Official BYC Poll: Which of These Black Chicken Breeds Do You Have?

[NagemTX]

Don't have them just yet but they will be on the way in may. Black Ameraucanas.

 

[3KillerBs]

Most of my Australorps are Blue, but I do hatch what seems to be more than the statistically appropriate amount of blacks, a couple of which I've kept. This young fellow looks promising.

I had a couple Black Langshans, including my glorious Ludwig:

And several black crossbreeds of different types, including this delicate beauty:

 

[Chickeeaholic]

Do midnight majestic marans count as marans? I have 4. They are very friendly but don’t like being picked up. Cricket is one of them that slaps me in the face when I do They are awesome at laying beautiful brown eggs.

I was told by a local farmer if you have black chickens you lose less to hawks? He said the hawks think they may be crows?

 

[themotleycoopchic]

Black Ameraucanas

 

[TJAnonymous]

I have numerous black Australorps and black Ameracaunas,along with 1 black Marans and a black Silkie named Winnie.

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

I have one black australorp, one black copper maran, and two black sexlinks. Thats it for black chickens for now. I thought I was hatching black sexlink hen X silver splash EE roo chicks, turns out it was Silver splash EE X a buff orpington hen, 10/10 would recommend. Let me dhow all chicks above, warning I only have chick pics of some of them at the moment.

BCM

the younger black sexlink AKA my favorite BS.

The older black sexlink. Ignore the bad lighting.

(Blank) dont have one of the BA
Now to my pride and joy.

The female. (The belly is buff laced)

The male. Was hoping for black EEs, but got something more interesting.
Heres the females belly, I think this one is going to be a beautiful hen.

You have to zoom in, but its there.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Black Marans, Black Australorps & Black Ameracaunas

 

[CloneFly]

I have 2 black silkies and 2 Black Sex Links. Such pretty girls!

 

[BurbCoop]

Black Prairie Bluebell Egger

 

[Cloverr39]

I have 3 black silkies and a black frizzled bantam cochin with leakage. I hope to get some more black silkies this year. Beautiful birds, friendly and great mothers.