Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[cluckcluckluke]

Hi Luke

How are your 2 new girls going? have you got some better pics of them yet?

Sue

Well sue

....I have been away for the last 4 days and have had neighbours look after my flock so I haven't seen them just yet but I am hoping...praying

that every one is all alright, especially my very expensive Marans. If all is well I will get some photo's for you, they are still quite scruffy though.

 

[CB and CG]

okay stay tuned for some pics in a few minutes

 

[CB and CG]

Here is one of my blue breeders. I am having trouble uploading pics at the moment so you will have to be satisfied with these. I will have a go some other time at more pics.




This is another breeder of mine.




This is an exhibition black pullet.


Here are my utility birds. They look quite different but they are pure.

 

[CB and CG]

Hi CB and CG,

I would love to see some pics of your different strains also. I love the blues, they are just lovely... Are the Australorps in demand, ie easy to sell? (It is one of my fears - that I get caught up in the joys of incubating and end up with fluffy butts overrunning the place, and no one wants them

) How do they cross with Marans??

Where I am I usually sell fertile eggs pretty easily. With live birds I only sell pairs and trios but I generally sell them by the time they are 16 weeks old. I only sell pairs and trios so I find a home for the boys as it is hard rehoming boys. In saying that I have had return customers wanting more boys (for breeding). I always have them rehomed by the 4 month mark though so it works out well.

Oh you have separate strains, that is good.
So do only have black utility or do you have blue's in the utility strain as well?
Yes I would like to see some photo's, just out of curiosity if it's not to much trouble.

There is actually no such thing as utility blues. You can cross utility blacks with an exhibition blue for 4 or so generations and then you would have utility blues but they were never originally created that way as the blacks were.

 

[CB and CG]

I am always keen for pics!

We are not into shows, but we just love the look of the blues. We have a lovely black called Luna just about to have her first egg. Just waiting.......any day now........still waiting lol

Hi Ben,
We have not as of yet shown our birds. We may do next month but still deciding on that one. The blues are absolutely stunning. Probably my favourite Australorp colour closely followed by black. The Splash and white are nice too but they can looks so dirty and so scruffy very easily. In regards to waiting for eggs I know how you feel. My exhibition birds start laying around the 20-22 week mark while the utilities take any where between 6 and 8 months.

 

[rexy]

Hi Ben,
We have not as of yet shown our birds. We may do next month but still deciding on that one. The blues are absolutely stunning. Probably my favourite Australorp colour closely followed by black. The Splash and white are nice too but they can looks so dirty and so scruffy very easily. In regards to waiting for eggs I know how you feel. My exhibition birds start laying around the 20-22 week mark while the utilities take any where between 6 and 8 months.

Wow, that show pullet is a lovely shape.

Love the blues. I agree, about the colours. The whites are lovely when they are clean. A bit like a grey horse really, they seem to attract the dirt.

Sue

 

[Bens-Hens]

B-E-A-utiful! Yep...sold on some blues for sure! We have got a bit of a flock going now, so we need to be smart with our next hatch.

Some of these will certainly be on the list, top two will be FWM and some of your blues. Currently just waiting for our girls to start laying so we can also hatch some home growns (Hence why we are not ready yet)

Will be a few more weeks before our Araucna's are ready. The I will be heading up the hill's for a visit. Pretty excited now, been keen for blues for ages and had not found someone close. I have another friend who has been looking too, I will let her know.

 

[satay]

Here is one of my blue breeders. I am having trouble uploading pics at the moment so you will have to be satisfied with these. I will have a go some other time at more pics. This is another breeder of mine. This is an exhibition black pullet. Here are my utility birds. They look quite different but they are pure.

Wow pretty. I have never seen a utility one before. I have the same as your black show ones but I don't show them.

 

[IamSamSam]

CB CG I love your utility lorpe with the black face ! Beautiful.

 

[K Spot]

This is an exhibition black pullet.


Here are my utility birds. They look quite different but they are pure.

My Black Australorp looks like your exhibition stock.