Our new babies!

[ChickenTenderz]

All four are supposed to be Black Australorp pullets, but one looks different than the others? Can someone offer their thoughts, are they all BA?

 

[TwoCrows]

They all look like Black Australorps, they always look pretty motled at this age. Love Black Australorps!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Lovely chicks @ChickenTenderz

 

[ChickenTenderz]

Lovely chicks @ChickenTenderz

Thank you! They are our first Australorp chicks, I've read good things about them. We have four 11 month old RIR's but only one of them will really let us catch & pet her despite us loving on them when they were chicks. Hopefully these will be lap chickens like my daughter wants!

 

[TwoCrows]

Thank you! They are our first Australorp chicks, I've read good things about them. We have four 11 month old RIR's but only one of them will really let us catch & pet her despite us loving on them when they were chicks. Hopefully these will be lap chickens like my daughter wants!

The easiest way to train them to be lap chickens is to start them out early as young chicks in the brooder. Lock away all danger...dogs, cats, etc...and get an old bed sheet and lay it down in the living room. Gather the chicks and sit down in the middle of the sheet with the chicks around you. They will be nervous to be on the floor all alone so they will naturally gravitate to your lap. Do this daily until they go out to the coop. This teaches them that laps are safe comfortable places to be. My adult birds always fought over my lap, begged me to sit down, tugged at my pant legs to sit... for the rest of their days

 

[N F C]

Your chicks are adorable, have fun!

 

[ChickenTenderz]

Here are some pics from last year's chicks. They were seriously spoiled babies. They still come running when we step outside or whistle, they just aren't crazy about being held anymore.

 

[ChickenTenderz]

New babies' first visit outside. Our big girls took one look at them and ran the other way. Really not the reaction I was expecting! I thought they might be curious and come to meet the babies?!

 

[ChickenTenderz]

Our Black Australorp babies are now 3 weeks old. Anyone want to guess if they're pullets or roos?
1. Dog
2. Gertrude
3. Pepper
4. Bernadette

 

[5Australorpasaures]

They're Lorps. Like those RIR too.