Australorps breed Thread

[BayBay Peepers]

I suppose if my little mutt turns out to be a pullet we'll find out what kind of pairing she ended up with

 

[subhanalah]

These were free-ranged as well.  He put them in a very large pen when they started on the dark colored chicks, but they soon started in on each other!  He then de-beaked them and turned them out with the rest and all they did was chase and harass the other chicks...There were 35 of them and just did the deed.

They came from the same place as did yours.  

Are yours laying yet?

heck no they aren't laying! I don't think they are old enough!
May 12 was their hatch day, iirc.
So 14 weeks.

 

[Turk Raphael]

heck no they aren't laying! I don't think they are old enough!
May 12 was their hatch day, iirc.
So 14 weeks.

Yep...too early. The AW's should lay first. I'm glad yours are turning out and not being crazy. I don't really know what the problem was. I really like their looks but I'm a bit afraid to deal with them.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: I think Spot is a Roo ..I would be happy if it turns out to be a hen .

 

[Turk Raphael]

I think Spot is a Roo ..I would be happy if it turns out to be a hen .

In that case, it might make a good fryer or ROASTER...or if you aren't stuck on absolute purebreds, he might make a good ROOSTER!

 

[lightchick]

OK. So since IDEAL says that their Australorps lay brown eggs they should be purebred. Right?
http://www.idealpoultry.com/item.html

 

[BayBay Peepers]

They should be, but I don't think you can trust them. They could be pure or mostly australorp and you may never know.

 

[Gramma Chick]

They should be, but I don't think you can trust them. They could be pure or mostly australorp and you may never know

It is common for hatcheries to mix it up some...with breeds

 

[WendyF]

Hi all, I received my Black Australorp (supposed to be female) chick from Meyer Hatchery on Tuesday. The problem is, I also received a Black Orpington & Black Jersey Giant. I'm having a really difficult time figuring out which chick is which breed (note to self: order mixed colors next time LOL). Can any of you give me your best guess? These pics were taken at 1 day old. Here is Chick #5. Her most distinguishing characteristics are that her beak is half pink, half black; split right down the middle & she also has really bold, well defined lines above & below her eyes:








Chick # 7's only distinguishing feature is a mostly black beak with a pink tip. For some reason her bum & tummy look mighty Orpish to me, like my Lavender & Blue Orpingtons looked at this age, so I'm leaning toward Black Orpington on this one:






I have come to affectionately refer to chick # 8 as Tank. She is the biggest of all 9 chicks I received. So maybe Black Jersey Giant?

 

[ronott1]

Hi all, I received my Black Australorp (supposed to be female) chick from Meyer Hatchery on Tuesday. The problem is, I also received a Black Orpington & Black Jersey Giant. I'm having a really difficult time figuring out which chick is which breed (note to self: order mixed colors next time LOL). Can any of you give me your best guess? These pics were taken at 1 day old. Here is Chick #5. Her most distinguishing characteristics are that her beak is half pink, half black; split right down the middle & she also has really bold, well defined lines above & below her eyes:








Chick # 7's only distinguishing feature is a mostly black beak with a pink tip. For some reason her bum & tummy look mighty Orpish to me, like my Lavender & Blue Orpingtons looked at this age, so I'm leaning toward Black Orpington on this one:






I have come to affectionately refer to chick # 8 as Tank. She is the biggest of all 9 chicks I received. So maybe Black Jersey Giant?

Give it some time but I think the last chick is the Australorp.