Black Australorp. They are amazing egg layers and can also be raised for their meat. By jennifer burckeas a person who proudly defines herself as a chicken keeper, i find myself answering a lot of questions regarding our flock.
Black australorp female bantam owned by anita james. A dual purpose bird, the black australorp is sometimes broody and usually exhibits a friendly, calm, quiet, shy and docile temperment. Trio of black australorp bantams owned by mike evans. Australorps are very large birds — cockerels (males) weigh 6 to 8 pounds at maturity, and pullets.
Photo courtesy of rupert stephenson.
Australorps are very large birds — cockerels (males) weigh 6 to 8 pounds at maturity, and pullets. Australorps differ from black jersey giants in that the legs of the jersey giant are black (some tending toward willow) and the underparts of the feet are yellow. The australorp is an australian breed which was developed from black orpingtons imported into australorps are a medium sized breed. A dual purpose bird, the black australorp is sometimes broody and usually exhibits a friendly, calm, quiet, shy and docile temperment.
