Hi everyone! I live in New Zealand, or Aotearoa with my family and pets. We’ve got 5 Australorp pullets around 2 months old. We got them two weeks ago, and are loving the new addition to the family! They are free-range chickens, and we’ll be expanding their garden space in a couple of days...
First things first: Yes, I know it's early to tell and I need to wait a bit to know for certain. That said, I have a group of six chicks I hatched out four and a half weeks ago. We've spent a lot of time together and based on the hens I've raised (three dozen total) and what I am seeing in the...
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I have a few different heritage breeds which I hatch and sell. I have Buff Laced Polish, Splash Pekin Bantams, Gold Dutch Bantams (work in progress, still trying to find hens) and Black Australorps.
I show a few of my birds at the local ag show and am hoping to do some more shows soon!
Anyone in the Nasville Tennessee area in need of an Austrolorp rooster? We’re hoping someone wants him for their flock instead of food 🫣. Our latest batch of chicks gave us 5 roosters. We’re going to try and keep 2, and rehomed 2, but still have one more. He’s the one in the middle here.
It’s day 23 for my eggs under Blackberry ( broodie ). Yesterday morning I went to let my chickens out, everyone ( except Blackberry ) came out as usual. I scoped up three cups of pellets for 11 chickens outside, then I scooped a small bit of stage two chick food out for Blackberry ( I usually...
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I have a Black Australorp chick. She had been fine and her beak was normal for the past 3 weeks. I brought them home April 6th. But, today I noticed that her beak is F***ed up big time. It actually looks broken to me. It hangs open and when I touch it gently it seems to be loose. She is...
After doing a lot of research and deciding to purchase hens versus chicks, I caved and got chicks. I'm a first timer, but I researched breeds and my top pick was Australorps. My local TSC had them in stock and I thought I'd get some others for variety. So I got 4 Australorps, 3 Barred Rock, and...
Can you help me ID my hens?
We have six 6 1/2 month old chicks, some of whom the store had in the wrong bins.
I thought I had figured out what breeds they all are, but was corrected in another thread by https://www.backyardchickens.com/members/ilovemychicks08.609587/
I think @Ilovemychicks08...
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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...
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We are totally new to chooks! We’re hoping these are all hens as we’re not able to keep a rooster on our property.
Anyone have any guesses about these 4?
Australorp in general are great layers. Ayam Cemani is not. Does anyone have experience breeding Ayam Cemani rooster with Black Australorp or similar breeds for egg production?
Hi! We recently bought some new chicks, previously 7/8 weeks old, however now they are around 14/15 weeks old now. At first we thought that our little Australops where all hens, however they are looking more mature now and we are starting to have some suspicions about some of our hens are...
New to chickens and were told we were buying 5 Australorp pullets, born in July, from someone on a local backyard chicken board. Now not sure if pullets or Cockrels. All 5 look pretty similar, but if photos of each individually are necessary, please let me know.
I got what I thought was 4 black australorps. I'm not sure the striped one with tan feet is. A few ppl have said Roo, but I'm not sure either. Any feedback is appreciated.
We have the sweetest little cockeral in our flock. Unfortunately he was suposed to be a she. We need to find a good home to place him in. Is anyone interested? We live in Herriman, Utah.