black australorp

  1. AstraChick

    which cockerel to keep for future breeding ? splash or white?

    I currently have pure breed Australorps, regular size. I'm trying to decide which cockerel to keep as i cant keep them all cause that's just asking for trouble and i don't want to have separate pens. I currently have 5 white and 2 splash cockerels and 3 white, 1 black and 1 blue pullet. I would...
  2. ChickChic00

    Meat Breed/Dual Purpose

    I am thinking about ording some chicks to raise and breed for meat. The breeds I have in mind are Black Australorp, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, and Delaware. I would like to just cull some of the roos for meat and have any females I hatch as egg layers. I have a rir rooster that I want to breed...
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  4. Clevelcj

    Beautiful Roo.

    Isnt he lovely? 7 month old brahma australorpe mix. Hatched and raised by a broody this spring.
  5. ChickChic00

    Price Mix Breed Chickens

    Anyone know how much I could sell 1 and a half month old Rhode Island Red, and Black Australorp Cross Roosters? I've been breeding the rir and ba for a bit and needing to make money as well. Winter is so hard. Any help is appreciated!! Thanks in advance!!
  6. P

    Raising Ducks & Chickens together... post your experiences here!

    I have 2 Muscovy ducks (1 male and 1 female) and 3 hens (silkie, buff Orpington & black Australorp). We are planning on keeping them together sectioned off in our yard as they all grew up together so we are hoping it worked out. I would love to hear your experiences/advice on raising ducks &...
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  7. cadenrupp

    Are these from two different chickens?

    Yesterday, we were surprised by our first egg. It was a small, brown egg and it was laid just outside a nesting box. Today, we found another egg. This one was slightly bigger and a lighter brown, laid inside the nesting box. We believe that the first egg was laid by our Black Sexlink and that...
  8. KikiDeAnime

    Juniper and her babies

    Juniper, our Olive Egger, really wanted to become a mother so on Saturday I bought 4 baby chicks from our local feed store. 2 Red Sex Links, 1 Barred Rock, and 1 Black Australorp. We actually got the Black Australorp by mistake because they were in with the Barred Rocks but I love it already...
  9. Amandacf

    I need help with the breed as well as the sex

    Hello, I am new to this forum and absolutely love it! The information is so helpful as I am a new chicken mama. If someone could please help me with a current baby chick problem, I would truly appreciate it! I don’t know the sex of my chickens or the breeds for certain. I have done a lot of...
  10. T

    Not an emergency.. but need help.. bald necks/vents?

    I have 5 black australorp hens, 2 Isa Brown hens, 1 white leghorn hen, and 1 amberlinks hen in my flock. 4 of my black australorp hens are missing feathers on their necks and butt area. It's been several months and I can start to see new feathers coming in, but do you think this is feather...
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  12. SEaton611

    Black Australorp - Rooster or Hen?

    Hey all, At the end of March, I got four black australorp babies. One of them has a more defined wattle than the others, and its feathers look more "pointed." I read on the forum that pointy saddle feathers could likely mean the bird is a rooster. The other three have rounded feathers, and less...
  13. LunaMarieWolf

    Black Sex Link? Black Australorp? Black Jesery Giant? Help!

    Hello! I traded with my uncle a while back and got 2 hens. He said he ordered them through a hatchery and these girls were Black Sex Link hens. A few days ago. I hatched eggs from my flock in my incubator and found three chicks that looked nothing like the Barred Rock chicks I normally...
  14. flygirl1973

    Southern middle TN, Blk Australorp Roos

    I have 3 black Australorp roosters that have to go. I have 4 hens and 4 Roos so I have to cull them if no one wants em. 12 weeks old this past Thursday, barely starting to crow. All non aggressive, used to free ranging. So far no major incidents but I know it’s coming. Near Waynesboro, TN.
  15. adsasppe

    Lots of pullets and cockerels in MO

    We have too many in our flock and need to downsize. New Hampshire red, buff Orpington, black australorp, silkies, bantams, Dixie rainbows... All about two and a half months old. In the Lee's summit/Warrensburg area.
  16. tstreetman

    Sexing help for our new, little flock. 2 months old - 4 breeds.

    I am looking for some help with determining if we have any roos among our little flock. We purchased our 5 chicks from a local farm store, trying to get 5 hens. We were told the breeders had 85% accuracy in sexing, but no guarantees, so we're somewhat prepared for one or two maybe turning out to...
  17. Bernsen92

    Black Australorp, Jersey Giant, or something else?

    I ordered 15 BA from McMurry and they are now 7-8 weeks old. (haven't lost a single one!) Now while most of them have the normal blue/pinkish legs with dark scaling, I've noticed that 2 of them have extremely bright yellow legs with the same dark scaling and also have quite a bit of yellow in...
  18. M

    8 month old hen, bumpy thin shells, getting calcium

    Hi - Yes, another thread about thin-shelled eggs! We have a Black Australorp who is about 8 months old. Her first eggs (she hatched in late summer, started laying about 3 months ago) were very large, but her shells were chalky and bumpy and thin. Now the shells seem to be getting even thinner...
  19. CityslickerHomestead

    Black Australorp or Golden Laced Wyandotte?

    I bought what I thought was a female black Australorp from my local feed store. She was in the same bin as mixed-sex GL Wyandottes. Since this is my first foray into raising chickens, we didn’t want to have a rooster. She was all black when we bought her at approximately a week old, but now...
  20. littlefarmgirl9

    Underweight hen, but eating well

    I have a problem hen named Penny. She is a BA who is 4 years old. I have long suspected her of a reproductive disorder, because she has had bouts of lethargy and illness before. But this time is a bit different because Penny is eying and drinking perfectly, , and she even looks alert, keeping...
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