Australorps breed Thread

[subhanalah]

I have a guide to gender for Australorps at work. I will post it tomorrow. There is a difference in the blade serrations.

I can't wait!

 

[chickisoup]

morning everyone



my little ladies at 6 weeks outside in their playpen yesterday. Tomorrow they move to their
growout cage inside the big girls coop, It has it's own pophole and run where they can all
see each other but still say safe. Oh, and of course they wouldn't show off their pretty new
flaired tails whenever I pointed the camera!



ETA;
Ok so, I think my Cackle Hatchery little girls are pretty nice. They may not turn out to be SOP quality but they are healthy and sound and growing out nicely.

They spent their first night in the big girl coop inside their brooder cage and not thrilled, but they don't seem to be too stressed out. Because of the weather, they won't be introduced to the strange world of their new run until tomorrow.

Hopefully I will be able to get better pics of them then.

 

[bonnylass79]

I'm sorry. Those are the best I got this evening. They won't stay still for anything. Lol
What do you think? It seems to me that the combs n wattles are redder and more prominent in person, or that could be my paranoia talkin, maybe??? They should be 12 weeks old right now, but I didn't buy them from chicks so going by what I was told.
Thanks!

They both look like cockerels to me. Here is one of my 11 week old cockerels.

And this is an 11 week old pullet.

 

[bonnylass79]

Hi everyone.
Bella, my year old BA hen, went broody during her first molt a few weeks ago. I put her in a cage to cool her down as I read that it would eliminate her broodiness. It worked after around 3 days fortunately. Unfortunately while in the cage which is made of hardware cloth or 1/4" wire she was suddenly startled by something? Fortunately I heard her in distress as I was nearby on the opposite side of the garage but unfortunately didn't see what happened. She smashed her beak so it cracked down the front & bled. Which freaked me out but I remained calm nevertheless and carried out first aid measures. The bleeding readily stopped thankfully. It has healed nicely but she has a white streak down her black beak now where the injury was. I imagine that it is a type of scar. So my question today for you all who may have had experience with this would be: Does the white scar on a black beak eventually turn back to black or will she always have the white streak down her beak?  I have never had a hen do this before so am very curious.  TIA    ~Dee~

Beaks grow like fingernails, so it "should" grow out.

 

[ronott1]

Originally Posted by ronott1


I have a guide to gender for Australorps at work. I will post it tomorrow. There is a difference in the blade serrations.

I can't wait!

Here is the Guide!

 

[getaclue]

Thank you Ron. That is very helpful, and from my observations, very accurate.

 

[Highcotton]

Hello, there are mine Blue Australorps 5,5 months old

Those are beautiful chickens Welcome to BYC

 

[DeesHens]

Quote: Thanks Bonnylass79. I am hopeful.
It will be interesting to see if the damage was severe enough to the dermis to cause a permanent discoloration or not. It looks pretty funny right now. Her "racing stripe".

~Dee~

 

[getaclue]

Hi everyone.

Bella, my year old BA hen, went broody during her first molt a few weeks ago. I put her in a cage to cool her down as I read that it would eliminate her broodiness. It worked after around 3 days fortunately. Unfortunately while in the cage which is made of hardware cloth or 1/4" wire she was suddenly startled by something? Fortunately I heard her in distress as I was nearby on the opposite side of the garage but unfortunately didn't see what happened. She smashed her beak so it cracked down the front & bled. Which freaked me out but I remained calm nevertheless and carried out first aid measures. The bleeding readily stopped thankfully. It has healed nicely but she has a white streak down her black beak now where the injury was. I imagine that it is a type of scar. So my question today for you all who may have had experience with this would be: Does the white scar on a black beak eventually turn back to black or will she always have the white streak down her beak? I have never had a hen do this before so am very curious. TIA ~Dee~

Change her name to Danica, for Danica Patrick the race car driver, since she now has a racing stripe!

 

[DeesHens]

Quote:

~Dee~