Buyer question
Are Australorp poultry good for beginners?
Yes: our Animal Library rates the Australorp poultry 5 out of 5 for beginners (great starter breed).
Source: the Australorp poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Australorp poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
Australorps were developed in Australia in the early 1900s from English Orpingtons, bred for egg laying. Black Australorps are calm, hardy and very productive, and a hen once famously laid 364 eggs in 365 days.
- Best fit
- Backyard flocks, beginners
- Hardiness
- 5 out of 5 (Very hardy)
What to weigh
Black feathers absorb heat, so they need shade in summer. They can go broody.