Black Australorp Bantams

[Jackiedyl68]

I was told that Wendy and Winnie are Austrolops but they are so tiny! Wendy is mom and Winnie is baby she was 5 days old when I got them she just started laying the tiniest eggs! They are adorable!

 

[ColtHandorf]

Those girls are super cute, but do not appear to be Black Australorp Bantams. They are too small. I can't be certain, but I'd bet they are Black Old English Game Bantams or Black Dutch Bantams depending on the color of their earlobes. Other possibilities might be Black Serama or Black Japanese Bantams, although I don't believe either of those are the case.

Here is a horrible 16+ year old picture of the pair I used to have. You can see how round they are, and their tail at least.

 

[Jackiedyl68]

Those girls are super cute, but do not appear to be Black Australorp Bantams. They are too small. I can't be certain, but I'd bet they are Black Old English Game Bantams or Black Dutch Bantams depending on the color of their earlobes. Other possibilities might be Black Serama or Black Japanese Bantams, although I don't believe either of those are the case.

Here is a horrible 16+ year old picture of the pair I used to have. You can see how round they are, and their tail at least.

Thank you! Yes yours are much plumper than mine! They can fit in my hand and lay the tiniest eggs

 

[Jackiedyl68]

Thank you! Yes yours are much plumper than mine! They can fit in my hand and lay the tiniest eggs

 

[Jackiedyl68]

Just hanging out having girltalk with my sweet wendy

 

[IA Chicken Guy]

Just a quick update on these Bantams... I ended up giving them to a friend of mine since I decided to go a different direction with my backyard flock. My friend has since expanded the flock and they are doing well.

 

[Tammy719]

I have a question. I got 6 black astrolorp from Royal King. 1 of them is so tiny. We have had them for about 3 weeks and they are all feathering the same but one little lady is still about the size of a 1 week old chick. Could it be possible they gave me a black astrolorp bantam?

 

[ColtHandorf]

I have a question. I got 6 black astrolorp from Royal King. 1 of them is so tiny. We have had them for about 3 weeks and they are all feathering the same but one little lady is still about the size of a 1 week old chick. Could it be possible they gave me a black astrolorp bantam?

Highly unlikely. I don't know of any major hatchery that carries them. I have seen dwarfism in a couple of Black Australorps on this forum. There are a number of reasons a chick can be smaller than its "clutch mates".