What breed are the black chickens?

[mskackle]

Can someone please tell me what breed these are? I know the reds are RIR, bought the blacks as black copper maran, but from all my research I have my doubts. Any help will be appreciated.

 

[my sunwolf]

They look like Black Australorps to me, but the rooster looks to be a mix of some sort.

 

[daniel rainey]

i agree

 

[Wyandottes7]

What color are the bottoms of their feet? If white, they are Australorps; otherwise, they are Black Jersey Giants.

 

[mskackle]

I haven't looked at the bottom of their feet. I will try to do that tomorrow.

 

[K Spot]

Australorps

 

[mskackle]

Thanks everyone. I looked at the feet this morning and they are white so I thinks all or your were right and they are australorps. They are a very beautiful chicken if they will start laying eggs bigger than a bantham egg.

 

[chispaza]

We had a black australorp for a while and she laid huge eggs. How old are yours?

 

[mskackle]

The egg in the center is from a barred rock the rest are from the black australorp. They have been laying for about 3 weeks. Should they get larger as the hens get older?

 

[donrae]

Yep, those look like Australorps. It's pretty common for new layers to lay smallish eggs (often called pullet eggs) for even a few months until their systems reach full stride.