Australorps breed Thread

[Diannastarr]

SO our next problem has been, fitting theses giant Aussie eggs into egg boxes, since we cant close the egg boxes we had before we got our Aussies,


so i almost avoid selling them & have been keeping them back & using them for our selves...

HA

O and i would like to share pics of our 2 giant Aussie roos & of our year old blue & black Aussie girls, with one Splash roo named Ghost & one Blue roo named Blue.

both very sweet boys & so are our girls , we love our Aussies

mr Blue was getting a new larger window for his sleeping pen above & here is mr. Blue with visitors little ms. Gray & Big ms Back both the same age as mr. Blue & Ghost , i was finally able to get a photo of ms Gray last night so here she is with some of our 5 month old Aussie babies all eating treats last night just before everyone's bedtime ; )

 

[Gramma Chick]

Here's several of the 25 BAs that hatched 2/8/16 & arrived here this am. All arrived healthy, bouncy, thirsty & hungry after their day & a half journey. They seem quite content in their brooder coop ;-) LOVE <3

Love this picture ...it looks like my brooder coop in the cellar


just the 2 ..momma & boy baby

 

[ronott1]

SO our next problem has been, fitting theses giant Aussie eggs into egg boxes, since we cant close the egg boxes we had before we got our Aussies,


so i almost avoid selling them & have been keeping them back & using them for our selves...

HA

O and i would like to share pics of our 2 giant Aussie roos & 2 of our older blue & black Aussie girls, one Splash roo named Ghost & one Blue roo named Blue.

both very sweet boys we love our Aussies

mr Blue was getting a new larger window for his sleeping pen above & here is mr. Blue with visitors little ms. Blue & Big ms Back both the same age as mr. Blue & Ghost ,

Egg cartons.com has them:

http://www.eggcartons.com/Blank-Paper-Egg-Carton-Jumbo-Super-Jumbo-p/egpjsjbl-1.htm

 

[MonicainAZ]

My babes are 22 weeks old now, and I'm anxiously awaiting my first eggs! From the look of things, I'm guessing it could be any day now, but I'm new to this. What do you think?

 

[ronott1]

My babes are 22 weeks old now, and I'm anxiously awaiting my first eggs! From the look of things, I'm guessing it could be any day now, but I'm new to this. What do you think?

The signs usually go in order:

Combs and wattles get big and red
They start squatting for you--look it up!
They start "investigating" the nest box
Will sing the egg song as practice. When that happens, the first egg is usually within a day or two.

 

[MonicainAZ]

Thanks!

I had tried to post a pic before, I will try again! They have definitely been singing egg-like songs, at least that is what it sounds like to me, I've never heard it in person and they seem to do it a lot! I've noticed one of them squatting too. I'm excited!!

Oh also, so far all they are doing with the nest box is taking all the straw out of it and spreading it all over LOL.

Monica

 

[ronott1]

Thanks!

I had tried to post a pic before, I will try again! They have definitely been singing egg-like songs, at least that is what it sounds like to me, I've never heard it in person and they seem to do it a lot! I've noticed one of them squatting too. I'm excited!!

Oh also, so far all they are doing with the nest box is taking all the straw out of it and spreading it all over LOL.

Monica

You will have eggs soon!

 

[MonicainAZ]

You will have eggs soon!

Yay!! that is what I thought. the other day I came home from work late and asked my husband if he'd checked the coop. No. I'm like, what's wrong with you, aren't you excited???!?!?!?! LOL and of course ran out in the dark, lol.

 

[Birdrain92]

My babes are 22 weeks old now, and I'm anxiously awaiting my first eggs! From the look of things, I'm guessing it could be any day now, but I'm new to this. What do you think?

Should be close. Combs and wattles should be getting red and sometimes they will squat if you walk up behind them and try to pet their backs.

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

Diannastar,
Where did your stock or Line of blue and splash aussies come from? Possibly Hupp farm?
Kurt