The Black Australorp chicken, though slightly smaller and trimmer than the Orpington, remains deep bodied. Cocks weigh up to 8.5 pounds and hens about 7 pounds.

An Australorp hen carries the dubious honor of world-record egg layer. In 365 days, she laid 364 eggs. This medium-heavy breed is an excellent homestead chicken because it makes a fine layer and ...

A chicken named Aussie is getting a whole lot of attention after she plunked down a jumbo egg. The black Australorp hen laid an egg that weighs 4.1 ounces and measures 3 1/2-inches long and 6 1/2 ...

Black chicken breeds include: Black Australorp. Also known as the Australian Orpington, this breed has two variations. The Black Australorp has black feathers with a greenish sheen, ...

BONAPARTE, Iowa — A hen in southeast Iowa has provided its owner with a prize he calls “egg-normous.” It’s a 4.1-ounce beauty that’s about twice the size of large eggs sold by the dozen ...

Most of the poultry of the U. S. spent last week as usual—New Jersey hens rising by electric light to ... an Australorp hen that laid 346 eggs last year; a flock of Japanese Silkies with ...

BONAPARTE, Iowa — A hen in southeast Iowa has provided its owner with a prize he calls “egg-normous.” It’s a 4.1-ounce beauty that’s about twice the size of large eggs sold by the dozens ...

BONAPARTE, Iowa (AP) — A hen in southeast Iowa has provided its owner with a prize he calls "egg-normous." It's a 4.1-ounce beauty that's about twice the size of large eggs sold by the dozen in ...

Spencer now owns an Easter egger hen and rooster, two Rhode Island Reds and an Australorp hen. She said she plans on hatching some of her own eggs this spring to grow her flock.

Spencer now owns an Easter egger hen and rooster, two Rhode Island Reds and an Australorp hen. She said she plans on hatching some of her own eggs this spring to grow her flock.