Australorp
Dual purpose · Australia · 🌱 Beginner friendly
Australia took the English Orpington and rebuilt it as a laying machine, and the glossy black Australorp was the result. Its feathers flash beetle-green in the sun, its disposition is famously sweet, and it keeps laying through weather that sidelines flashier breeds.
Eggs per year
200–280
Egg color
Brown
Egg size
Large
Hen weight
6.5–8 lbs
Temperament
Gentle and calm
Broodiness
Sometimes broody
Did you know?
An Australorp hen set a world record in the 1920s by laying 364 eggs in 365 days — without any artificial lighting.
Is the Australorp right for your flock?
Expect roughly 200–280 brown eggs a year from a healthy hen in her prime — production dips during molt and the short days of winter, and eases off as she ages. Planning space? A Australorp hen runs 6.5–8 lbs, so size the coop with our coop size calculator and estimate the feed bill with the feed cost calculator.
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