Black or Blue Australorp?

[mduerksen]

I had a coop failure after 2 years and lost all 7 hens and my room so I had to go replenish my stock. Coop has been fixed and predator proofed so it will be ready when the new ones go out.

I got my chicks from TSC and they had a bin marked "Australorps" straight run. So I got 2 to mix in with my black sex link pullets and Easter eggers.

I assumed they were Black Australorps, but these guys look very grey to me, especially up against my black sex links.

So are the blue or black?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They do look blue.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

They look blue to me too! So cute!

 

[mduerksen]

Thanks. Once I got them home I was noticing they were awful light.

I didn't realize TSC would have blues. I am excited to have them. I would have been excited to have blacks.

I now kinda hope one is a roo and one a pullet so they can breed. But either way I am happy.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

I love Australorps. We have Black, but I think the Blue & Splash are gorgeous too.

 

[drumstick diva]

I have never personally seen Blue Australorps but, wow are you lucky. Time to invest in a few lotto tickets. The chickens are adorable.

 

[drumstick diva]

Please post new photos once they are 8 weeks or so, to determine genders.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Well, the other good news is that I think the Blue are a little easier to sex than the Black because the cockerels usually get noticeably darker blue wing bars!

 

[mduerksen]

Please post new photos once they are 8 weeks or so, to determine genders.

Thanks. I can usually tell gender, my question was more about whether they were Blue or Black Australorps

 

[sourland]

They sure appear to be blue. Now the question is whether or not they are Australorps. Our local TSC chronically has misidentified chicks.