Two Australorps, 15 weeks old, looking very different...

[larissap112]

Two Australorps, both 15 weeks, looking quite different. Chicken 1 is smaller built with very long tail feathers. Chicken 2 is more robust, with a shorter tail. Which is hen, which is a roo? Or are they both hens as my husband insists?

 

[Sortacountrychicken]

It looks to me like you have two hens, one standard and one bantam.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Looks like the smaller one is either crossed with a bantam, or a different breed.

 

[happychicken2435]

Looks like the smaller one is either crossed with a bantam, or a different breed.

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[larissap112]

Well I'll be. See, one of the chickens was a "suprise" substitute from My Pet Chicken and all this time we just assumed we had two Australorps. I guess now the question is, just what the heck breed IS the smaller one???

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Two Australorps, both 15 weeks, looking quite different. Chicken 1 is smaller built with very long tail feathers. Chicken 2 is more robust, with a shorter tail. Which is hen, which is a roo? Or are they both hens as my husband insists?

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One is a Leghorn?

 

[larissap112]

Ok, my husband says he thinks the bigger one is a Black Orpington and the smaller is an Australorp. She's too big to be a bantam really.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

She isn't...her earlobes are turning white, and her body shape is off.

 

[larissap112]

She isn't...her earlobes are turning white, and her body shape is off.

Which one are you referring to? And what breed do you think they each are?

 

[Mamatomany123]

The bigger one is an australorp. The smaller one is not.