Black Astralorps?

[MandyFitch]

I've got three pullets, supposedly purebred and siblings. One has no rump and it was suggested on FB that they don't have the right body types to be BA. Thoughts?

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[Gray Farms]

How old are they? They don't strike me as pure Black Australorps.

 

[MandyFitch]

 

[MandyFitch]

3 months old

 

[junebuggena]

Is she truly rumpless or is she just missing normal tail feathers? What comb type do they have?

 

[drumstick diva]

looks like Australorp mix

 

[UberchicRanch]

They seem to be a little on the lighter side to be true Australorps...

 

[BantamLover21]

They seem to be a little on the lighter side to be true Australorps...

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Though they could be hatchery quality, which often means they have smaller size than true, quality show-type Australorps.

 

[ShrekDawg]

They seem to be a little on the lighter side to be true Australorps...

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Though they could be hatchery quality, which often means they have smaller size than true, quality show-type Australorps.

Very true, although mine are hatchery quality and are fairly huge. They took a while to fill in though. My Buff Orpingtons on the other hand are my smallest birds, especially one of them, and Orpingtons are supposed to be large. So it depends I guess.

Anyway, at 3 months old they should have developed a comb and wattles by now..

They have the right color and leg color but between the no comb, no rump, and the upright stance, I would say they are most likely Australorp mixes or another breed altogether