Australorps breed Thread

[maidenwolfx80]

lol yea I usually take about a ton of them before finding a decent shot

 

[cubakid]

I can never get her to turn the right way. This girl has that uniform U shape when she stands straight

She does appear to have decent back shape though her tail is flat, meaning there is no space between her tail feathers. She also looks like her tail is pinched.

 

[maidenwolfx80]

She looks better from the side, she is 6 months old , not even laying yet so I am hoping she continues to fill in correctly. She is a rescue and was so skinny when I got her. I want to breed her next year, I dont have a roo yet for her but I also have 2 pullets that are 10 weeks, so far they are looking very nice. I will try to get a better pic of her. She likes to ride on my shoulder and I cant get her to go to anyone else so maybe I can get my ds to snap a pic of her standing on me

 

[maidenwolfx80]

Sorry double post

 

[bruceha2000]

so maybe I can get my ds to snap a pic of her standing on me

Good idea, I'm sure it would be hard to take that one yourself! Maybe in a mirror.

I think the only way I could get a picture of my girls not moving would be to surprise them in the middle of the night while they are asleep!

Bruce

 

[thedragonlady]

Interesting that you can screw up the deers' depth perception. Useful too since shorter fence is also cheaper .
If they don't go in for the apples, I really doubt they will go in for whatever might be in the yard where the chickens will be. The chickens wouldn't leave anything the deer want

T posts for 6' fence? How do you get enough vertical stability? Might be a question for DH

Sandy loam over clay huh? The difference is we have rocks IN clay

and this is the barnyard.

Bruce

Height and depth perception is key. I can keep my huge Buff Orps in with a 2 foot fence as long as it does not have a top board. They will however fly up to a 2' roost.

 

[bruceha2000]

Height and depth perception is key. I can keep my huge Buff Orps in with a 2 foot fence as long as it does not have a top board. They will however fly up to a 2' roost.

2 feet ?? Time for Weight Watchers?

Every one of mine can fly up to a 4' roost, no big deal to fly over a 2' fence. Heck, for some of them it is little more than a hop and a couple of flaps.

Peep (a Cubalaya - known to be flyers) must have had a burr under saddle yesterday, or was in a hurry to lay an egg. My wife said she took off from the back yard, flew around the back of the little barn and hung a hard right when she got to the north end of it. The coop is in the big barn which is ~15' north of the little barn. So we're talking at least 100' of air distance including over a 3' and a 4' fence.

Of course, the girls are only 6 months old. Maybe they won't be as interested in going (or able to go) over fences when they are older. I certainly can't do the things I did when I was their (relative) age

Bruce

 

[galanie]

Point is, depth perception. Also, with chickens, they don't normally really just fly over a fence. They fly to the top, then jump down to the other side. If they can't perch on the top, they rarely "fly" over it. Having a weed eater line strung 4 inches over a 4' fence keeps all breeds out of my garden. Even the ones that can fly up to the top of the 8' wooden fence on the one side. Could be two things in play with this. One is depth perception and two, they can't perch on it.

 

[thedragonlady]

2 feet ?? Time for Weight Watchers?

Every one of mine can fly up to a 4' roost, no big deal to fly over a 2' fence. Heck, for some of them it is little more than a hop and a couple of flaps.

Peep (a Cubalaya - known to be flyers) must have had a burr under saddle yesterday, or was in a hurry to lay an egg. My wife said she took off from the back yard, flew around the back of the little barn and hung a hard right when she got to the north end of it. The coop is in the big barn which is ~15' north of the little barn. So we're talking at least 100' of air distance including over a 3' and a 4' fence.

Of course, the girls are only 6 months old. Maybe they won't be as interested in going (or able to go) over fences when they are older. I certainly can't do the things I did when I was their (relative) age

Bruce

Not fat Bruce, just huge. They do fly up to a roost because they can gauge the height. Some go up to the 4' roosts. It IS a matter of depth perception. Put a rail on top of wire , and over they go. Nothing for them to land on at the top of the wire either, and they know it.

A horse judges the height of a fence, and knows when to take off for a jump , by what he sees on the ground under a fence. The hardest fence for a young horse to jump is a single pole 4' in the air. Most young horses will hit it. The more solid a fence looks, the better they jump it. Because of their vision , horses can't see the height of the fence once they are in the air. That's why it is important for the rider to put them at the right spot, at the right speed and impulsion , to take off. Not as easy as it looks !

 

[bruceha2000]

Point is, depth perception. Also, with chickens, they don't normally really just fly over a fence. They fly to the top, then jump down to the other side. If they can't perch on the top, they rarely "fly" over it. Having a weed eater line strung 4 inches over a 4' fence keeps all breeds out of my garden. Even the ones that can fly up to the top of the 8' wooden fence on the one side. Could be two things in play with this. One is depth perception and two, they can't perch on it.

And MAYBE if they can't see what is on the other side where they would land, they want to scope it out first? Seems like a good idea, look before you leap.

Not fat Bruce, just huge. They do fly up to a roost because they can gauge the height. Some go up to the 4' roosts. It IS a matter of depth perception. Put a rail on top of wire , and over they go. Nothing for them to land on at the top of the wire either, and they know it.

Good to know, both of you. Thanks. The gate in the barn run was 3' and I put 4' chicken wire over, supported at the top only on the ends. They kept getting up and I was afraid they might get their toes caught since the wire as flattening under their weight so I put a board on the top and they all go up when they want. So, if they are locked in the barn, but not in the coop, closing the gate does nothing. I'll try the single wire and see if we can keep them where we may want them. Certainly would make for cheaper fencing than having to build high fences.

Bruce