Any Australorp experts or lovers there...!

[Elixafar]

There was a Australorp thread but i thinks that thread is no more alive....!
I had some Australorps but i, am very confused of their perfection... I have seen pictures of perfect australorp in the australorp thread. But nowadays, the australorp that are very popular had long tails but the old Autralorp had not tails like the ones today.I want to now about the perfection of BA. Is there any breeders who can guide me about australorps. I am attaching pictures of some of the BA's that are common nowadays and some pics of the old Autralorps.

These are some from Austalorp thread. These birds belong to groche.

And this one is the example of australorps nowadays....
Now what is the perfection of heritage Australorp....?

 

[Amer]

I don’t know where you are from but what I usually see is the second, but at angles that don’t make it seem so huge. The first does not look like the American Standard. American breeders prefer long tails, that looks more like a European breeder. Anyways, an Australorp tail is supposed to be “moderately large.” You’ve got a Standard, right? Do the interpretation, it will probably serve you better than someone else’s opinion on where to draw the line of “too big.”

 

[getaclue]

The first picture is of an Australian BA. The standard is somewhat different in the US. The bottom picture shows US BA's, although there should be much more of a curve in the back, and the tail should not be so low. Even in the US, it's a bird of curves.

 

[Elixafar]

I don’t know where you are from but what I usually see is the second, but at angles that don’t make it seem so huge. The first does not look like the American Standard. American breeders prefer long tails, that looks more like a European breeder. Anyways, an Australorp tail is supposed to be “moderately large.” You’ve got a Standard, right? Do the interpretation, it will probably serve you better than someone else’s opinion on where to draw the line of “too big.”

Unfortunately we don't have any standards for chickens in our country. But, I love to breeds the birds to the SOP.we don't have any standard so i had to follow American or European standards.So i need help from BYC family to teach me about standards and breeding tips for Australorps.

 

[Sally PB]

@Elixafar, where are you located?

Here in the US, Australorps are very common. Most of them are "hatchery" quality, meaning that there is very little, if any, adherence to a standard.

My Australorps are hatchery quality, but I love them anyway. They are nice birds.

 

[Elixafar]

@Sally PB, I am from pakistan.
Australorps are becoming very common here nowadays. People are selling them as best layers in the world.Very few persons have heritage quality BA's that they imported from Belgium and Holland. But i want to breed them to standard. Australorps are one of the most trending breed here nowadays.....

 

[Elixafar]

I always wanted to breed heritage and show quality birds. But sadly our country don't have any standards, clubs or shows for poultry.

 

[Amer]

Unfortunately we don't have any standards for chickens in our country. But, I love to breeds the birds to the SOP.we don't have any standard so i had to follow American or European standards.So i need help from BYC family to teach me about standards and breeding tips for Australorps.

I always wanted to breed heritage and show quality birds. But sadly our country don't have any standards, clubs or shows for poultry.

Oh that’s nice to hear! I agree with you, breeding to a Standard is the best thing you can do for a breed. You can choose whatever Standard you think is best then.
Here is a Standard from Australia:http://www.openpoultrystandards.com/Australorp
It most resembles the American Standard. Interestingly, it is different from the Australian Standard that was written by the Australian Australorp club: https://www.australorpclubaustralia.com/the-standard

 

[Elixafar]

Oh that’s nice to hear! I agree with you, breeding to a Standard is the best thing you can do for a breed. You can choose whatever Standard you think is best then.
Here is a Standard from Australia:http://www.openpoultrystandards.com/Australorp
It most resembles the American Standard. Interestingly, it is different from the Australian Standard that was written by the Australian Australorp club: https://www.australorpclubaustralia.com/the-standard

Thanks Amer,
Well can experts tell me about this. I read this somewhere on BYC that if both parents have black eyes and dark legs then the offsprings will have brown eyes and lighter colour legs....!

 

[Amer]

Thanks Amer,
Well can experts tell me about this. I read this somewhere on BYC that if both parents have black eyes and dark legs then the offsprings will have brown eyes and lighter colour legs....!

I don’t know why someone told you this because it is not true.