Is this an australorp, or a mix?

[Unobtanium]

I understand.
according to the following site, Australorps mature at 16-20 weeks old, and will lay 5 eggs or so a week. (huh, more than I thought they would) That's about what I thought that a black sex link would do. Chickens usually live between 5-8+ years, from what I understand.
https://meyerhatch.desk.com/custome...13642-breed-characteristics-rate-of-maturity-

For how many years will they lay eggs at a sensible rate (1 every 3-4 days at least)?

Also, I wanted to thank you and others on this forum. I belong to a lot of professional forums where things are very technical (this forum has much technicality as well), and adult learning is the expectation. I would like to admit that I have been asking for spoon-fed information, because I do not have the time to educate myself on this topic before I have to make decisions that have lasting consequences. In the future, I will educate myself, I simply do NOT have the time to read up on all of the things and some of the "organic knowledge only" is what I need, as well.

Despite this, NOONE has been rude to me, locked my threads because I am sure it has been asked before, if not in the same way, curtly directed me to a search button, etc. and for that, I would like to say thank-you all very much for how you've helped and interacted with me, even though I've basically got my hand out right now. Thank-you!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

For how many years will they lay eggs at a sensible rate (1 every 3-4 days at least)?

Also, I wanted to thank you and others on this forum. I belong to a lot of professional forums where things are very technical (this forum has much technicality as well), and adult learning is the expectation. I would like to admit that I have been asking for spoon-fed information, because I do not have the time to educate myself on this topic before I have to make decisions that have lasting consequences. In the future, I will educate myself, I simply do NOT have the time to read up on all of the things and some of the "organic knowledge only" is what I need, as well.

Despite this, NOONE has been rude to me, locked my threads because I am sure it has been asked before, if not in the same way, curtly directed me to a search button, etc. and for that, I would like to say thank-you all very much for how you've helped and interacted with me, even though I've basically got my hand out right now. Thank-you!

I've been there... Heck, I'm only a year into this chicken thing myself.
As for rude... you'll find those folks anywhere. Its all in how you handle it.

As for chickens... LOL My understanding is most chickens will lay for about 3 years. The higher the egg production early, the less amount of time they will lay. So leghorns lay for about 2 years and then start to slow down. And I think the same with sex links.

 

[Unobtanium]

I've been there... Heck, I'm only a year into this chicken thing myself.
As for rude... you'll find those folks anywhere. Its all in how you handle it.

As for chickens... LOL My understanding is most chickens will lay for about 3 years. The higher the egg production early, the less amount of time they will lay. So leghorns lay for about 2 years and then start to slow down. And I think the same with sex links.

What about a Buff Orpington?

The seller has Leghorns, Orpingtons, Sex Link, and Aracanas

I want them to forage and be smart and safe and wary. I have heard that the chickens will all eventually act like one another, like a herd, so the big dumb happy Orpingtons will key off of the Leghorns, when a predator is around, basically, turning them into Stars/Leghorns for survivability (obviously they won't win any fights, so early detection and evasion is the key).

Is this accurate?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

if they're put together, they will come up with a pecking order. It looks like this guy is selling a flock of mixed egg colors. If they're real araucana, they'll have blue eggs and be rumples. Orpingtons, another breed I don't have, lots of people like them. They're described as friendly and outgoing, but they're also a dual purpose breed, so they're big and fluffy and lay pretty well as well.

 

[Unobtanium]

if they're put together, they will come up with a pecking order. It looks like this guy is selling a flock of mixed egg colors. If they're real araucana, they'll have blue eggs and be rumples. Orpingtons, another breed I don't have, lots of people like them. They're described as friendly and outgoing, but they're also a dual purpose breed, so they're big and fluffy and lay pretty well as well.

I'm not sure what he is selling, per se, because he pitched the sale to me as "Black Australorps", but when I questioned him about it because of the thread, he corrected after researching, and told me they were Black Sex Link, so I asked "what else ya got?" and he gave me those options as well, so I dunno if he just felt bad for misrepresenting and doesn't NEED the other birds, or what. I;m not really looking for motive of sale so much, guy seems on the up and up, just misrepresented by accident I am thinking.

I am tempted to:

3 Leghorns
3 Orpingtons
3 Stars

I would hope the flock would key off of the Leghorns for predator aversion, and my girlfriend can cuddle and smother the Orpingtons in pettings and hugs, lol!

 

[PouleChick]

according to the following site, Australorps mature at 16-20 weeks old, and will lay 5 eggs or so a week. (huh, more than I thought they would)

I wouldn't be too surprised - they were bred as layers - I'm not sure if it has been beaten but at the time (30's maybe?) an Australorp set the record for egg laying - something like 362 eggs in the year! One of the reasons I have 2 eggs under my broody (that and that they are an Aussie breed!!).

Despite this, NOONE has been rude to me, locked my threads because I am sure it has been asked before, if not in the same way, curtly directed me to a search button, etc. and for that, I would like to say thank-you all very much for how you've helped and interacted with me, even though I've basically got my hand out right now. Thank-you!

Everyone is pretty awesome on here and very patient with us newbies!!