Australorps breed Thread

[ocap]

....and post number 2 for me!

first time chicken owner....we hatched 10 australorp chicks. they are around 5 weeks old now, still trying to figure out the girls and roos.

what an awesome breed. they are docile and come running when they see me. tonight I sat with them for bit, enjoying a beverage in the sunshine and 3 hopped in my lap to snuggle and get their backs stroked.

their favourite food is rice, spaghetti and baked potato.

very relaxed. too bad i have to downsize down to 4 hens later, we live in a city and I cant have more.

cheers!

australorp rocks!

welcome to BYC. Where did you get the eggs? which part of the world are you residing?

 

[cracrzy4chicks]

I hatched 4 Aussie chicks on Easter weekend. I was very lucky and have a roo & 3 pullets. I would like opinions on them, but I don't know what you need to see in the pics. Please let me know so I can post & get feedback. Thanks

 

[ronott1]

....and post number 2 for me!

first time chicken owner....we hatched 10 australorp chicks. they are around 5 weeks old now, still trying to figure out the girls and roos.

what an awesome breed. they are docile and come running when they see me. tonight I sat with them for bit, enjoying a beverage in the sunshine and 3 hopped in my lap to snuggle and get their backs stroked.

their favourite food is rice, spaghetti and baked potato.

very relaxed. too bad i have to downsize down to 4 hens later, we live in a city and I cant have more.

cheers!

australorp rocks!

Be careful with the starchy treats--I had one die from Fatty Liver and the Necropsy report said common in certain breeds--Pretend they are diabetics, lol.

I would keep more than 4 unless you are subject to an inspection.

 

[CinnamonQueen]

Here is Elphaba at 11 weeks old (two weeks ago). You can clearly see here weird leg color, but not her eye color, which has changed from gray to grayish-dark brown. I am loving the beetle sheen, it is so much better in person. She doesn't like being held at first, but she calms down after a few moments, which is fine by me.

The babies meet the hens. Elphaba is in front.

Our entire chicken family!

Digging through our bush

Ninja tries to dustbathe. I was fooled into thinking she was an Australorp at first (she had the beetle green feathers), but she is a Black sexlink. (inexperienced breeders, probably.)

 

[AParmer]

Here is Elphaba at 11 weeks old (two weeks ago). You can clearly see here weird leg color, but not her eye color, which has changed from gray to grayish-dark brown. I am loving the beetle sheen, it is so much better in person. She doesn't like being held at first, but she calms down after a few moments, which is fine by me.

The babies meet the hens. Elphaba is in front.

Our entire chicken family!

Digging through our bush

Ninja tries to dustbathe. I was fooled into thinking she was an Australorp at first (she had the beetle green feathers), but she is a Black sexlink. (inexperienced breeders, probably.)

Beautiful girls!! How can you tell the difference between the Lorps and the SL? These two seem very similar.

 

[CinnamonQueen]

Beautiful girls!! How can you tell the difference between the Lorps and the SL? These two seem very similar.

The difference is more obvious with a different view. Ninja (SL) has black feathers laced with gold on her keel, and her legs are darker gray.
And thank you, I agree that they are very pretty.

 

[AParmer]

The difference is more obvious with a different view. Ninja (SL) has black feathers laced with gold on her keel, and her legs are darker gray.
And thank you, I agree that they are very pretty.

Thank you. This is something I will certainly keep an eye for when raising my Lorps. Though one of the other members has confirmed a slight doubt in about two of them.

 

[ronott1]

Originally Posted by CinnamonQueen


The difference is more obvious with a different view. Ninja (SL) has black feathers laced with gold on her keel, and her legs are darker gray.
And thank you, I agree that they are very pretty.

Thank you. This is something I will certainly keep an eye for when raising my Lorps. Though one of the other members has confirmed a slight doubt in about two of them.

The chicks look similar so in the big bin at the feed store it is hard to tell which is a BA and Which is a Black sex link. It is quite common. The color in the neck is a dead give away--along with the wrong leg color.

 

[JohnsonsJaxFL]

We have two Australorps that seem to have a "Laid back sort of attitude" and somewhat friendly. We enjoy them.

 

[CinnamonQueen]

The chicks look similar so in the big bin at the feed store it is hard to tell which is a BA and Which is a Black sex link. It is quite common. The color in the neck is a dead give away--along with the wrong leg color.

If not for the golden keel feathers, I would say Ninja is pure Australorp- she has the dark gray legs, after all. I was hesitant to get her at first (her keel feathers looked different), but we wanted pullets and Ninja was the only definite pullet. Also, I think the breeders may have accidentally mixed BSL hens and Australorp hens.