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Australorp
Beetle-green sheen, record layer
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Hatching eggs are for incubation only, not for eating. Hatch rates vary and depend on incubation conditions.
Glossy black feathers with a green sheen. The Australorp holds the world egg-laying record and is one of the quietest, calmest breeds we keep.
- Origin
- Australia
- Purpose
- dual-purpose
- Temperament
- docile
- Egg colour
- brown
- Eggs per year
- ~250
- Weight (hen / cock)
- 3 kg / 4 kg
- Hardiness
- Very hardy
- Broodiness
- Moderate
- Good with children
- Yes
- Noise level
- Quiet
- Suits
- Free-range or confined
- Hatching difficulty
- Easy
- Size
- large fowl
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