“My girl was sooo soft and smart. She stuck to the other chick that ended up being a roo and got her status at the top of the hierarchy by association. At times she wanted to be friendly, but still cautious. I ended up re-homing her with the roo because they were so attached to each other, so I'm not sure how she would have been as a layer. But she did peck at red more readily than the other chickens (she pulled feathers) which was concerning and would make me think hard on whether I'd want another in the future. I think the answer is yes, because I really miss her in my flock. Smart, pretty girl.”
“I have a big Black Australorp named Bess, she is very big but sweet, she is never rude, but is a great chicken to have in your flock, her best friend is our Barred Rock named Clara. One time she laid two eggs in a day! These chickens are very big and use their big hearts a lot, I would definitely recommend this breed to you!”
“Ordered 2 of these 4 months ago. Both are doing great and are just starting to lay their pullet eggs. Both girls are the friendliest birds I own (have a flock of 18). I'm not sure if they have no fear but they walk around with my dogs and do just fine. They like a good scratching and follow me all around the yard, even through snow.”
“We got 8 Australorps in Jan 2019. Because of the time of year we had to order a min of 8. One month later the Southern California chicken quarantine was imposed and although we are outside, all of our mail comes through the quarantine area and therefore USPS will not deliver. We get 4 more chicks and would have gone with mypetchicken if we could.
The Australorps started laying at 20 weeks and we got 1-4 eggs for the first two weeks, slowly increasing. At 22 weeks we got 8 eggs in one day (one per chicken). They delivered 5-8 eggs per day until 35 weeks (late September). During the winter the numbers went down to 2-4 eggs a day, but are back up to 3-6 eggs per day in late February.
The chickens are always excited to see us, are fun to watch.”
“A few years ago we ordered 3 Australorp pullets and the kids named them all Ralph. As the years have went by and free ranging has proven dangerous, we have one left-Green Ralphie. She sports a green leg band and is hands down the best broody we have. She's friendly, never a peck (none of our MPC girls peck you, even when broody, only the ones I've hatched from my mom's flock peck us, so when they say friendly chickens, they mean it!) and she has hatched, adopted and raised chicks for me left and right. Incubator baby hatched a week before her eggs? She took the little guy right in. One brood was 14 strong and she raised them all to teenager-dom and never lost a single one, even with 4 cats and cruising the yard everyday. She's one of my best girls and lays a dark brown egg (close to my barnevelder!)when she's not in mama mode”
“These were the perfect hens for novices like us. The girls laid throughout the seasons and were cold hardy and tolerated our summer very well. None were broody. They were very trustworthy around the kids - and even our cat. :) Highly recommend giving these girls a try. They may not have pretty colors, but their green tint in the sunshine got the attention of all who saw them, and their eggs are large and brown. Just right.”
