Australorps breed Thread

[CochonEstate]

doh! feel silly I've never heard them called "Black" before - i know a few people with them in Australia and never heard them called anything other than "Australorp" or "Lorp". well, they say you learn something every day

 

[ocap]

doh! feel silly I've never heard them called "Black" before - i know a few people with them in Australia and never heard them called anything other than "Australorp" or "Lorp". well, they say you learn something every day

communication across national boundaries is difficult. you should see how badly my wife and I communicate after 41 years

 

[ronott1]

Quote:
Originally Posted by CochonEstate

doh! feel silly I've never heard them called "Black" before - i know a few people with them in Australia and never heard them called anything other than "Australorp" or "Lorp". well, they say you learn something every day
communication across national boundaries is difficult. you should see how badly my wife and I communicate after 41 years

That is so true!

Welcome, CochonEstate!

 

[NYREDS]

doh! feel silly I've never heard them called "Black" before - i know a few people with them in Australia and never heard them called anything other than "Australorp" or "Lorp". well, they say you learn something every day

The unnecessary addition of Black isn't widely used in the US either-mostly only on BYC. The breed, as described in the APA Standard is known simply as Australorp.

 

[ronott1]

doh! feel silly I've never heard them called "Black" before - i know a few people with them in Australia and never heard them called anything other than "Australorp" or "Lorp". well, they say you learn something every day

This is Back Yard Chickens with Hundreds of thousands of members. It has created it's own language and a lot of members use abbreviations--especially those using phones and tablets to access the site. DH is Dear Husband for example.

This is a link to abbreviations used on BYC:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/397944/list-of-breed-abbreviations

I hope this helps!

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

It is best to remember these also:
P for pullet (less than a year old hen)
K for cockerel (less than a year old cock not rooster)
H for hen
C for cock (not the common used rooster)

And now we can all LOL and disregard the above even though they are the correct abbreviations.

Kurt

 

[vickiw]

OOOO, OOOO!!! . Just to further "clarify" things I refer to them as Aussies

Oh, and BTW - there's an abr list??? OMG!

 

[RoseMarie1]

communication across national boundaries is difficult. you should see how badly my wife and I communicate after 41 years

lol sounds like me and mine.

I feel like sometimes I am speaking a foreign language or something.

and we've been married almost 40 to lacking about 3 years. lol

 

[RoseMarie1]

It is best to remember these also:
P for pullet (less than a year old hen)
K for cockerel (less than a year old cock not rooster)
H for hen
C for cock (not the common used rooster)

And now we can all LOL and disregard the above even though they are the correct abbreviations.

Kurt

oh dear.....I'd never remember all that.

 

[RattlesnakeRidgeWV]

The unnecessary addition of Black isn't widely used in the US either-mostly only on BYC. The breed, as described in the APA Standard is known simply as Australorp.

Keep us straight Bill. We tend to stray and the text generation has ruined us with abbreviations and made up language!
Kurt