Australorps breed Thread

[Ritavale]

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Hi Buns, your post caught my eye indeed! I'm in Australia and have large blues and blacks, splashes should appear in the next month or two, and have toyed with the idea of creating lav Australorps here in Oz using a coronation sussex as a donor bird. Would love to see pics of your little guys to date. Curious what donor bird you used unless it's a secret?!

Soon as I figure out how to use this forum I will get some pics of my birds up if you like!

 

[Carrie Lynn]

My BA is very cautious, nothing like my RIR and Banty Leghorn.
Is this a characteristic of the breed?

 

[AndersonFolk]

Our two australorps still have white spots on top of their head and they are now 3 weeks to a month old... This normal?

 

[Eglyntine]

It was for mine, they did not go full on black until around 6 to 7 weeks.

 

[Carrie Lynn]

Rachel
The one on the left looks like my hen did at that age.

 

[MareeZoCool]

I have an Australorp hen. I really am impressed with her manners in the flock. She seemed to know right from the start that she was NOT #1 and didn't seem to mind.

 

[MTopPA_18707]

Need Help ID'ing Roosters vs. Hens.

[I will post pictures later today.]

Sad to say my roosters will be headed off to freezer camp soon . . . they are starting to crow, which won't work in my neighbourhood.

The birds are about 8 weeks old now.

When they were younger three of the nine seemed like roosters to me.
They had combs and thick legs - plus they seemed bossy.

Now, at 8 weeks old only three of the birds are still combless.

Looking at pictures of BA Hens - they do have combs once mature.

So I can't use "combs" alone to determine gender.

How can I tell ?

Kevin

 

[tadyergey]

Pics of my 3 BAs

My sweet little girl...

One of my roos...

And the other. I got him out of the same BA box but he is so different in color. thoughts?

 

[pistol123]

I have some beautiful chicks that I'm going to list, parents are year around layers and are super healthy birds, take the cold and heat, produce huge brown eggs.

 

[MTopPA_18707]

Roosters vs. Hens

So . . . . I have 9 Black Australorps and am trying be sure which are Roosters because it's freezer camp time.
[ The roosters have started to crow - which won't work in my neighbourhood. ]

The birds are 8 weeks old.

6 have large combs and waddles.

3 have little or no comb, and none of these 3 have waddles.

Here are a few pics:

What to you guys think ?

The last thing I want to do is send a young hen to freezer camp !

Right now, I'm leaning toward any of my 8 week old Birds with big comb and waddles is a Rooster and is going to freezer camp.
The others with a small or non-existent comb - and no waddles - is a hen.

Kevin