#blackaustralorp

  1. MandyMusshafen

    Black Austrolorp?

    This chick is 7 weeks old, and was supposed to be a black austrolorp. I bought 10 of them from Hoover's via the TSC website as sexed pullets. This is the only one with the little white "muff"? Is it a cockrel? I would expect more pink, but these are my first austrolorps so IDK. Is it a mixed...
  2. L

    First Egg!!!

    I have 8 Black Australorps. They are 18 weeks old today and I was so surprised to find an actual egg in the nesting box. It's been a long time since I had chickens (about 15-16 years) and since getting these chicks, I was having a time with determining if they were all hens or not. New breed to...
  3. demonic

    Hen blind in one eye

    We have a black Australorp hen who gets bullied. The bullying got better over time so we didn’t think much of it anymore. Around 2 weeks ago we saw one of her eyes was closed, I believe on her right side. One of her eyes was closed like this before and we put ointment using a Q tip and it...
  4. 3

    Cockerel or Pullet

    Hello!! Good day!! I have 6, 2mos and 13 days Black Australorp chicks and I am pretty sure I have 2 Cockerels and 3 Pullets but I have one I am not sure whether it is a cockerel or pullet. It's picture 1 that I need help with... Picture 1-A is the head shot while 1-B is the body shot, is that a...
  5. demonic

    Sick hen.. or not??

    I have a 6-7 month old australorp hen. She gets bullied by everyone else. She has no food in her crop. Everytime I see her it’s always empty. yesterday I saw she looked weak. I brought her inside and gave her some food so she can eat, and she acted fine. She made noises, walked around, and ate...
  6. K

    5 week old black australorp. Cockerel?

    5 week old black australorp, pullet or cockerel? I suspect the one on the bottom is a pullet.
  7. demonic

    Broody questions; after she hatched the chicks

    A while ago I gave my broody hen 8 eggs and she eventually broke them all except one. (first time broody) and that one chick hatched today. She is currently in a seperate area with her one chick and 2 ceramic eggs, still sitting on them hoping it will hatch. Earlier today I ordered 10 black...
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