Australorps breed Thread

[getaclue]

Why don't you post a few close ups of them, and let us see them.

 

[MrsBrooke]

Three of our chickens, two hens and one cockerel, were sold to us as Black Australorps. I have been very impressed with them, their personality is definitely the most low key in the flock, they never create any drama and are just so sweet and calm. They are almost 20 weeks old now, so I have been watching the hens closely in my excitement and hope for eggs...and I have noticed a few characteristics that seem slightly off. Now I am a little worried they are Jersey Giants. To me they look Australorp-like...however it seems like Jersey Giants look very similar to Australorps but get bigger so I'm guessing that fact doesn't help make my birds stay Black Australorps, lol.

From what I read it appears like the color of the bottoms of the feet are different colors between the two kinds, however without anything to compare it to, I'm having a hard time telling the color of the bottoms of my chickens feet. All of my chickens have pretty dark legs and feet and the underside does seem to maybe have a yellow tinge, but they also seem more creamy or peachy depending on the light. I've even been looking back at their chick pics but the color always seems slightly ambiguous to me and changes depending on the lighting and background. I also read that the eyes might be different? Are Australorp's eyes supposed to be all black, ,or just pretty dark in general?

The farm where I got the chicks from didn't say that they had any Jersey Giants, so technically there shouldn't be any chance that my birds are Jersey Giants. I thought the only black birds they had were Black Australorp, so I didn't really inspect all the black chicks to see if there were any differences between them, but they were more hobbyists so maybe they could be mistaken in what they even had.

Any help, especially in picture form, of examples of specific traits that show that a bird is one or the other would be very much appreciated. I'm going to be so sad if I end up not having any Australorps after thinking I did all summer, lol.

Jersey Giant feet are yellow yellow YELLOW on the bottom. There is no mistaking it. If you look and it is anything other than "chicken leg yellow" on the bottom of their feet, you've got Lorps. It sounds to me like you are safe.

Australorps can have any color eye, but the Standard says they should have a black eye. The blacker, the better.

They are also BIG and look strikingly similar to Giants.

I'd be willing to bet that you have some nice Lorps with you!

MrsB

 

[MrsBrooke]

These are Jersey Giant feet.

Those are Lorp feet.

Hope that helps!

MrsB

 

[Angie16hearts]

This is my lovely friendly lady Oreo. At least I'm hoping she's a lady! Any input she's 9 weeks

 

[jbkirk]

She looks very rooster like to me.

 

[Angie16hearts]

She looks very rooster like to me.

No, really? I got her from pullet bin. Should I take more pics?

 

[Angie16hearts]

I have our 1 Roo. I sure hop not ! I love roosters my flock has there king is it the comb ?

 

[jbkirk]

I have our 1 Roo. I sure hop not ! I love roosters my flock has there king

is it the comb ?

Yes as none of ours that has had a comb of that size at that age has been a hen.

 

[Angie16hearts]

Yes as none of ours that has had a comb of that size at that age has been a hen.

I posted pictures of his/ her back side. What do you think? I just looked at pics about 11 weeks. The back side picks are about two weeks old but the Comb was last night..

 

[YgritteChick]

ok here are some pics, maybe they will help show what I'm talking about, lol.

Pic #1: Cockerel's feet, I know you can't totally see the underside but he is pretty big for me to try to lift him up and take a pic of the actual bottom of his feet.


Picture #2: of Cockerel with one of his ladies


Picture #3ne of the pullet's bottom of feet color, which in the sunlight looks quit suspiciously yellow to me. The other pullet's feet look more like the cockerel's.



Picture #4: the cockerel's face where you can see his eye color. Sorry his neck feathers are a bit ruffled, he usually looks a bit smoother. I think the pullets have eyes that are a bit darker than his, but once again it depends on the light.


Edited to add that these are all pics from today so they are all around 20 weeks old in the pictures, I also have pictures of when they were chicks or other random ones if any other specific things would be useful.