- Sep 11, 2011
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I just ordered my chickens and my order included 3 Australorps. I am excited. They sound like a great breed. Your rooster Dundee must be pretty well behaved.
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Hello! It's been a while. My girls are now 20 weeks old. No eggs. My runt has now become the big girl and I'm pretty confident she's a she.I'll post pictures later. They are by far the biggest of my five chickens. I do think they are a tad of a mix breed. One of them is pretty yellow on the bottom of her feet. They fade from black to yellow. But because of that, I can tell Ethel and Greta apart. For a while there I thought they were going to become Ethel and Ethel.
I'm just amazing at their personality. One of them is so calm, if she were a dog I'd describe it submissive. If I go to pet or scoot her, she immediately squats down. I was trying to guide her into the coop last night so I could close the door and she sat instead. It's kind of nice as people who haven't been around a chicken can easily pet her. "Wow, she's so soft" is the common comment. I'm glad I chose to get two of them. I'm excited for when they start laying. Hopefully very soon!!
I finally have a cockerel who would be ideal to use with my "Layers Special".
I bought a pair of Australorp pullets who have great type but needed to be bred back to Black to make nice type Aussies. I am very reluctant in purchasing outside my comfort zone of quality breeders. But I do raise Orps. And have used in the first year a hatchery Black male who had Australorp in him. Three years later that Aussie gene has resurfaced in time for this upcoming season.
Here is Larry