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Australorp
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Australorp 

a breed of chicken raised for its meat and eggs, bred in Australia from Orpington stock in order to increase egg productivity and early maturity. Australorps are large fowl with wide, deep breasts and large, wide backs. The liveweight is 3.5–3.9 kg for roosters and 2.5–2.9 kg for hens. The annual yield is 150–180 eggs, and record yields of 250–300 eggs have been reported. The egg weighs 55–62 g and has a brown shell.

Australorps are bred primarily in Australia and the USA. The main breeding research in the USSR is being carried out at the Kurtna experimental station for chicken breeding at the Estonian National Experimental Institute for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science.

S. I. SMETNEV
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My helpers are a small homestead flock of Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, a lavender guinea and a flock of 40 Roller pigeons that regularly patrol the garden beds.
Birds in the garden: it's a matter of timing by Greene, Rick / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
We still had five New Hampshire Reds for eggs which we carried over and my husband ordered five Black Australorps for variety.
Experimenting with chickens: finding the best meat and egg layers by Ovefelt, Willene / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
The tests compared blood samples from Garfield's Javas with samples from Barred Rocks, Black Jersey Giants, Australorps, and birds from Duane Urch's parent flock of Javas.
Javas: An ideal homestead bird by MALMBERG, PETE / Countryside & Small Stock Journal
 
 
 
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