Black Australorps vs Black Jersey Giants (pictures posted please help)

[SarahFair]

I got an email today from someone stating that they had BJGs with BAs in a pen but could not tell a between the two so its up to me to pick the BJG out.
What are distinct differances in 8 month old birds?

 

[mikarod]

The biggest difference is, Jersey Giants don't have that really green sheen. If all look the same, look at the largest bird in the pen. The bottom of it's feet should be yellow.

Black Australorps have pink/white underneath their feet and Jersey Giants have yellow.

 

[SarahFair]

My BJG rooster has a really green sheen (well I think so anyways...never seen a BA in the sun)
But thanks!

 

[Southerngirl]

Ditto on the bottom of the feet being yellow for the Jersey Giants. They really look very similar but the Australorps have a pinkish gray foot on the bottom. We use zip ties on their legs to tell them apart; orange for Jersey Giants and blue for the Australorp. That way when they are running by I immediately know what kind it is !

 

[SarahFair]

aha thats a really good idea!

 

[NYREDS]

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Any Good Black bird should have a green sheen-don't know where you got the idea that Giants shouldn't have it. There are differences between the 2 breeds but bottoms of the feet are the easiest thing to look for-Giants should be yellow.

 

[jossanne]

Look at feathersite....

Hatchery birds don't have the difference in foot color. It's not an accurate way to tell the difference unless they're good quality birds.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/BJG/BRKBJGs.html

 

[mtnhomechick]

Wow........I always thought the Jersey Giants got a lot bigger than the BA's. I am raising 6 BA's now and would like to know if they get THAT big!

 

[jossanne]

Jersey giants do get bigger than australorps, but they're slow maturing. So it takes them quite a while to grow to full-size. My only giants were killed by a dog at 6 months, and they were large, but not a lot bigger than my barred rock.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

My Australorps are huge. So, yes, they can get very very large!