Australorps breed Thread

[SilkiesForEver]

I have two hatchery Australorps. Both around 2ish months old.






Yes. Both are the same age. I know FOR SURE that they are. It's crazy. Has anyone experienced this?! The little one is just fine, and keeps up with everybody else, she's just..... teenie.

 

[southernfiction]

I have two hatchery Australorps. Both around 2ish months old.






Yes. Both are the same age. I know FOR SURE that they are. It's crazy. Has anyone experienced this?! The little one is just fine, and keeps up with everybody else, she's just..... teenie.

My best guess would be this is how the bantams got started.

 

[RoseMarie1]

Well my first one was only 41g but I am still excited about it. The other good thing that I don't remember saying was that she actually laid it IN the nesting boxes!

 

[RoseMarie1]

My best guess would be this is how the bantams got started.

Are you feeding them ff? Fermented food? I'm wondering if one is lacking some sort of vitamin or something? I feed mine ff and they were looking like grown ones by the time they were almost 2 months old. I sold a couple cockerels to a guy and he said they were larger than his and his was a month older than mine. So this ff is some awesome stuff as it gives them probiotics and extra vitamins and makes their eggs really nice as well. They tell me the yellows in the eggs are large. I haven't broken mine yet because I'm enjoying just looking at it.

Glad I didn't break it yet to so I could weigh it to see how much it weighed.

Southern you'll be getting them soon to. That's what everyone told me. It seemed like a very long wait but sooooo worth it!

 

[ronott1]

Well my first one was only 41g but I am still excited about it. The other good thing that I don't remember saying was that she actually laid it IN the nesting boxes!

41G is a good sized first egg.

Very Nice!

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Quote: Nope, I feed them organic non GMO feed. I have been looking into ff...

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

Southernfiction,
That is the smallest 2 month old I have ever seen, more like two weeks. Bantam or midget my guess.
Kurt

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

Here ya go 6 month old blue, splash Australorps!

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

A few more:



Anybody looking for a blue cockerel, make me an offer, local pick up only! Kurt

 

[RoseMarie1]

41G is a good sized first egg.

Very Nice!

Thank you Ron, I feel better now. I thought it was tiny for my first one. Never had chickens before so I have no clue. I did know they start out small and end up small as they lay out to. Well I guess BA's do that to. ???