Breed Details

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ID:8
Name:Australorp
Ancestor:Orpington
Classification:Heavy breed
Origin:Australia, Oceania
Image attribution: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Traits inherent to the breed


# Trait Description
1 Color -> Earlobe: Red
2 Color -> Egg: Brown
3 Color -> Feather -> Breast: Black/Green
4 Color -> Feather -> Hackle: Black/Green
5 Color -> Feather -> Saddle: Black Green
6 Color -> Feather -> Tail: Black/Green
7 Color -> Feather -> Wing bow: Black/Green
8 Color -> Feather -> Wing secondary: Black/Green
9 Color -> Leg: Black
10 Egg -> Laying Quality: Very Good
11 Egg -> Number: Worlds record for egg production
12 General Purpose: Layer
13 Physical Features -> Behavior: Cold tolerant: Yes
14 Physical Features -> Comb: Single
15 Physical Features -> Wattle: Medium
16 Temperament -> Behavior: Broodiness
17 Temperament -> Behavior: Docile
18 Weight -> Full Body -> Female: 2.9 (kg)
19 Weight -> Full Body -> Male: 3.8 (kg)

Traits associated to the breed through DNA Alteration


# Gene DNA Alteration Trait Reference
None