Australorps breed Thread

[Turk Raphael]

thanks for the Info.what's an NN?

Turken/Naked Neck

 

[BethanyS]

bahahaha I think I'll stick with the Australorps.Pita Pintas would be hard to find and that would make it even harder to keep them without inbreeding. The Naked Necks look like they would need a scarf and cap this winter.Unless anyone else has another suggestion for a better breed with what I'm looking for

 

[BethanyS]

what is a better dual purpose breed.that is quite, easy to handle ,good foragers,good to free range, heat and cold tolerant and able to brood it's own young ?We want hearty birds who lay tons of eggs and will be meaty enough (not expecting a Cornishx body lol)to justify eating the males,older hens once they aren't productive and maybe others if we need to thin the flock before winter.I am working toward biodynamic living producing our own food and animal feed with as little outside assistance as possible. I'm happy to hear honest opinions on better breeds I live in Tennessee summers are hot and sometimes winter can be harsh(or we get lucky lol)

 

[lightchick]

I didn't even know what Pita Pintas were until I googled them just now! They are cool!

 

[ronott1]

I didn't even know what Pita Pintas were until I googled them just now! They are cool!

They are just getting started here but I am very impressed with them.

 

[Turk Raphael]

bahahaha I think I'll stick with the Australorps.Pita Pintas would be hard to find and that would make it even harder to keep them without inbreeding. The Naked Necks look like they would need a scarf and cap this winter.Unless anyone else has another suggestion for a better breed with what I'm looking for

You make the same mistake about NNs that most do and that's fine. The looks of some breeds is a real turn-off to me as well.

The NNs can handle extremes of weather as well or better than most...Don't forget, Transylvania is not a warm place...it gets very cold there.

I honestly considered crossing Australorp cocks over Turken hens . My dad used to make the cross the other way around for egg producers and they really did produce. Manymost of the birds in his layer flocks now carry Australorp genes.

It's a big world and there's something out there for us all.

Turk

 

[BethanyS]

You make the same mistake about NNs that most do and that's fine.  The looks of some breeds is a real turn-off to me as well.

The NNs can handle extremes of weather as well or better than most...Don't forget, Transylvania is not a warm place...it gets very cold there.  

I honestly considered crossing Australorp cocks over Turken hens .  My dad used to make the cross the other way around for egg producers and they really did produce.  Manymost of the birds in his layer flocks now carry Australorp genes.

It's a big world and there's something out there for us all.  

Turk

sorry Turk didn't mean to down the breed.I don't mind the look.Just figured Naked Necks would get cold necks.I've never dealt with them.As far as egg laying how do the Dark Cornish, Naked Necks and Australorp compare?

 

[Turk Raphael]

sorry Turk didn't mean to down the breed.I don't mind the look.Just figured Naked Necks would get cold necks.I've never dealt with them.As far as egg laying how do the Dark Cornish, Naked Necks and Australorp compare?

The Australorps are a little better in a way. They lay quite well but the NNs have a longer productive life. The true Dark Cornish are built with a narrow pelvic area and simply can not lay too well...certainly not as well as the hatcheries claim. Additionally, they DCs seem to be constantly broody, which cuts the laying prospects even lower.

Please don't worry about offending me. I like to joke and realize that, as my dad says, the NNs look like the missing-link from Jurassic Park.

 

[ronott1]

Turken/Naked Neck

People that have them say that they are great egg layers and good meat producers.

 

[topdycke]

Mrs B your trio is very nice. I went to the Bluebonnet show at A&M last year and there weren't a lot of AO entered. the ones there were very nice. i