australorps

Hi all, finally a member after reading for a few years (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Not exactly new, but not exactly seasoned lol. Had a 4H rooster for three years-inside, feather legged vantan, bearded Belgium De'Uccle, he died of old age at 6.5 years old. We...

I have 2 Australorp chicks, 2 weeks old. One is twice the size and a lot more active. The other seems not to be growing as well and is very timid. Any ideas as to why?

Hi all! We are new to raising chickens and did a lot of research, we have 4 buffs and 10 australorps and they will be for family use once they get to that point. ie. eggs and meat. We will only be keeping a handful of these through the winter for continued egg production. my question is: we...

My Australorp on the right hasn't been her best in the last week. Her comb is yellow instead of red, moves slowly, hasn't been eating much (crop still filled but not super full), and has no energy to reach the roost at night. No observable blood in stools. Stools look normal, with no...

A week ago , I bought 4 ,16 week old, Australorp chickens. I initially tried feeding them chicken scratch and they barely ate it. Then I bought growers mash (since they still have 2 months of growing left) and placed it dry in their feeder. They ate very little (about 150 grams/5 ounces) between...

Hey everyone, I'm Dan, a 27 year old British army veteran now married to my darling wife Torri and settled with 2 kids and one on the way in rural East Tennessee. We recently moved to what we hope to be our forever home on half an acre with land next to us we hope to acquire in the near future...

Hi everyone! My male Australorp, Verde, is sick. He's still young; barely 5 months old. His condition seems to be quite serious and I'm wondering how his passing (if it comes to that) will affect his flockmates? They are inseparable it's really cute. When he calls they come and when he leaves...

At BluRooFarmOH we take a lot of pride in Breeding Australorps to the Industry Standard of Protection. We started our breeding from Stock from Rattlesnack Ridge. He does a fantastic job of breeding, and has a wealth of knowledge. We have much gratitude for him. We have also added a Black Rooster...

Hey everyone! I just wanted to share these pictures with you! These guys are almost a year old now. I am so proud of them! Which one is your favorite?

I have 3 black Australorp roosters that have to go. I have 4 hens and 4 Roos so I have to cull them if no one wants em. 12 weeks old this past Thursday, barely starting to crow. All non aggressive, used to free ranging. So far no major incidents but I know it’s coming. Near Waynesboro, TN.

I was sold my Australorp chicks on March 10, with the sellers stating the chicks had been hatched on March 7. They are supposed to be 5 weeks old today, but they seem to look much larger than other pics I am seeing of 5-week old. Again, they are Australorps, and I am wondering if any of you...

hi folks! I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this, so if it’s not, could you please direct me to the right place? In one week I’ll be heading out to pick out chicks from a hatchery shipment and from a breeder. I’ll be getting 2 salmon faverolles, 2 mottled ameraucanas, and 2...

My family had chickens when I was very little and now I'm taking the steps to get my own. I have lots of wonderful memories of those chickens. I think I'm going to get Australorps. And maybe a couple other breeds. Presently looking for people with experience with Australorps, to make sure they...

Hi guys, I was thinking if my Dad will let me that the next time my hen goes broody (She does it a LOT) I could get some fertile Australorp eggs from a friend and hatch some breeding stock! Can you raise BBS Australorps with just ordinary show quality Australorps? Or do you need special BBS...

Hello! Im soooo brand new at this.....i don't even have my chicks yet. They will arrive the week of June 11th. My husband and I took that week off to work on the coop we are building. I'm also calling that week my " maternity leave " just 'cause I'm silly like that and I'm super excited! I...

We just got our first set of chickens. Got them from a friend who has a farm. Hatched them and were believed to be Australorps. They do have some brown in them. Any idea on what sex they are? They are 6 almost 7 weeks old. Huge for that age in my opinion. Just moved them outside yesterday...

I have 3 orpington hens 3 years old. Big girls. They free range. The first of March I got 2 each of speckled Sussex and Australorps-4 weeks old. I have been keeping them in kennels in the garage until they get big enough to run with the big girls. But sheesh it doesn't seem like they will ever...

Hi all, I have two Australorps that are both supposed to be pullets. One though has a comb that is more developed and light pink. I can also see the beginnings of the waddle. This one is much larger and maybe several days older than the others. I got six chicks from Tractor Supply. Here is a...

Hi all! I have about 20 or so chickens (Australorps, Barnevelders, Isa Reds and one lovely Wyandotte) and I'm noticing that about six of them that were all hatched out in the same batch are plucking their lower back feathers out and eating them (I'm assuming). We have one large Australorp...

we have 2 australorp birds (almost 7 weeks old). No other chickens. It’s looking like one of our chicks is a he, not a she (they were vent sexed). We only want 2 birds in total, but can’t keep a rooster where we live. What would be the best option to move forward? * get a new chick (but would...