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The Australorp is an Australian breed of dual-purpose utility chicken.It derives from the British Black Orpington, and was selectively bred for egg-laying performance; some hens lay more than 300 eggs per year.
Australorp. Buff Orpington. White Leghorn. Marans. Plymouth Rock. Rhode Island Red. Silkie. Sussex. For more details, be sure to check out our guide to the best chicken breeds for backyard coops ...
Illustration of thirty-nine varieties of chicken (and one Guinea Fowl) . There are hundreds of chicken breeds in existence. [1] Domesticated for thousands of years, distinguishable breeds of chicken have been present since the combined factors of geographical isolation and selection for desired characteristics created regional types with distinct physical and behavioral traits passed on to ...
A Black Java hen; the Java played a role in the creation of some of the American class breeds, such as the Rhode Island Red. The American Class contains thirteen breeds which originated in Canada or the United States. [1]: 11 All are heavy breeds, and most lay brown eggs; [1]: 11 most are cold-hardy: [2] Buckeye; Chantecler; Delaware; Dominique ...
Choosing the right chicken breed can make all the difference for first-time poultry pet parents. Buff Orpingtons, Plymouth Rocks, and Australorps are excellent choices that offer friendly ...
heavy and light breed hardfeather: Australian Langshan: light breed softfeather: Australorp: heavy breed softfeather: Barnevelder: heavy breed softfeather: Belgian bantam: true bantam softfeather light breed: Brahma: heavy breed softfeather: Campine: light breed softfeather: Cochin: heavy breed softfeather: Croad Langshan: heavy breed ...
The Orpington is a British breed of chicken. It was bred in the late nineteenth century by William Cook of Orpington, at that time in Kent in south-east England. [5]: 115 It was intended to be a dual-purpose breed, to be reared both for eggs and for meat, but soon became exclusively a show bird. [6] [7] The Australorp of Australia derives from it.
There are chicken breeds where the typical plumage color is black, such as Australorp, Sumatra, White-Faced Black Spanish, Jersey Giant and others. And there are many other breeds having different color varieties, which also have an extended black variety, such as Leghorn, Minorca, Wyandotte, Orpington, Langshan and others. [1]