Black Australorp or White Americana

Black Australorp or White Americana
$15.50

🏡 Temperament & Care

  • Very calm and easy to handle

  • Good for families and beginners

  • Adapt well to confinement or free-range

  • Generally low aggression in mixed flocks

Their cold hardiness makes them excellent for northern climates, but they also handle heat reasonably well with shade and water.

 

🐔 Appearance

  • Solid jet-black feathers with a beautiful green beetle-like sheen in sunlight

  • Red single comb and wattles

  • Medium to large, rounded body

  • Roosters are larger with more dramatic tail feathers

🥚 Egg Production

Black Australorps are famous for:

  • Starting to lay around 16–20 weeks

  • Producing large brown eggs

  • Strong, consistent laying (especially in the first 2–3 years)

They are one of the most productive pure breeds available. Laying up to 300 eggs yearly.