Hi, I did a Google search asking if australorps were used in breeding black stars, and this post turned up. From your explanation, I may not have black stars — and I don't know else they could be. So here's a photo and maybe you can identify the breed. I made it large so you can click on it for a closeup look. Her legs are dark, nearly black. What do you think?A Black Star is just another name for a Black Sex-link. Black Sex-links are a cross between a Rhode Island Red rooster, and Barred Rocks hens. A BSL will have a some red in her chest when she is fully grown, if it is a hen. The Males will be barred like their mother. As chicks, a BSL hen is fully black with the males having the white dot on their head like a Barred Rock chick would.
A Black Australorp, however, will have a white chest and underside as a chick with black legs.
I hope this helps.
She does look to be a black sex link/black star.Hi, I did a Google search asking if australorps were used in breeding black stars, and this post turned up. From your explanation, I may not have black stars — and I don't know else they could be. So here's a photo and maybe you can identify the breed. I made it large so you can click on it for a closeup look. Her legs are dark, nearly black. What do you think?
That rooster isn't an Australorp. Wrong comb type, and also Australorps should be pure black. He looks like a barnyard mix to me.So, the original post is over 10 years old, original chicken may not even be around any more.. this is more for black bird lovers like me. These are my pics of my 1 yo Australorpe Roo, acquired from a local farm, and my Black Star hen ~6mo from TSC. I don’t know if it answers any questions about the difference between black stars and Australorpe—I just think they make an incredibly handsome pair.
I wound up here on a search for what a Australorpe/black Star cross might turn out. Guess I’ll just have to incubate to find out.
BTW, since I can only have one Roo, and my roo is Australorpe, I’m going to start hatching—I wave white Leghorns, so of course I’ll get some Austra Whites, but I also want to create my own boutique Australorpe blends: Sussalorpe, Easterlorpe (1 successfully hatched already!), Black and Red Austeroids (Black Star and Golden Comet/Lorpe crosses). And I don’t have one yet, but I need to get an Orp so I can make an Orpalorpe.
His brother (had to sell as a cockerel, because only one Roo) had the right comb type. Any chance it could pop up recessive?
