Are these Australorps or Black Orpingtons?

[Glennzo]

I have these two hens that were given to me as Black Australorps- they just seem to “fluffy” to me. I feel like they are actually Black Orpingtons. Anyone have an idea?

 

[The Happster]

Body type does definitely look Orpington.

 

[getaclue]

Take a couple more pics, but they look like Black Australorps. Not hatchery stock. OR they could be a mixture of the two. How much do they weigh?

 

[Gray Farms]

They're not hatchery type Australorps that's for certain. Any background info on them? Any clues on if they could be traced back to the original breeder?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

They're not hatchery type Australorps that's for certain. Any background info on them? Any clues on if they could be traced back to the original breeder?

^I agree with this. Australorps were derived from Black Orpingtons so that makes it even more confusing.

 

[getaclue]

Non hatchery Black Australorps are not all that small. Hens should weigh 7.5 lbs.

 

[Glennzo]

I got this one from a breeder - she weighs in at around 8.8 to 9 pounds.

 

[chub_the_chick]

They look like australorp's to me. i have some very large austalorps as well that look very similar to yours.

 

[getaclue]

My older BA's do tend to weigh a bit more than 7.5 lbs, but not much over that. Orpingtons, on the other hand, do weigh a good bit more. Because of the eyes, and slate gray legs, I agree that they're BA's OR possibly a mix of Orpington, and BA.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

What country are you located in? Sometimes the breed's standards vary by country (English vs American Orpington standards vs American "hatchery" Orpingtons. If you're in the US, I'm more inclined to say they're Orpingtons. I have some young black ones myself and yours look more like them than Australorps in my opinion