Chicken Breed Focus - Australorp

[Annika2a]

I have some aussie/maran mix and they lay beautiful dark eggs and they lay everyday. i also like orpingtons. They lay everyday and are friendly birds.

My eggs will be ready to be picked up in the morning. So excited.

 

[Annika2a]

One of my new Black Australorps

 

[Annika2a]

Ok the Great Gender debate has begun what is Godzilla. Has crowed has spurs starting hatch on 4/20

 

[ShrekDawg]

Well if he crowed and has spurs developing, I'd say those are pretty definitive signs. :/ Plus his comb and wattles look huge for that age. Although they're not very red yet and sometimes girls crow if there's no rooster but that's not that common and he's showing all the signs so I'd say he's most definitely a rooster

 

[emvickrey]

I had a hen that acted like a roo. She crowed and had huge spurs. I didn't know she was a she till she laid an egg. The other hen in with her died and I was still getting eggs. Only 1 chicken in the pen so it had to be her. And she laid huge eggs for her size.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I had a hen that acted like a roo. She crowed and had huge spurs. I didn't know she was a she till she laid an egg. The other hen in with her died and I was still getting eggs. Only 1 chicken in the pen so it had to be her. And she laid huge eggs for her size. 

Wow that's awesome! Maybe its not that rare then. I guess they should wait and see sometimes if there's no roo they take over the role especially if theres only one other hen

 

[emvickrey]

When I put her with the other hens she stopped crowing. Her eggs did not have a good shell. It was thin and rough. The egg inside was fine. I had bought her and 2 other hens from an auction. When I got home 1 was sick. She died pretty quick and the other 2 where fine for a while. That's when I discovered I had a roo not another hen. Then the other hen got sick and died after a while of me trying to fix her. I thought it was strange a sick hen was laying an egg every 2 to 3 days. Then when she was just about gone i was till getting eggs up in the nest which she could not get so because she wasn't moving. That's when I started scratching my head in wonder. Then she died and the next day there was an egg.

 

[ShrekDawg]

When I put her with the other hens she stopped crowing. Her eggs did not have a good shell. It was thin and rough. The egg inside was fine. I had bought her and 2 other hens from an auction. When I got home 1 was sick. She died pretty quick and the other 2 where fine for a while. That's when I discovered I had a roo not another hen. Then the other hen got sick and died after a while of me trying to fix her. I thought it was strange a sick hen was laying an egg every 2 to 3 days. Then when she was just about gone i was till getting eggs up in the nest which she could not get so because she wasn't moving. That's when I started scratching my head in wonder. Then she died and the next day there was an egg. 

Wow that's really interesting! And definitely very strange behavior from that hen. Wonder why she had spurs too? But at least you got nice eggs. Or any eggs stinks you got sick birds though

 

[emvickrey]

Wow that's really interesting! And definitely very strange behavior from that hen. Wonder why she had spurs too? But at least you got nice eggs. Or any eggs

stinks you got sick birds though

I've never had it happen before. It was definitely strange. It was my fault I got sick chickens. I should have checked them out better. I'm just glad that had them isolated from the rest so nobody else got sick.

 

[Annika2a]

Well if he crowed and has spurs developing, I'd say those are pretty definitive signs. :/ Plus his comb and wattles look huge for that age. Although they're not very red yet and sometimes girls crow if there's no rooster but that's not that common and he's showing all the signs so I'd say he's most definitely a rooster

Ive got 3 Japanese rooters and one big ole EE so roosters of plenty at my place lol