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. The coloration of the dark-eyed ...

Australorp chickens lay between 250 and 300 eggs per year, and individual Australorps once held world records for egg laying.

Black chicken breeds include: Black Australorp. ... White chicken breeds typically produce brown, chalk white, or very light eggs. Many black chicken breeds, like the Crèvecoeur, ...

BONAPARTE, Iowa, March 1 (UPI) -- Experts said a 4.1-ounce egg laid by an Iowa chicken is unusual, but not without precedent. Nathan Batten, 37, said Aussie, a black Australorp chicken, laid the ...

Baby chicks including Black Australorps, Rhode Island Reds and Buff Orpingtons huddle next to each other for warmth in their brooding pen. Kelly Rausch File photo With the rise in the price of ...

Michael Piper, “almost 11,” has found a unique way to build a nest egg--running a chicken-sitting service. “My clients go on vacation for a weekend, and I chicken sit for them,” he said.

Cold climate: Black Australorp. These large, dark-colored chickens are pretty friendly and easy to care for, but their claim to fame is their champion egg-laying.

O'Connor and Wildman said some popular egg-laying chickens for Colorado include Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Buff Orpington, Ameraucana and Black Australorps.