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The only layer was laying in the coop, there is still a little probability that they lay in the range, I'll check, but it's probably another problem.

Free range most of the time. I give them some food leftovers, and salad from time to time.

Hello, My 5 Black Australorps (BA) are not laying eggs, despite being 7 month old. I'm from France (so Nothern hemisphere). One of them actually started to lay eggs one month ago (so she was 6 month old). But not anymore, so I have zero egg now. I raised them from fertilized eggs thanks...

Hello everyone, I wonder if it was possible to determine if baby chick is male or female, given that only the mother is cream legbar (the father is Marans). Here are pictures (they are 2 or 3 days old only...)

I have 6 baby chicks, all black australorps. They are raised by a Silkie. Even if 4 weeks old is probably a little bit too early, I think there are still some way to know if one chick is hen or roo. Thanks all for your help! David.

Here are the last pictures from the chick

No, the professional breeder told me from these photos. I can send you new pictures if you want?

Specialist means raising and selecting Australorps for many years. As if they don't clearly appear now, it seems that they shouldn't be shaped like that.

An Australorp specialist told me it was a cockerel, and he was sure about it. If it were a pullet, the saddle feathers would stop immediately and be rounded. Here, they are quite long, and pointed down to the ground, which is a particularity of a cockerel.

Yes I will :) Thanks for your insights!

I would say around 3 weeks indeed.

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Thanks a lot for your reply! How do you know? I'm curious about how to gender a baby chick.

Hello, I'd like to know which gender is my almost 10-weeks old, black australorp baby chick. Thanks for your help! Here are some pictures :

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm not completly new to chickens, since I raise them for 3 years now. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 4 chickens. (3) What breeds do you have? Australorp, silkie, and 2 egg-laying hybrid hens. (4) What are...