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Junibutt said:
Can someone point me to a link where I can study the main differences between Australorps and Orpingtons? I am trying to breed in a new color into Australorps using English Orpingtons and want to make sure that the results don't end up looking more like Orps than Australorps.

Currently I have two cockerels growing up that are Orp-Aus hybrids. Hopefully in 3-4 months I will be able to breed them back to their mother or another black australorp hen to get the new color(s)
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I wish you well.

I have tried making a pea combed Australorp, it went fine until f4 when all the combs turned back to single combs. In my case when they started to look like Australorps (body wise and size wise) they gained the comb. I wonder if color would do the same thing.

Good luck though, I love these kind of experiments.
 
Junibutt said:
Can someone point me to a link where I can study the main differences between Australorps and Orpingtons? I am trying to breed in a new color into Australorps using English Orpingtons and want to make sure that the results don't end up looking more like Orps than Australorps.

Currently I have two cockerels growing up that are Orp-Aus hybrids. Hopefully in 3-4 months I will be able to breed them back to their mother or another black australorp hen to get the new color(s)



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Originally Posted by duluthralphie



I wish you well.

I have tried making a pea combed Australorp, it went fine until f4 when all the combs turned back to single combs. In my case when they started to look like Australorps (body wise and size wise) they gained the comb. I wonder if color would do the same thing.

Good luck though, I love these kind of experiments.
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Thanks!

Anyone who deals with both breeds? SOP language is so convoluted. I just want to understand the main differences in layman's terms.
 
Juni,
First of all that cross is a crossbreed not a hybrid. A hybrid is a horse and a donkey to make a mule. Two diferent species not breeds is what makes a hybrid.
If you have a copy of APA SOP then you will see the differences and they are many. It will take about 5 generations of offspring to get anything that is supposed to look like an SOP American Australorp which is even different from the original Australian Australorp. If you look at the pictures in your SOP you will see that an Aussie is a slimmer version of a fluffy Orp (laymans term).
In laymans terms, that means Aussies have longer backs, different degree tail angles, larger combs, etc they are just not the same bird. If you are trying to make a Mottled Australorp don't waste your time. The mottled gene affects the legs that will be mottled instead of slate gray and the eye color will be totally wrong. The eyes will be red instead of black or dark brown. So what color are you thinking of inventing or is it a secret?
Kurt
 
Hi!! I am a first time backyard chicken owner and this is Elsa. One of my 2 Australorps. She pretends to run from me but let's me catch her :)
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