Hi Kurt,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
I am not an expert so just used the term which everyone else had been using while working with "Legbar Hybrids". Anyways thanks for pointing it out. I am also not a professional breeder so just doing it for my own satisfaction, however if something comes along that is interesting for everyone, why not. I also live in a congested city so there are limits to what I can do, including having to hide the roosters at night etc to avoid neighbors complaining.
And its not a secret or invention. Someone probably already has done it but I just can't seem to find anyone who has. So decided to do it myself all over again to make Chocolate Australorps.
I do have an sweet black Aussie which I bred with a chocolate cuckoo Orpington rooster and have black cuckoo cockerel crosses as a result. Very aware of a the challenge that it may take 5 generations or so to get an Australorp like body. However, the Orpington rooster I chose, looked less English, so hoping that will help. Here is a picture of the rooster for your comments. I also have a mauve orpington rooster that could have given me other colors as well but he is just too much of an English Orpington. Inserting his picture as well.
Question reference mottled. Lets say one did work on a mottled project and does not hope to be recognized by APA, then does it matter, what color the eyes are? I don't think APA is going to recognize my chocolate or mauve Aussies anyways!
Junaid
P.S. English Orpington are one of the least intelligent chicken I have found, I hope the cross will not bring the dumbness into Aussies.
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