Black Austrolorp Breed Club and Discussion

[Chicken-nugget]

Aww! Congratulations on your babies milestones! My BA would not sleep on the roost with my campine or Buff Orpington either, even though they both loved her. We tried to put her on the roost and she flew onto my head and tried to sleep there... now the roost is her favorite place! What are your BA's names?

 

[ChickenLover200]

Aww! Congratulations on your babies milestones! My BA would not sleep on the roost with my campine or Buff Orpington either, even though they both loved her. We tried to put her on the roost and she flew onto my head and tried to sleep there... now the roost is her favorite place! What are your BA's names?

mine are Glacier, Puffin, Penguin, and B.A.

 

[Chicken-nugget]

I LOVE the name Puffin! Very creative! Have fun raising your babies!

 

[ChickenLover200]

I LOVE the name Puffin! Very creative! Have fun raising your babies!

She really looks like a Puffin, too.

 

[Lil Peeps]

Me too! And it is SO great to see all the chicken lovers! I begged my parents for my first flock when I was about nine... and I finally got them! At that time, I thought o was the only one!! I am so happy that I was wrong!

Me, too! BYC is so awesome! I'm also so glad I'm not the only chicken lover! With BYC I have a place where I can brag about my cute little chickens without people thinking I'm crazy! Lol

How are everyone's BAs today? My girls spent their first night in the coop on Thursday. They were a little scared, but now they are at home. They are getting along great with my silkies. King the campine, cookie the lakenvelder, and buttercup the buttercup still are unsure of if these creatures will cause any harm to them.

That is so adorable and funny! I'm glad they are settling right in to their new home!

 

[Chickhelper99]

Hi I help a woman out on her farm i have no chickens of my own because i am not old enough and dont have enough room at home i wondering are BA's broody frequently i am considering giving her the other chickens fertile eggs to incubate when/ if she goes broody because the other chickens do not go broody frequently according to the breed standard (the other hens are red sex links and the only other chickens are black wyandotte bantam whom we suspect are roosters) i was hoping she would become broody as her owner said she has exhibited broodiness in the past with infertile eggs but she hasnt exhibited it in a while (other than reluctance to get off eggs after being laid laying and sleeping in the same box everytime with the eggs hissing loudly when i'm in the coop while shes laying her eggs ) so i was wondering does the breed in general go broody relatively frequently or not?

 

[BlueBaby]

Hi I help a woman out on her farm i have no chickens of my own because i am not old enough and dont have enough room at home i wondering are BA's broody frequently i am considering giving her the other chickens fertile eggs to incubate when/ if she goes broody because the other chickens do not go broody frequently according to the breed standard (the other hens are red sex links and the only other chickens are black wyandotte bantam whom we suspect are roosters) i was hoping she would become broody as her owner said she has exhibited broodiness in the past with infertile eggs but she hasnt exhibited it in a while (other than reluctance to get off eggs after being laid laying and sleeping in the same box everytime with the eggs hissing loudly when i'm in the coop while shes laying her eggs ) so i was wondering does the breed in general go broody relatively frequently or not?

Yes, BA's do have a tendency to go broody. I currently have one that is broody, but I have been running her off the nest and taking the eggs away. My eggs are fertile as I have a BA rooster in there too. I will wait until it gets cooler before I let them hatch out any.

 

[Chickhelper99]

Thank you im glad to hear that

 

[Chickhelper99]

Although most black austrolorps are affectionate the only one ive ever known is pretty standoffish she hisses loudly at me whenever i go near her the other chickens are just scared of me but she is flat out grouchy

 

[ChickenLover200]