Buyer question
How long do Australorp poultry live?
Our Animal Library gives the Australorp poultry a lifespan of 6–10 years.
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.
- Hardiness
- 5 out of 5 (Very hardy)
- Origin
- Australia
- Best fit
- Backyard flocks, beginners
What to weigh
Black feathers absorb heat, so they need shade in summer. They can go broody.