Hi I am new here and to chickens. I am raising my first flock of 20 Black Australorp chickens. They will be 19 weeks old on Tuesday. So far I don't have any eggs and have not heard any crowing. If I have any roosters should they have already starting crowing? Also is it normal for Australorps...
I've had chickens for about 15 years, so not a total newbie. First set were Golden Comets. They laid like clockwork around 22 weeks. 2nd set were Barred Rocks. They also laid between 22 and 25 weeks.
Now I have 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 Gold Laced Wyandottes, and 2 Buff Orpingtons, hatched...
Hi all! New to chickens this year, and excited about our little flock of 6. My family (husband, two daughters, a baby on the way and a dog) and I got our chickens in April the day the hatched. We build the coop/run from reclaimed materials and live the inner city of Columbus, OH! They have free...