Australorps breed Thread

[chickisoup]

Quote: Awwwwww now you have me thinking about my Aussie babies coming in April.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote:
You cant see it ...actually it has a yellow belly ..
Is the barred rock the only one that would make a sex link with a Australorp ?
This sex link thing doesnt make any sense to me ..maybe im too old to learn it ...LOL

We only have one ...little chickie .
We had a broody Sumatra 8 months old ...so we let her have 2 eggs as a trial run .
the other egg got cracked & didnt make it ...


She is doing good today ..
..we put some food on a finger for her ..she ate some & called the chick ..and the chick ate too.

 

[waynec1955]

My BA rooster has crooked toes. I'm sure this was hereditary; can this be breed out? Or, should I get another rooster?

 

[hellbender]

My BA rooster has crooked toes. I'm sure this was hereditary; can this be breed out? Or, should I get another rooster?

Do you like soup? I'd boil the feet too..I love me some chicken feet!

 

[MeanV2]

My BA rooster has crooked toes. I'm sure this was hereditary; can this be breed out? Or, should I get another rooster

Crooked toes can be caused by incubation temps.

Dan

 

[hellbender]

Crooked toes can be caused by incubation temps.

Dan

Dan, of course that's true but the poster seems certain the problem is hereditary. Would you like to take on the task of cleaning up an inherited or even a congenital problem of crooked toes?

IMHO, better to cull that bird and begin again with a healthy one.

Even if a new bird cost $500 dollars, by the time one was certain the condition was rectified, the $500 dollar bird would sound cheap.

 

[MeanV2]

I have seen many people that thought the crooked toes on a bird they had was hereditary when in fact it was not. I'd try to find the history on his ancestors if possible. If not I might have to try a hatch anyway just to see what shows up. The crock pot always awaits either way. If I knew for a fact it was hereditary then I would cull regardless.

I have a roo that looks like crap. His comb took a beating this winter but he will be going in a breeding pen soon regardless. He has nice Body type & color. Not the same thing by any means but not all traits are hereditary, some are caused by conditions they were hatched or raised in.

No harm in trying a hatch. It will probably answer the question. I have 4 Roosters that are all nice specimens IMO. If someone needed one and was close I would gladly help them out. I am only going to use 2 in my breeding this year.

Dan

 

[hellbender]

I have seen many people that thought the crooked toes on a bird they had was hereditary when in fact it was not. I'd try to find the history on his ancestors if possible. If not I might have to try a hatch anyway just to see what shows up. The crock pot always awaits either way. If I knew for a fact it was hereditary then I would cull regardless.

I have a roo that looks like crap. His comb took a beating this winter but he will be going in a breeding pen soon regardless. He has nice Body type & color. Not the same thing by any means but not all traits are hereditary, some are caused by conditions they were hatched or raised in.

No harm in trying a hatch. It will probably answer the question. I have 4 Roosters that are all nice specimens IMO. If someone needed one and was close I would gladly help them out. I am only going to use 2 in my breeding this year.

Dan

 

[waynec1955]

I have seen many people that thought the crooked toes on a bird they had was hereditary when in fact it was not. I'd try to find the history on his ancestors if possible. If not I might have to try a hatch anyway just to see what shows up. The crock pot always awaits either way. If I knew for a fact it was hereditary then I would cull regardless.

I have a roo that looks like crap. His comb took a beating this winter but he will be going in a breeding pen soon regardless. He has nice Body type & color. Not the same thing by any means but not all traits are hereditary, some are caused by conditions they were hatched or raised in.

No harm in trying a hatch. It will probably answer the question. I have 4 Roosters that are all nice specimens IMO. If someone needed one and was close I would gladly help them out. I am only going to use 2 in my breeding this year.

Dan

I hatched 5 eggs 2 weeks ago that this rooster fathered. This weekend I found that the toes on one of the chicks was starting to deform.. My guess is that it is hereditary. I have 8 more eggs in now that are due to hatch out in two weeks. I will wait for a period of time, but I don't want to keep breeding a deformity. I was curious if one of his chicks didn't have deformed toes and I used him for breeding; if I could breed the deformity out or just start with a new line. Thanks for every ones help.

 

[ronott1]

I hatched 5 eggs 2 weeks ago that this rooster fathered. This weekend I found that the toes on one of the chicks was starting to deform.. My guess is that it is hereditary. I have 8 more eggs in now that are due to hatch out in two weeks. I will wait for a period of time, but I don't want to keep breeding a deformity. I was curious if one of his chicks didn't have deformed toes and I used him for breeding; if I could breed the deformity out or just start with a new line. Thanks for every ones help.

Curled toes is an odd case. The most common cause is incubation problems. What is your incubator and were they shipped eggs?

Another cause is vitamin deficiency. If the feet start to curl, try supplementing with Vitamins, especially if you are using medicated feed.

Another thing to consider is the curled toes can be corrected and are not live threatening.

If it is Genetic, It is likely due to inbreeding and could be corrected by out crossing to a not closely related flock.