Australorps breed Thread
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Gosh darn I think you both twisted my arm LOL Not silkies though, she is my australorp hatching girl
I knew you had your head on straight.
MrsB
lol
She turned out to be a fantastic first time mum. She didnt get at all cranky with us the whole time and when the chick hatched she taught it to be super friendly, calling it over and clucking at it to show it how to eat out of our hands. We didnt have a great hatch rate but I think that was more us than her. We did learn she really can only fit on 6 eggs not a dozen lol First time hatch for us both
I still want my blue and black aussies so I plan to hatch again next spring. Getting a bit late in our season now to do it this time round.
She turned out to be a fantastic first time mum. She didnt get at all cranky with us the whole time and when the chick hatched she taught it to be super friendly, calling it over and clucking at it to show it how to eat out of our hands. We didnt have a great hatch rate but I think that was more us than her. We did learn she really can only fit on 6 eggs not a dozen lol First time hatch for us both
I still want my blue and black aussies so I plan to hatch again next spring. Getting a bit late in our season now to do it this time round.
Summer is itching to stop by already. I've got a sunburn on my face from working on pens today. We officially have two Aussie boys crowing. However, I think they're all going in the crock pot. Nothing really promising out of the boys. Mrs. B... -cough- I may be by to see you next month.
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I hear that! It was 86 degrees today.... Portent of things to come, I feel....
Little Mister is pacing in his bachelor pad, waiting to meet you.
MrsB
At 13 weeks old my biggest boy is only about two pounds. They're averaging a pound plus each, tall and lanky. I know this line is slow to mature but even by now I usually have three pound awkward looking boys. As soon as I find a new home for my EE boy, or build him a pad and fill it with ladies, I will be ready to meet little mister.
JennysHens
In the Brooder
- Feb 18, 2015
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My girls are about 5 weeks old, they've outgrown their brooder bin and get free roam of my guest bathroom (chicken-proofed linoleum room thankfully!) during the day and sleep in the box at night. There's not a lot of room - do you think they'd be ok without their food dish overnight (8-9 hours)? Would give them more space and maybe encourage less flinging all of their shavings into their water dish hahaha no great hopes on the mess, but extra space for them would be nice! The weather just isn't cooperating enough to let them outside yet. 60s and sunny during the day but still dropping to the 30s at night
I transferred all of my Aussies outdoors to their open-air coop @ 5 weeks. I The spent about five days acclimating them to being out in the coop, increasing the amount of time they spent there each day until they "told" me they didn't want to be transferred out anymore. The temps we were having at that time were very similar to what you described and they did fine. I left water in the coop all night, but removed the food as it got dark so as not to attract any unwanted critters.
My Aussie girls surprised me today by being very affectionate with me. Three of my four girls took turns sitting on my lap to be pet, something they haven't really wanted to do since they were about 7 weeks old. It had been a rough day, my second day of a severe migraine, and I went into their run for a little extra "chicken therapy". It was a lovely gift they gave to me and had me grinning from ear to ear and helped me forget about the pain. Sometimes its the smallest things that bring the most happiness.
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