Australorps breed Thread

[WVDan44]

Cute little buggers. Welcome!

Dan

 

[Gramma Chick]

Hi all! Wanted to introduce myself and my 3 BA's! Absolutley fell in love with this breed and made sure to incorperate them into my first flock! I used to show chickens in my younger years in 4h and now that i have a little one of my own(and the space necessary, just moved to the country!!) want to get back into that swing if things! The 3 i currently have are hatchery stock from IDEAL but plan to get some breeder stock soon(so you breeders feel free to hit me up, lol) so without further ado meet Elvis, Cash, and Prince!



Not the best picture but its what i got at the moment. They are about a week old in the pic but about 17 days old currently. Plan on taking some updated pics this weekend so stay tuned!!

Welcome ! & Congratulations on your new Babies !

Are they Cockerls as the names suggest ? Deborah

 

[Cockle-Dood]

Welcome ! & Congratulations on your new Babies !

Are they Cockerls as the names suggest ? Deborah

they were straight run...but one had the facial markings that looked like elvis's mutton chopps! lol, so we stuck with the theme...as time progreses elvis might be elva, prince might be princess, and cash will be either johnny or june!

 

[groche]

Hi folks,
thought I might comment re splash BA's. Interesting, because over here we are seeing more and more of them, but seem unsure what to 'do' with them. Due to the increasing popularity of breeding blues, their presence is unavoidable. This is because the gene used to create blue BA's, Andalusian blue, is inherently unstable and doesn't breed true. ie. blue bred to blue doesn't breed all blue. Blue to blue will produce roughly 50% blue, 25% black and 25% splashed. In BA's, I've only seen Andalusian blue in it's more common laced form - a medium blue with darker lacing - very attractive in well-laced birds, but it does exist as a self blue in some other breeds. 'True blue', actually the lavender gene, although recessive, once established, does breed true. It's seen in such birds as Lavender Auracana and d'Uccles. A simple way of knowing which 'blue' you are dealing with is to look at the outer main feather shafts. In Andalusian, they tend to be dark, in contrast to Lavender, where they are more the same soft, pearly gray as the feather. This is based on my research and from breeding some d'Uccles.Any errors stand to be corrected by the more 'genetically endowed'!
Cheers Geoff

 

[aveca]

If you go over to English import orp thread..they talk about this all the time..they use the good splash color back over blue to improve the blue..talk about dove grey color and that is good ect...also discussions about purpleing in black feathers when should be green ect.. it's interesting.

 

[groche]

If you go over to English import orp thread..they talk about this all the time..they use the good splash color back over blue to improve the blue..talk about dove grey color and that is good ect...also discussions about purpleing in black feathers when should be green ect.. it's interesting.

Hi Aveca,
the splashes have the same "use" in the breeding pen for BA's apparently. By what to "do" with them, I mean, do we 'recognise' them, given their 'inevitability', in the same way we accept the 'unstable' blues? Not really an issue for a mug like me but I find it interesting.
Cheers Geoff

 

[ronott1]

If you go over to English import orp thread..they talk about this all the time..they use the good splash color back over blue to improve the blue..talk about dove grey color and that is good ect...also discussions about purpleing in black feathers when should be green ect.. it's interesting.

I am not too sure but the blue fades away, so they are actually getting back to blue but not improving it?

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

I for one find the splashes very interesting and may consider them a project color in the future. From what I am led to believe you have to get a hold of blues first to make the splash or get a splash to mate to a black to have blues. I would rather get a hold of a splash roo and splash hen to make only splash babies, but that is another story. I actually was attracted to splash ameraucans initially that a BYC member was breeding, just splash to splash. I have been talking to a well known Blue BA breeder for advise. No matter how many times I look at the blue gene chart it still confuses me a little.

Blue X Blue = 50% Blue 25% Black 25% Splash

Blue X Splash = 50% Blue 50% Splash

Blue X Black = 50% Blue 50% black

Black X Splash = 100% Blue

Splash X Splash = 100% Splash

It is hard enough making SOP Black BA's!!!

 

[aveca]

I am not too sure but the blue fades away, so they are actually getting back to blue but not improving it?

They had a great conversation over there a while ago about how they went back to splash and silver or white to loose shafting ect..they could sure explain it better than I can ..they knew what they were talking about..they want to get splash shown and recognised as it is inevitable..some spledid birds have come out of it.. Chet knows a thng or 2 about it..
Im borrowing this picture from Roger..reble yell, one of his blue EO. this is elvis..unbeleivably nice lacing on front of these roosters and some great splash have come out as well..




I just took some pics close up of My cockeral by rooster above... absolutly no shafting and great lacing ..thought that was interesting..The pics are in my tablet and Im on PC right now..Sorry I dont have Aussie examples..only handful of people here have those..but working on it..

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

OK Guys it is Friday and the TIGERCREEK 5 will have their 6 week old photo debut. My eye says 3 cockerels and 2 pullets. One of the cockerels is questionable so pray for 3 pullets and 2 cockerels, but I doubt it. It looks like my original guess. What do y'all think? If you look back in my profile alblum you can see all the development. Click on the pics to enlarge them.
Kurt