Chocolate Australorp

[chickened]

I have aquired some australorps and 2 of them really look chocolate to me. Anyone ever seen one? I will try to post some pictures.

 

[chickenmaniac]

i dont think they are australopes they are only black

 

[chickened]

Took these pictures today. What do you all think? The black is an australorp used for comparison and the chocolate is an australorp also. They are both hens.

 

[chickened]

Took these pictures today. What do you all think? The black is an australorp used for comparison and the chocolate is an australorp also. They are both hens.

I bought about 250 15 month old hens and 2 of them sported this brown color. Just curious if it is a sport. They are from a large hatchery originally and sold as production type austalorps.

 

[draye]

That looks chocolate to me.

 

[farmerChef]

Looks to red to be chocolate, it looks like an RIR.

 

[chickened]

Looks to red to be chocolate, it looks like an RIR.

It has black legs and white skin, RIR have yellow feet and yellow skin.

 

[chickenmaniac]

you should put up full body pictures! atleast so we can guess what you really got

 

[chickened]

Hope these help the one in my hand is a different one than the caged one.

 

[farmerChef]

Maybe it was just my computer or something. They do look chocolaty. Chocolate is a resessive gene like lavendar, both parents have to carry the gene for the chicks to be chocolate. You could put them with a black roo and then breed the chicks together or breed a roo back to mom and see if you get more chocolates. If they are chocolate, you have 2 rare colored birds.