Australorps breed Thread

[appps]

No expert either but they look pretty good to me! Its funny but they don't look any different really shape wise to mine. I would have thought you could pick a bantam by looks but without a size reference I couldn't. Shorter legs perhaps but hard to tell if that's just the grass.

Mine would be way over those weights though.

 

[orumpoultry]

They look great to me! I'm especially in love with that black hen second to last there. She's gorgeous.

 

[maddogdodge]

No expert either but they look pretty good to me! Its funny but they don't look any different really shape wise to mine. I would have thought you could pick a bantam by looks but without a size reference I couldn't. Shorter legs perhaps but hard to tell if that's just the grass.

Mine would be way over those weights though.

Thanks!

Yeah it can be hard to notice bantam vs standard in photos!

They look great to me! I'm especially in love with that black hen second to last there. She's gorgeous.

Thank you, she's the smallest of the bunch, such a funny little thing!

 

[hellbender]

Thanks!

Yeah it can be hard to notice bantam vs standard in photos!

Thank you, she's the smallest of the bunch, such a funny little thing!

Most American owners of large fowl Australorps should be so lucky to have birds that look that great.

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Considering i'm fairly new to all this, what are peoples thoughts of the quality of my Aussies? Larger black girl with my plymouth rock Splash girl Blue roo (not the best photo of him) Smaller black girl Blue girl

Oh they're BEAUTIFUL! You are so lucky, I would love to have bantams.

 

[orumpoultry]

My husband and I finally got the birds separated into the new coops. When we did so, and he could look at the numbers, he finally realized what I've been telling him for two months. That we're missing four pullets. He asked me when we got down to so few of the SQ Aussies ( pointing at Spencer and Nine) I just started laughing. It was.. April? When we lost them mysteriously during the day. He
Just noticed. This is why I'm in charge of counts.

 

[WashingtonWino]

A squat! My hatchery australorp just squatted for me at 19 weeks. This seems unusually early? Or is it a hatchery bird thing? Here she is chilling with her buddy Fred.

 

[ronott1]

A squat! My hatchery australorp just squatted for me at 19 weeks. This seems unusually early? Or is it a hatchery bird thing? Here she is chilling with her buddy Fred.

No, not too early. It is usually two weeks from the first squat to the first egg--that will be 21 weeks which is in the ball park for a hatchery pullet at this time of year.

 

[WashingtonWino]

Sweet! I was prepared to wait for a minimum 24 weeks. What a pleasant surprise.

 

[orumpoultry]

I'd say she's about two weeks out.