Australorp from Tractor Supply Truly an Australorp?

[Painted Calls]

Your barred bird is a Rock. Your friend's light barred bird is a Dom, and the darker barred birds are CM's.

ETA: Looks like yours may have a rose comb as well. If so, she is also a Dom.

 

[MissLivia]

Yep! Isa Browns are sex links and I believe TSC only sells the girls.

Thank you! That's what they said, but what they said is questionable at this point.

 

[HappyDuckie]

Thank you! That's what they said, but what they said is questionable at this point.

Lol it is! Tractor supply is notorious for mislabeling breeds.

 

[MissLivia]

Your barred bird is a Rock. Your friend's light barred bird is a Dom, and the darker barred birds are CM's.

ETA: Looks like yours may have a rose comb as well. If so, she is also a Dom.

I'll keep an eye on the comb. The Marans check out -- we special ordered those, so I'd hope they'd be correct! Thank you!

 

[Beckaryu]

I just bought 6 australorp chicks but they look like this:

 

[Lisawbsn]

The Australopes are Barred Rocks. Farm and Fleet had a few in wrong brooders when I got my second Barred and gold lace Wyandotte. My Australopes looked like penguins at first, now nearly all black at about 6 weeks. The Barreds have bigger white bars if male so they are lighter. Barred Rocks are fast becoming my favorites, mine are both lap chickens.

 

[Nicrom]

This happened to me as well (as you can see in my picture icon)! I knew nothing about chickens and when I went to the seed and feed store (because they had Australorps...) one of my two ended up being a barred rock. I love her now and wouldn't trade her for anything but with how docile my Australorp is I wish I had two. She is on the bottom of the pecking order. Thankfully she isn't really picked on too much. But now I know, thanks to this group, to look out for the notorious white spot an a chicks head. I just though they were black and white with their spots in different places!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hi, everyone! I am a total newbie and purchased two chickens from Tractor Supply on April 1. One was supposedly an Isa Brown pullet and one was an Australorp pullet.

From what I've seen elsewhere, I believe the Isa Brown is correct, but getting some other breed vibes from the "Australorp."

Could you confirm the breeds and sexes of these two chickens? Let me know if you need any other information; thank you!

Isa Brown - 7 Weeks - Pullet

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"Australorp?" - 7 Weeks - Pullet

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Bonus Image - My friend also purchased two of the Australorps with me, and these are what his look like (two on the left). One is much whiter than the other.

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Your pullet and your friend’s cockerel is a Dominique. I can’t see the comb of your friend’s pullet, but she’s likely a Dominique as well.

 

[Beckaryu]

I just bought 6 australorp chicks but they look like this:

....with age we have found out that they are a mixed heritage breed & likely jersey giant in there too due to their yellow foot pads. This is just as guess as apparently there are a lot of yellow padded breads.

 

[MissLivia]

This happened to me as well (as you can see in my picture icon)! I knew nothing about chickens and when I went to the seed and feed store (because they had Australorps...) one of my two ended up being a barred rock. I love her now and wouldn't trade her for anything but with how docile my Australorp is I wish I had two. She is on the bottom of the pecking order. Thankfully she isn't really picked on too much. But now I know, thanks to this group, to look out for the notorious white spot an a chicks head. I just though they were black and white with their spots in different places!

Sorry, I know this a really old thread, but can you give more details on the white spot you mentioned? I haven't heard of this yet and want to keep an eye out.

Thanks!