Dwarf Australorp
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| Origin: | Germany | ||
| Year: | Bred in 1956, recognized in 1969 | ||
| Colour: | white, black or blue fringed | ||
| Weight: | Rooster: 1.3 kg, hen: 1.0 kg | ||
| Laying output per year: | 160 | ||
| Eggshell color: | light brown | ||
| Egg weight: | 35-45 g | ||
| Breeding standards: | BDRG | ||
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Dwarf Australorps are a domestic chicken breed that was recognized in 1960.
history
Dwarf Australorps are a breed of bantam that was bred in Germany from the Australorp , the Dwarf Orpington , the dark-barreled Dwarf Barneveldern and the Dwarf Langschan. The black dwarf Australorp was officially recognized in Germany in 1969, the white one in 1973, the blue-lined one in 1986.
description
They are described as agile, balanced, and human-facing bantams. The external characteristic is the massive trunk. The cock has many major and minor sickles on its tail. The dwarf Australorp is bred in the colors black, white and lined with blue. The ring size of the roosters is 15, that of the chickens 13.
literature
- Horst Schmidt and Rudi Proll: Pocket Atlas Chickens and Bantams , Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4617-7
Web links
Commons : Dwarf Australorp - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter: Dwarf Australorps. Retrieved on March 29, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Dwarf Australorps chicken breed. Retrieved March 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Standard Hahn dwarf breed. Retrieved on March 29, 2020 (German).