Chicken House Plan – What the Heck is an Australorp?

Alright, in recent articles regarding a chicken house plan and types of chickens to use in the coop, we’ve taken a look at some of the more well known breeds. We have looked at the Rhode Island Red and New Hampshire Red more recently.

In todays article we will exam the attributes of the Australorp breed of chickens. As chickens go, they are a pretty remarkable breed.

First, let’s look at where they come from. This basic black chicken owes its origins to Australia (from which we get the “Austral” in the Australorp. Gee, whoduh guessed that?)

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