Australorps breed Thread

[chickadoodles]

Thank you so very much for all your help Kurt! I appreciate it so very much!

 

[Gramma Chick]

Hey Where did everyone Go ?

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Hey Where did everyone Go ?

Everyone is out gathering eggs!

 

[Triplell]

Yahhh!!! I have two hens that have gone broody so I had to take them and put the two in a pen. I hope they remain broodies.

 

[MeanV2]

Ok I have 20 chicks approaching 3 weeks old, and hopefully more BA chicks hatching in the weeks ahead.

A question for those of you that has been through this before. How old are they normally before sexing is a no brainer, and how old are they normally when they get their adult feathers?

Thanks!

Dan

 

[ocap]

this thread is trying to do a section on Australorps and nobody is showing pictures and then say what is good and bad for type and color
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/732985/csu-chicken-state-university-large-fowl-sop/840#post_1114

 

[1muttsfan]

Yes folks, please join us on the CSU thread - a great place to learn about how to judge fowl, with the expert opinions of several judges on pictures you might post. We would love to see some of your birds.

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

MeanV2,
Dan,
Go to my profile and look at the Australorp pics from this thread. I took pics every two weeks showing development, just for that reason.
You can start to tell in 4 weeks but you have to study them real hard. 6 and 7 weeks makes you pretty sure. The cockerels will have way more comb and waddles than the pullets and bigger and thicker legs as Stan says (the leg man).
Kurt

 

[aveca]

Ok I have 20 chicks approaching 3 weeks old, and hopefully more BA chicks hatching in the weeks ahead.

A question for those of you that has been through this before. How old are they normally before sexing is a no brainer, and how old are they normally when they get their adult feathers?

Thanks!

Dan

Congrats Dan! Kurts right..you can start to tell around 4 weeks or so..it takes me much longer with the blk oprs because they have a low comb..

 

[MeanV2]

MeanV2,
Dan,
Go to my profile and look at the Australorp pics from this thread. I took pics every two weeks showing development, just for that reason.
You can start to tell in 4 weeks but you have to study them real hard. 6 and 7 weeks makes you pretty sure. The cockerels will have way more comb and waddles than the pullets and bigger and thicker legs as Stan says (the leg man).
Kurt

Kurt,
I feel like I have wore your pics out looking at them and I truly appreciate you posting them. I also appreciate the additional info you posted above. It kind of confirms what I was thinking.

Dan