Australorps breed Thread

[MrsBrooke]

Feathers on the feet and legs are DQs.

I figured it was something like that. I've never shown nor tweezed my birds' eyebrows, so that is good to know!

MrsB

 

[getaclue]

None on feet, or legs at all.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: D Q s ? Dairy Queen chickens ?

 

[getaclue]

DQ's as in DisQualifications.

 

[MrsBrooke]

None on feet, or legs at all. 

I know what you mean... mine also has some stray feathers (edit: around the face!).

MrsB

 

[MrsBrooke]

Here is my first-hatched from the 2015 HAL. He's one week old now.

It was pretty funny last night... MrB kept doing egg math and accounting for ALL our chicks being hens. I laughed and offered that pretending they're all baby roosters means you'll never be disappointed (unless you WANTED all roosters!).

We have a new philosophy in our house.

MrsB

 

[DesertChic]

Here is my first-hatched from the 2015 HAL. He's one week old now.

It was pretty funny last night... MrB kept doing egg math and accounting for ALL our chicks being hens. I laughed and offered that pretending they're all baby roosters means you'll never be disappointed (unless you WANTED all roosters!).

We have a new philosophy in our house.

MrsB

LOL! I thought only my husband and I did this! Today is day 14 of my egg incubation and he keeps telling me that all of the hatchlings will be roosters. I told him that they'll all be hens and I'll have eggs coming out of my yin-yang. Our son just shakes his head and says, "Will you guys stop with the chicken talk already?"

 

[MrsBrooke]

You and MrB would be a pair to draw to.... I'll be over here in the Realistic Corner! Hahahaha. <3

MrsB

 

[DesertChic]

You and MrB would be a pair to draw to.... I'll be over here in the Realistic Corner! Hahahaha. <3

MrsB

LOL! Being a realist is SO overrated!

All joking aside...I've heard more than once that for some reason when people hatch purchased eggs they seem to get significantly more males than females. I've already prepared myself for the possibility that I'll be culling for meat and to reduce my rooster population on these birds, but I'm still hoping for enough quality birds of both genders to be able to breed them and increase my flock. Though I'm not looking forward to having to slaughter any of my birds (and I promised my hubby that if I pursued this venture I would do the dirty work myself instead of expecting him to do it for me), I am intrigued by the prospect of "home-grown" meat.

 

[hellbender]

LOL! Being a realist is SO overrated!

All joking aside...I've heard more than once that for some reason when people hatch purchased eggs they seem to get significantly more males than females. I've already prepared myself for the possibility that I'll be culling for meat and to reduce my rooster population on these birds, but I'm still hoping for enough quality birds of both genders to be able to breed them and increase my flock. Though I'm not looking forward to having to slaughter any of my birds (and I promised my hubby that if I pursued this venture I would do the dirty work myself instead of expecting him to do it for me), I am intrigued by the prospect of "home-grown" meat.

Providing one's own food, no matter if it's meat, veggies, fruit and what-not...will generally not be cost efficient and some considerable hard work and perhaps painful decisions will have to be made...BUT....It's worth it on all levels, not the least is the fact that you know what's in the food and perhaps more importantly, what's NOT in it.