Australorp Hen

Australorp Hen

The Australorp is an Australian chicken breed. It is a large, soft-feathered bird which has two reconized colours according to the Australian Poultry Standard; black and blue. A third colour, white, is reconized by the Australorp Club of Australia but not the Australian Poultry Standard, as of the current (1st) edition of the Standard. The black Australorp is the most common, and has glossy black feathers and a lustrous green sheen. The blue Australorp however has a grey-blue plugmage and the white Australorp is a pure white bird.
The Australorp is a hardy, docile, and a good egg-layer as well as meat bird. The bird's single comb is moderately large and upright, with five distinct points.