We recently got 20 chicks, four different breeds. But I've got to say my 5 australorps have to be my favorites, everytime I go to their coop they come over to greet me
Thank you for the video. Not knowing much I was given some Old English game foul chicks about 3 months ago. I have since then realized it was a big mistake. After some research I decided on purchaseing Austrolorps and just got 6 babies 2 days ago. I was hoping to get the right ones for my little homestead and your video has reaffirmed that I did Now I have to get rid of the OEG chickens which isn't going to be easy for me.
Kristina, I was told black australorps were the quietest of all hens and I was thinking of just two or three being in a rural area where we are just 16' feet from our neighbors and I'm really worried about their noise. I would love to hear from you on how loud they are or maybe a video of actually recording what they sound like 6am wanting to get out of their coups, etc. Right now I'm really on the fence over whether to give this a shot or not (wish there was a mute chicken...lol).
We have mixed breeds right now, though we are switching back to all Australops very soon!), so I can't video them for you. But Australops are very quiet. Unlike out other hens, they dont squabble amongst themselves!
I call them Goth Ninja Chickens. 😄 But seriously, I lived on a mini farm for a year, and at first they had Leghorn chickens, but one day he had someone come pick them up, then another guy come and drop off Australorps. The Leghorns were an unruly bunch, kind of like spoiled kids running around Toy-R-Us, but the Australorps seemed to read our minds, and when it was time to round em up and get em in the coop, they would automatically start heading for the coop. And the egg production was a world of difference. Those chickens were mellow and friendly. I even thought that we should start naming them. 😆
We live in Australia and we are 3 weeks into winter ( 24/6/23 ), and have just been Blessed with 4 beautiful little black and white Australorp chickens . As we don’t have a rooster at this stage , we bought some eggs and gave them to a gorgeous Isa Brown hen , 30weeks old , who became clucky for the first time . She is the most caring and delightful mother you could wish for -the 4 chicks don’t know how lucky they are ( only 8 days old ) . The Australorps will have a job to be better than our darling Isa Brown - we call her and her sister “ The Jazzy Girls “ as they are very vocal !!!!!
I started 8 Australorps in a brooder in my bedroom too! Mine moved into their 'teenager housing' a couple of days ago int the tractor shed, they are loving the extra space. Maybe two more weeks and out into the home paddock to forage and play, we're in Australia so it's late spring and perfect timing.
@@renatajastrzebski3081 mine are currently living outside. Its getting cold at night but their doing great. I have 7 australorp living with 6 cochins, 2 jersey giants, and 5 ayam cemani. They are occupying the big coop. I call it the love shack lol We are in kentucky in the U.S.
Not typically. All hens tend to sing a "I laid an egg song," however. The only time my chickens are noisy is when they detect danger from a predator or they are arguing over a nesting box. (It doesn't matter how many nesting boxes you supply, they all want to lay in the same one :) ) I would talk to your neighbor and offer to bring them backyard fresh eggs periodically :)
Is your rooster around any children? Curious as to their disposition around my grandkids 3 and 5 years old. I'm ordering 10 hens and was considering a rooster too,if they're fairly easy going.
@@azurehue2248 I appreciate your input. I'll think about it this week and see what I come up with. I've got 3 other hens(mixed breeds) that were give to me and the kids love them. I'll be building a new coop and run separate from my current one for the new chickens. The grandkids love them and it's good to help with teaching them responsibility. Thanks again,god bless!
In general, hens are good layers for their first three years. After that, their laying will slowly drop off. If you put lights on your hens to make them lay more eggs during winter, they may only lay well for a couple of years. Thanks for subscribing!
I like Australorps too. Mine are about 8 weeks old now and I don't know if they are male or female. Twenty eight years ago we had Rhode Island Reds. Those were really fun chickens to have. Our chickens back then just ran around the farm. We lost some to foxes and hawks. Now I am keeping these ones in a pen and a locked shed converted to a chicken coop. I picked these up at Tractor Supply during the last week of August. I got 15 chicks at .40 cents each. Eight look like Bard Rock and the other seven are Australorp.
Wow the price of chickens 4 yes ago. I just paid 3.99 a chicken for 4 minimum. Only reason I got 5 because they let me take a bird that didn't look so well this thing was twitching and on its back, couldn't stand. The lady at tractor supply said she'd give it to me for free(amerucanas) if I bought 4. Her name is Tiny now and she's strong and running around with the black australorps i bought just the week earlier. I seriously love these chickens. They are so friendly and funny!
Hens, in general, are not very noisy. In my experience, Australops are less likely to argue with each other, which makes them quieter. They still like to announce that they've laid an egg, though.
Australorp seems to be my favorite right now. I’m getting a rooster tomorrow and I just can’t wait. We had to fix up our coop and run better bc something got in there and got all but one ISA Brown so she needs a friend plus I’m getting black Australorp chicks What’s a good breed roster should I have with my ISA Brown hens.
Hi , Kristina , im planning on getting a few all purpose chickens soon ? Could you tell me if these Australorp are very quiet ? This is the biggest hurdle for me to find . I don't want neighbor complaining about the noise is all . I want quiet chickens ! Lol. HELP ! LOL
I generally find them pretty quiet. They do announce it when they lay an egg, but otherwise, I've found them well suited to both suburban and rural living.
Kristina Seleshanko Thank you very much for the reply! I don’t mind the egg song...laying an egg is something to be proud of. I look forward to raising them.
Question: Do they need a lot of coop space in order to lay well? I have had 2 of these this year that I bought from someone else. After 6 weeks of not getting a single egg I sold her but the new owners insists she started laying for them immediately (and they have a MUCH larger coop than me). I bought another one a few weeks ago. After 1 week I got an egg (to be expected due to the stress of moving)....then 3 days later another egg....then a week after that a 3rd egg. Nothing since then and it has been a month. There is a chance she is hiding them in a very nearby wooded lot but I haven't been able to find any. She shares a coop with 3 OEB's; 2 hens and a roo but I sold them a few days ago. The only other chicken in there is an ISA brown. I do not see her getting picked on. Very frustrating because I LOVE this breed but pointless to keep her if she's not gonna lay.
The rule of thumb is 2 to 3 square feet per bird, for health reasons. More is better. BUT time of year matters, too, as does the age of the bird. Chickens don't lay much when they are molting, and slow down when there is less light in winter. If chickens are allowed to lay naturally, their laying peters out at around age 3. If someone stimulates them to lay more by putting artificial light in the coop, this will happen faster. Also, poulets (I call them teenage hens) don't lay consistently. And yes, it's possible for hens to have nests hidden somewhere if they free range.
How are your Roosters? I was given 3 hens and 1 Rooster all about a year. He is good with his hens but wants to chase me if I get to close. I haven't been able to pick them up but one sweet hen comes running to me thinking I have food. She will actually eat out of my hand.
My 3 Australorps are probably my favorite ones too. Coming in as equally as good are Isa Browns. Do you mix your own feed? If so, would be nice to see a video.
Are this bird better off then most when it comes to hawks? I've heard hawks think they are Crows and don't take them as often. Is this true? Anyone know?
I have recent experience with this! We've never had a hawk problem because of tree cover over our run, but recently had a hawk tried to steal a hen. Black Australorps did not frighten it, but it was a particularly aggressive type of hawk.
Generally, no. They live peacefully together. They sing an "egg song" when they lay eggs, and they can squabble over the nesting box (even if you have more than one), just like other hens. But in my experience, they squabble much less (and much less obnoxiously) than other breeds.
After about 3 years, their laying slows some. A bit sooner if you supplement with light during the winter and make them lay more than they normally would.
I have read that some hawks will leave them alone because they look like large crows, but this past year, we had a hawk try to steal one of our hens. It wasn't an Australorp, but black Australorps were right there beside it. The hawk, however, was a more aggressive Northern Goshawk.
True...but wild chicken relatives are very different from the modern domesticated chicken. I've seen too many chickens become ill when they eat only forage.
Kristina Seleshanko They’ve been domesticated, not genetically mutated, but ok, I’ll allow that because I don’t want to sit here typing for an hour, explaining evolution. Fortunately for me, I have never seen an ill chicken from eating only a wild and foraging diet. I’ve also never heard of another Australorp laying 364 eggs in one year save for that single chicken from 98 years ago. Are people still really going crazy about a world record older than my grandma? Each to their own 😊.
@@makyronkingoferidu3016 I mean to be in touch with you through email, what'sapp or Facebook,, as am currently raising few chicken however I need to have someone who I rely on to answer some of my questions and guide me through the process
First time chicken owner with 3 black australorps. Very pleased.
Love austrolorps. 💘 my whole flock is austrolorps, buff orphingtons and barred Plymouth rocks. All kind/docile, and a very colorful flock.
My flock is the exact same breeds great choices for perfect chickens
Is there a reason for the variety of all 3 instead of just many of one?
We are getting chickens in the fall and this is the breed we want. Thank you for this video!
Austrolorps, a Very favorite breed on multiple continents. They have great temperaments, and lay eggs very well.
I have one, shes the sweetest bird in my flock and the sweetest. Totally agree, their the best
Why would anyone give you a thumbs down, seriously? Good info, thank you!
😊 Glad you found the video helpful.
We recently got 20 chicks, four different breeds. But I've got to say my 5 australorps have to be my favorites, everytime I go to their coop they come over to greet me
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Black Australorp chickens are a great breed. I have 10 and they are all good
Thank you for the video. Not knowing much I was given some Old
English game foul chicks about 3 months ago. I have since then realized it was a big mistake. After some research I decided on purchaseing Austrolorps and just got 6 babies 2 days ago. I was hoping to get the right ones for my little homestead and your video has reaffirmed that I did Now I have to get rid of the OEG chickens which isn't going to be easy for me.
Kristina, I was told black australorps were the quietest of all hens and I was thinking of just two or three being in a rural area where we are just 16' feet from our neighbors and I'm really worried about their noise. I would love to hear from you on how loud they are or maybe a video of actually recording what they sound like 6am wanting to get out of their coups, etc. Right now I'm really on the fence over whether to give this a shot or not (wish there was a mute chicken...lol).
We have mixed breeds right now, though we are switching back to all Australops very soon!), so I can't video them for you. But Australops are very quiet. Unlike out other hens, they dont squabble amongst themselves!
@@Proverbs31Homestead Thanks Kristina
I love my lorps ! I have three. They are usually quiet unless They are laying, then mine scream. Very loud egg song.
Getting some australorps on Thursday! Wish me luck
Enjoy!
Mom is right, these little birds are great! And, if ya ask me, they're totally adorable! :-)
I call them Goth Ninja Chickens. 😄
But seriously, I lived on a mini farm for a year, and at first they had Leghorn chickens, but one day he had someone come pick them up, then another guy come and drop off Australorps.
The Leghorns were an unruly bunch, kind of like spoiled kids running around Toy-R-Us, but the Australorps seemed to read our minds, and when it was time to round em up and get em in the coop, they would automatically start heading for the coop. And the egg production was a world of difference.
Those chickens were mellow and friendly. I even thought that we should start naming them.
😆
We live in Australia and we are 3 weeks into winter ( 24/6/23 ), and have just been Blessed with 4 beautiful little black and white Australorp chickens . As we don’t have a rooster at this stage , we bought some eggs and gave them to a gorgeous Isa Brown hen , 30weeks old , who became clucky for the first time . She is the most caring and delightful mother you could wish for -the 4 chicks don’t know how lucky they are ( only 8 days old ) . The Australorps will have a job to be better than our darling Isa Brown - we call her and her sister “ The Jazzy Girls “ as they are very vocal !!!!!
Aw, that's great!
I have several black australorp brooding in my bedroom along with 6-7 other breeds but im a sucker for the cochins💛💙💜💚❤
I started 8 Australorps in a brooder in my bedroom too! Mine moved into their 'teenager housing' a couple of days ago int the tractor shed, they are loving the extra space. Maybe two more weeks and out into the home paddock to forage and play, we're in Australia so it's late spring and perfect timing.
@@renatajastrzebski3081 mine are currently living outside. Its getting cold at night but their doing great. I have 7 australorp living with 6 cochins, 2 jersey giants, and 5 ayam cemani. They are occupying the big coop. I call it the love shack lol
We are in kentucky in the U.S.
@@mr.monster6298 Hi Kentucky!! I must say I love your local folk music. Very pleased to meet you.
I have two of them and they are awesome
Are they loud when they are laying eggs? I have neighbors who don’t like a lot of noise.
Not typically. All hens tend to sing a "I laid an egg song," however. The only time my chickens are noisy is when they detect danger from a predator or they are arguing over a nesting box. (It doesn't matter how many nesting boxes you supply, they all want to lay in the same one :) ) I would talk to your neighbor and offer to bring them backyard fresh eggs periodically :)
I have an Australorp rooster. He has fathered the best sons and daughters. :)
Is your rooster around any children? Curious as to their disposition around my grandkids 3 and 5 years old. I'm ordering 10 hens and was considering a rooster too,if they're fairly easy going.
@@ciphercode2298 No. Just adults. Black Australorps are generally good natured. Roosters are great for flock health.
@@azurehue2248 I appreciate your input. I'll think about it this week and see what I come up with. I've got 3 other hens(mixed breeds) that were give to me and the kids love them. I'll be building a new coop and run separate from my current one for the new chickens. The grandkids love them and it's good to help with teaching them responsibility. Thanks again,god bless!
Excellent Australorp.
TRUTH! Our favorite too!
Just subscribed. Great video. If you would be so kind to answer me this question. How many month do they lay well? Thank you.
In general, hens are good layers for their first three years. After that, their laying will slowly drop off. If you put lights on your hens to make them lay more eggs during winter, they may only lay well for a couple of years. Thanks for subscribing!
@@Proverbs31Homestead TY FOR RESPONDING!!
@@garyflowers7626 you're welcome!
My favorite breed is Columbian Wyandottes. I have two. They are very sweet and docile and don’t mind being held.
I've had Wyandottes before, too. They are quite docile, but I don't find they lay as well as Australorps.
Sapphire Gems are some of our favorites.
I like Australorps too. Mine are about 8 weeks old now and I don't know if they are male or female. Twenty eight years ago we had Rhode Island Reds. Those were really fun chickens to have. Our chickens back then just ran around the farm. We lost some to foxes and hawks. Now I am keeping these ones in a pen and a locked shed converted to a chicken coop. I picked these up at Tractor Supply during the last week of August. I got 15 chicks at .40 cents each. Eight look like Bard Rock and the other seven are Australorp.
Have fun with them!
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Wow the price of chickens 4 yes ago. I just paid 3.99 a chicken for 4 minimum. Only reason I got 5 because they let me take a bird that didn't look so well this thing was twitching and on its back, couldn't stand. The lady at tractor supply said she'd give it to me for free(amerucanas) if I bought 4. Her name is Tiny now and she's strong and running around with the black australorps i bought just the week earlier. I seriously love these chickens. They are so friendly and funny!
We have 4 Aussies, 10 Buffs, and 4 Rocks they are all wonderful girls with 1 Buff rooster 🐓
Those are the 3 birds were looking into. Is there one breed that shines above the rest? I'm kind of leaning towards only wanting one type of bird.
Their an Australian fowl I believe a Rhode island red crossed with various other breeds
we have close neighbours. I hear they are not as noisy as the shavers? which makes them the perfect backyard hens?
Hens, in general, are not very noisy. In my experience, Australops are less likely to argue with each other, which makes them quieter. They still like to announce that they've laid an egg, though.
Australorp seems to be my favorite right now. I’m getting a rooster tomorrow and I just can’t wait. We had to fix up our coop and run better bc something got in there and got all but one ISA Brown so she needs a friend plus I’m getting black Australorp chicks What’s a good breed roster should I have with my ISA Brown hens.
Well, why not an Australorp rooster? We've had 3 of them, and all are gentle with humans and hens.
Hi , Kristina , im planning on getting a few all purpose chickens soon ? Could you tell me if these Australorp are very quiet ? This is the biggest hurdle for me to find . I don't want neighbor complaining about the noise is all . I want quiet chickens ! Lol. HELP ! LOL
Most hens are pretty quiet, and because Australops are generally mellow and dont squabble amongst themselves, I think think they'd be a good choice.
Such an informative video. Are they quiet as far as chickens go? My buff Orpington can be quite noisy and I live in an urban area
I generally find them pretty quiet. They do announce it when they lay an egg, but otherwise, I've found them well suited to both suburban and rural living.
Kristina Seleshanko Thank you very much for the reply! I don’t mind the egg song...laying an egg is something to be proud of. I look forward to raising them.
Question: Do they need a lot of coop space in order to lay well? I have had 2 of these this year that I bought from someone else. After 6 weeks of not getting a single egg I sold her but the new owners insists she started laying for them immediately (and they have a MUCH larger coop than me). I bought another one a few weeks ago. After 1 week I got an egg (to be expected due to the stress of moving)....then 3 days later another egg....then a week after that a 3rd egg. Nothing since then and it has been a month. There is a chance she is hiding them in a very nearby wooded lot but I haven't been able to find any. She shares a coop with 3 OEB's; 2 hens and a roo but I sold them a few days ago. The only other chicken in there is an ISA brown. I do not see her getting picked on. Very frustrating because I LOVE this breed but pointless to keep her if she's not gonna lay.
The rule of thumb is 2 to 3 square feet per bird, for health reasons. More is better. BUT time of year matters, too, as does the age of the bird. Chickens don't lay much when they are molting, and slow down when there is less light in winter. If chickens are allowed to lay naturally, their laying peters out at around age 3. If someone stimulates them to lay more by putting artificial light in the coop, this will happen faster. Also, poulets (I call them teenage hens) don't lay consistently. And yes, it's possible for hens to have nests hidden somewhere if they free range.
Have you had blue Australorps and if so are they similar or how are they different.
I have only had the more common black Australops.
How are your Roosters? I was given 3 hens and 1 Rooster all about a year. He is good with his hens but wants to chase me if I get to close. I haven't been able to pick them up but one sweet hen comes running to me thinking I have food. She will actually eat out of my hand.
He's being protective. Our rooster isn't like that. He trusts us and is nice to both us and his hens.
My 3 Australorps are probably my favorite ones too. Coming in as equally as good are Isa Browns. Do you mix your own feed? If so, would be nice to see a video.
Nancy, no, we don't currently mix our own feed.
@@Proverbs31Homestead can you sent egg or hen for me? I m from pakistan
At this time, I do not.
Great video! Very useful. Can anyone comment on their black aussie’s noise level? Are they more on the quiet side?
Yes, Australops are generally a quieter breed. Our other hens bicker amongst themselves and make quite a ruckus, but the Australops do not.
A quiet breed indeed. I have one and she performs well.
I want a pet one I’m gonna name it ombré which is shadow in French
Cute! :)
How much should they eat dailyvto stay fit and best of their laying dear,
I free feed: they can forage as much as they like and I keep their feeder full of pellets, too.
@@Proverbs31Homestead wonderful Kristina seleshanko,, keeping chuks is really a fun .... Good luck to you
You are cool just like austrolop. Lots of luvvv
One of my chickens is black but I’m not sure what breed she is 🤔
It looks like this one but she’s not fully grown yet
ma'am Kristina,can I buy fertile egg?
If you're asking if I have fertile Australorp eggs for sale, no, I'm sorry, I don't. I'm sure you can buy them from a reputable hatchery, though.
Can they be kept in just the coop/run ?
Sure. Mine are in a run all day and get locked in a co-op at night.
@@Proverbs31Homestead Thankyou so much for your help.
You're welcome!
My Australorp laying eggs everyday in late December
Most of mine are, too 😊
Thank you,😍🙏🏽
you're welcome!
Are this bird better off then most when it comes to hawks? I've heard hawks think they are Crows and don't take them as often. Is this true? Anyone know?
I doubt that's true. To keep hawks at bay, you'll need either netting/some kind of roof, or a canopy of trees, as I have in my chicken run.
I have recent experience with this! We've never had a hawk problem because of tree cover over our run, but recently had a hawk tried to steal a hen. Black Australorps did not frighten it, but it was a particularly aggressive type of hawk.
Thanks
you're welcome!
are they noisy?
Generally, no. They live peacefully together. They sing an "egg song" when they lay eggs, and they can squabble over the nesting box (even if you have more than one), just like other hens. But in my experience, they squabble much less (and much less obnoxiously) than other breeds.
How old, on average, are they when they start getting stingy/lazy with laying eggs?
After about 3 years, their laying slows some. A bit sooner if you supplement with light during the winter and make them lay more than they normally would.
@@Proverbs31Homestead awesome thanks!
@@bigmotoxer you're welcome!
@@bigmotoxer you're welcome!
R u in uk ?
No
Okay
Is it true birds of prey leave them alone because they look like crows?
I have read that some hawks will leave them alone because they look like large crows, but this past year, we had a hawk try to steal one of our hens. It wasn't an Australorp, but black Australorps were right there beside it. The hawk, however, was a more aggressive Northern Goshawk.
Nice Sharing 👍
I''m glad you enjoyed the video 😊
I need this fertilie egg please help
I can only recommend all the usual hatcheries.
Harika
I have a black chicken but don’t know if it’s an black astronaut
Hard to say, but Australops definitely have that iridescent green color
Kristina Seleshanko this one has some streakes of green on her back
Do you call spekeldy hens bard rock over there?
@@RR-vg5hg they can be barred Rocks, but also other breeds
Kristina Seleshanko oh there’s so many different breeds lol, I’m hoping they are barred rocks and the other one a black australope.
I need Import The Breed Any One Can Help Me?
How many do you need? What's your country?
I have them contact me
@@BennetSibanda hello there
I'm from Nigeria
I'd like 4 roosters and 10 hens
Kindly guide me on how I can get them. Thanks
Australorp ... A black Orpington with an Australian accent
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Kadaknath breed.
I got all austolorp I'm 10 and spelled that wrong sorry
I'm glad you like them as much as I do :)
@@Proverbs31Homestead thanks but do they ever peck u
I've never had an Australop peck me.
Mine always peck at me and always run away from me. They don’t like to be held.
Aw, that's a bummer. With most chickens, you do have to get them used to you slowly.
Hai Christina
Can u provide me egg
Because australorp breed is so beautiful
I'm sorry. At this time, I do not have fertile Australorp eggs.
@@Proverbs31Homestead no problem
Can u make my friend
Real friend
Do they wear diapers well .?
Can't say I've ever tried putting diapers on a chicken ;)
That's a strange thing to ask.🤔
can you export it to Pakistan
Hahahahaha "lazy about laying eggs then we butcher them and eat them"
;)
Can you send eggs to Pakistan?
Sorry, I cannot
I can send you a goose egg if you like? It's gold in colour.
@@MrBlue-sky 00923006355036 WhatsApp plz
@@MrBlue-sky can you send it to iraq??
They “only forage” ..... in the wild. So it isn’t a mistake to only let them forage for their entire diet.
True...but wild chicken relatives are very different from the modern domesticated chicken. I've seen too many chickens become ill when they eat only forage.
Kristina Seleshanko They’ve been domesticated, not genetically mutated, but ok, I’ll allow that because I don’t want to sit here typing for an hour, explaining evolution. Fortunately for me, I have never seen an ill chicken from eating only a wild and foraging diet. I’ve also never heard of another Australorp laying 364 eggs in one year save for that single chicken from 98 years ago. Are people still really going crazy about a world record older than my grandma?
Each to their own 😊.
@@makyronkingoferidu3016 it seems you know more about chicken.. I like to be in contact with you
Abdullah Csay You are in contact with me.
@@makyronkingoferidu3016 I mean to be in touch with you through email, what'sapp or Facebook,, as am currently raising few chicken however I need to have someone who I rely on to answer some of my questions and guide me through the process