Australorps breed Thread

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

I am new to BA's and I was wondering how can you tell a BA from a BJG at 2 months old?

Yellow soles of their feet and yellow skin, not white like a BA. Rough the feathers or look under the wing and you can check the skin color.
They also should be larger when they mature.
Kurt

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

Ross,
PM me your address, I would surely love to have a signed book from Ray.
Kurt
PS is the price on the site pounds or US dollars?

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

"MOJO" from Tigercreek stock roaming the woods with his girls. I will be breeding him in the winter.

 

[MeanV2]

Kurt,
I know you have told me not too pull the trigger too fast on my cockerels. What are you thinking? 6 months, 9 months, or 12 months old? I have 11 of the little buggers!

Dan

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

Dan,
MOJO is only 21 weeks old and looks **** good to me. By Dec he will be almost a year old so that is when I will decide whether or not to breed him. He only has 4 points on comb and his brother COAL has 5 possibly 6 so we will see. I am mainly impressed with his width and tail set. He and his brother are the type I prefer. I recently sold MICK because his tail set wasn't what I liked. The real problem is that I am trying to keep 3 separate lines pure and that is another problem. Pick the ones you like at 6 months and cull the rest. Then do it again at 9 or 12 months. You best keep 2 or 3 because Murphys Law can and will happen with loses or predators, trust me. When you set your plans something will always happen to change them!
Kurt

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

Tigercreek where you at?
Stan, I got my first 2 pullet eggs from your babies and they are exactly 21 weeks old!!! That was some great stock that you sold me.
Check out MOJO at 21 weeks old above!
Kurt

 

[NewMomma]

At about what age do the Australorps start laying, do y'all know?

 

[MeanV2]

At about what age do the Australorps start laying, do y'all know?

I'd say it can vary depending on the line. I was told by the breeder of my Gilbert BA's to look for them to start laying at 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 months old.

Dan

 

[MeanV2]

Dan,
MOJO is only 21 weeks old and looks **** good to me. By Dec he will be almost a year old so that is when I will decide whether or not to breed him. He only has 4 points on comb and his brother COAL has 5 possibly 6 so we will see. I am mainly impressed with his width and tail set. He and his brother are the type I prefer. I recently sold MICK because his tail set wasn't what I liked. The real problem is that I am trying to keep 3 separate lines pure and that is another problem. Pick the ones you like at 6 months and cull the rest. Then do it again at 9 or 12 months. You best keep 2 or 3 because Murphys Law can and will happen with loses or predators, trust me. When you set your plans something will always happen to change them!
Kurt

Kurt sounds like a good plan and was what I was hoping to do. I am learning about Murphys Law this summer so I know what you mean there!! Interesting you are going to keep your lines pure. I am hoping to end up with 3 different lines and plan on breeding the best to the best, at least to see what I get. I will also breed a few to keep each line separate. Should be a journey! If I don't run out of room.

Dan

 

[tigercreek]

Hope you don't get caught for animal cruelty for trimming points off of his comb!! All I ever get is 10 point combs........ Looking real good Kurt. I'll be wanting eggs soon.......stan

"MOJO" from Tigercreek stock roaming the woods with his girls. I will be breeding him in the winter.