Ameraucana and Black Australorp Roosters x (specific breed hens)

Amazing! I've never had leghorns because of their small size. I'm still planning my flock and I know I do want Araucanas/Ameraucanas, and I do want at least one rooster. Now after seeing this maybe I could get a leghorn rooster, they are dirt cheap and wouldn't  eat much. The rooster kept for breeding and keeping an eye on the hens is usually more of a pet than a meal anyways so I don't' need a huge one.



You wouldn't regret it! You'll love that cross!
 
Does anyone have pictures of crosses from an Ameraucana or EE and Black Australorp over the hens listed below? I would really like to see pictures of the offspring and eggs laid by the offspring. Please feel free to post everything. Picture heavy is what I want. The more pictures the better. The Ameraucana rooster is a Blue Wheaten but any color would be fine, even an EE would be fine.

The Roosters:
-Blue Wheaten Ameraucana
-Any Color Ameraucana
-EE
-Black Australorp

The Hens:
-Red Sex-Links
-Rhode Island Reds
-White Leghorns
-Barred Rocks
Hi I hatched out from the Black Australorp Roo over RIR. Such a cute chick. My favorite one so far. She was growing so fast. She had the funniest personality. I highly recommend doing this because, black Australorp eggs are small at first and whereas RIR are huge so the huge Australorp chick has a ton of room to grow in the egg. Good luck! I've also done Australorp over EE pullets. Those girls are currently 9.5 weeks old.
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I know this thread is Old but here is my Lavender Ameraucana Rooster x Australorp Hen
Thought if some people search this thread a image might be nice to find. Great layer, has a big attitude, just coming into lay in these pictures at about 8-9 months
 

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I know this thread is Old but here is my Lavender Ameraucana Rooster x Australorp Hen
Thought if some people search this thread a image might be nice to find. Great layer, has a big attitude, just coming into lay in these pictures at about 8-9 months

And you were totally right. I am looking at crossing Ameraucana with Australorp and was tickled silly to find this. Thank you. She's beautiful!
 
And you were totally right. I am looking at crossing Ameraucana with Australorp and was tickled silly to find this. Thank you. She's beautiful!

Same lol. She looks like a black Ameraucana as far as I can tell...but I bet her laying is increased, and as it shows the eggs are mint color.

I have four Ameraucana hens, two are blue, one is splash, and one is black. I'm guessing that they'll throw all black chicks, since splash and blue are dilute black. My Australorp hens are a dark chocolate brown though, not black. Should be interesting!
 
I know this thread is Old but here is my Lavender Ameraucana Rooster x Australorp Hen
Thought if some people search this thread a image might be nice to find. Great layer, has a big attitude, just coming into lay in these pictures at about 8-9 months
Thank you for sharing.
 

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