Australorps breed Thread

[Cockle-Dood]

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G'day,

The Australian Langshan, and most Langshans, is a bird of "V" lines and certainly not "U" lines.  So when you are judging or assessing a Langshan you would look at the V shaped lines within the side aspect of the fowl and the same at the front and rear. The tail should be carried at an angle of not more than 35 degrees. 
That fowl in the 3rd picture is by far one of the best we have ever bred and he won 3 Bird of Shows at 3 very big shows. I'm happy with the way he is standing and later in the year we will see how his progeny go. We have some outstanding pullets from him, so I hope to do well in 2013 with them.

For Geoff: Lavendar Langshans are possibly a wishy-washy blue or even a splash gone wrong. They are quite pretty but they are not in the Standards and in show pens judges generally reject them. I have seen a few and judged them.

Regards,

Ross 

I appreciate the clarification, thank you ross

 

[DeesHens]

They are taking thier sweet time.little beaks peeking out litttle peep holes.1 ross-blue 1 urch mc...3 of mine mrs softie...the rest should be right behind

That is wonderful news! Cannot wait to see your pics if you post any someday. ~Dee~

 

[aveca]

Well, can anyone say Exhausted?

I was up all night watching australorp hatch..Im sure Kurt is in same boat...The other breed has started pipping , so going to get a few hours sleep...I swear there were a couple of canaries in there last night..the blk orps that I have are the most entertaining birds I have ever owned ...comical.....they start making this happy song ,.they had the australorp singing like canaries too ..I wish I had a way to record that ..you would laugh..purrs,and happy songs, ...it was funny..seriously sounded like canary.. I sneeked 4 that were pretty dry to the brooder befor the rest started to pip ,boosted humid ..everybody doing great..looks like there is a blue one in there..the brooder light makes it hard to tell

..pics to follow when I get a little rest..

Going to go sleep for a couple hours..have another full night coming up..

 

[farmer boy]

i am just putting some australorp eggs in to hatch they will be cross bred though my australorp rooster was killed by a bird knocking some over and it squished him i feel bad for him i raised him and the others from chicks

 

[Cockle-Dood]

One of my girls ( i think) wanted to say bye on my way out to work this morning!

A tad over 5 weeks here

 

[thedragonlady]

Well, can anyone say Exhausted?

I was up all night watching australorp hatch..Im sure Kurt is in same boat...The other breed has started pipping , so going to get a few hours sleep...I swear there were a couple of canaries in there last night..the blk orps that I have are the most entertaining birds I have ever owned ...comical.....they start making this happy song ,.they had the australorp singing like canaries too ..I wish I had a way to record that ..you would laugh..purrs,and happy songs, ...it was funny..seriously sounded like canary.. I sneeked 4 that were pretty dry to the brooder befor the rest started to pip ,boosted humid ..everybody doing great..looks like there is a blue one in there..the brooder light makes it hard to tell

..pics to follow when I get a little rest..

Going to go sleep for a couple hours..have another full night coming up..

Can't wait to hear about this, and your other hatches !

 

[MeanV2]

Can't wait to hear about this, and your other hatches !

X2!!!!

Dan

 

[ronott1]

One of my girls ( i think) wanted to say bye on my way out to work this morning!

A tad over 5 weeks here

Great picture!

That looks like a pullet.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

Great picture!

That looks like a pullet.

was a quick snap with my phone, but im really hoping pullet. have 2 more just like her in there as well...so just might have to find me a cockeral here in the near future

 

[aveca]

Can't wait to hear about this, and your other hatches !

Im SO pooped Vickie..have another night tonight to stand and watch...going to try and sleep for a few hrs this afternoon.