doing her own thing. Also when I come out to give them treats she stays where she is, when all...

:eek:Update: Solved! Verdict: rooster. Thanks BYC! :eek: Hatched August 20, so about 12 weeks/3 months old. Father is (supposedly) a black Austrolorp and the hens at the time are (supposedly) Golden Comets but also could be GC crosses. Of the six chicks that hatched that day, three were white...

I am starting to hatch and taking orders. Pick up only in VA zip code 22827. They are great dual purpose birds. Chicks will be straight run at $2 each. Thanks

On Saturday my husband and myself, with the kids in tow started an adventure for us with our new foray into homesteading. We currently have a Belgian Mille Fleur d'uccle Rooster, that literally walked into our lives! Hes so sweet and docile. He seems to have taken a liking to me. He comes only...

I have 7 Australorp hens, 4 EE hens, 6 Partridge Rock hens, 2 EE cockerels and 3 Autralorp/EE crosses that I keep in one coop. Tonight when shutting them in I noticed one Australorp hen had a pale comb (which I take as a sign of sickness) so I checked her out and sure enough she had some yellow...