Australorps breed Thread

[jbkirk]

@RattlesnakeRidgeWV

What do you think of my Blue Rooster? I know his comb is definitely not perfect but otherwise...

Not trying to be critical but isn't his back a little flat for the standard?

 

[ronott1]

They are very cute!

 

[MartinsPoultry]

Sharing my four Australorp pullets

 

[cactusrota]

Here's some pics of mine, now 5 weeks old. This is the best my little phone camera can do, it has a slow shutter so doesn't handle motion very well, and as we all know these buggers won't stop moving!

They've caught on to scratching and foraging like little pro's. It's fun to watch.


Here the little blue pullet. She's coming out lighter than I expected.


This shows the little cockerel that I think is going to be a dark blue. You can see how he's more of a dark gun metal grey instead of the black with the beetle sheen like the rest of them.


Here he is from the front, standing up facing me.

 

[combatfuzzball]

Here's my 6 2 week old black Australorps. Several have white wing feathers coming in along with blacks. Does this mean they're going to have Splash coloration? At least now they're starting to look a bit different where I can recognize individuals. THese are TSC Bin Black Australorps

 

[ronott1]

Here's my 6 2 week old black Australorps. Several have white wing feathers coming in along with blacks. Does this mean they're going to have Splash coloration? At least now they're starting to look a bit different where I can recognize individuals. THese are TSC Bin Black Australorps

Not splash. They usually lose all of the white feathers by the final Juvenal molt at about 18 weeks old. Sometimes there will be one or two feathers with a bit of white though.

 

[cactusrota]

Here's my 6 2 week old black Australorps. Several have white wing feathers coming in along with blacks. Does this mean they're going to have Splash coloration? At least now they're starting to look a bit different where I can recognize individuals. THese are TSC Bin Black Australorps

Splash chicks look almost all white and then develop their blue splotches as they grow. My birds that I posted pics of right above yours started out looking exactly like yours. It's normal for them to start out with some white. Some of them still have a teeny bit of white on their faces and underbellies, but most are all black now, at 5 weeks old.

 

[Outdoorlover]

Hi all, I have a question ...do chicks outgrow their "biting" like puppies do, or once a biter always a biter??

My 3.5week old Australorp, has a very calm disposition, it (can't tell sex yet) does come close and climb up on my hand, it seems very lovey, and relaxed....until it bites!... and It doesn't just peck at my hand like the rest of the chicks do, it pinches the skin and then gives it a twist, not hard enough to break the skin, but should I be concerned it might do just that as it grows older and stronger?

 

[cactusrota]

Hi all, I have a question ...do chicks outgrow their "biting" like puppies do, or once a biter always a biter??

My 3.5week old Australorp, has a very calm disposition, it (can't tell sex yet) does come close and climb up on my hand, it seems very lovey, and relaxed....until it bites!... and It doesn't just peck at my hand like the rest of the chicks do, it pinches the skin and then gives it a twist, not hard enough to break the skin, but should I be concerned it might do just that as it grows older and stronger?

LOL! Sounds like it's probably a cockerel. At least of my chicks only the cockerels do that. They still peck at my fingers a bit now, but don't bite anymore.

 

[Outdoorlover]

LOL! Sounds like it's probably a cockerel. At least of my chicks only the cockerels do that. They still peck at my fingers a bit now, but don't bite anymore.

Oh I hope you're wrong, I can't keep a rooster!

So there is a chance that it will outgrow the biting right?