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  1. madornato

    What is the difference between black orpingtons and black australorps?

    Thanks to all for the great pictures. Speaking of australorp roos, I have one additional question. I bought some australorp chicks in September (totally different group of chickens from the hens I was discussing) from a young man who breed his black australorps that he had purchased from...
  2. madornato

    What is the difference between black orpingtons and black australorps?

    Chickenbottom, I was typing another post while you were downloading pics off google. Thanks for that. My birds look more like the top picture--black australorp. Mine do not look nearly as puffy as the one in the bottom picture, so might it be safe to say I have black australorps? I'll post a...
  3. madornato

    What is the difference between black orpingtons and black australorps?

    Also, chickenbottom and for whomever else, I forgot to mention that the hens I have have a beautiful bluish-green sheen to their feathers which I thought was a typical trait of australorps. However, the description you gave makes my hens sound like black orpingtons. Mine are really...
  4. madornato

    What is the difference between black orpingtons and black australorps?

    Thanks for the information. It is raining right now where I live. When it clears up, I'll try to snap a photo and post it.
  5. madornato

    What is the difference between black orpingtons and black australorps?

    I bought 5 young black hens from a couple about a month ago. I thought they were black australorps (the couple did not know--they bought them as chicks in a bantam bin--they are not bantams by the way--at Tractor Supply). I was planning to breed them to a young australorp roo that I have. I...
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