Australian Langshan
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The Australian Langshan is an Australia
n chicken
breed, derived from the Croad Langshan
and accepted by the Australian Poultry Standard as a recognized breed. The Australian Langshan is little known outside Australia but is a popular breed inside the country. The breed comes in both bantam
and standard size.
The Australian Langshan is a small black, blue or white bird, with an upright carriage, long legs and medium sized straight comb, which should be red. Ideally, the outer toe of each foot should be feathered. The black variety is a glossy black with green sheen, while the blue colour should be an even grey-blue, although males often have dark blue on the tail or hackle
's. White Australian Langshan's are pure white.
's, Orpington
's, Wakfer Chinese Langshan and Modern Langshan. Little is known about the history of the breed, but by the 1950s they were a popular breed across most of Australia. The breed was admitted to the Australian Poultry Standard in 1998 when the 1st Edition of the Australian Poultry Standard was released.
The bantam variety was created soon after the large variety by breeders in New South Wales
and was bred from small stock of the large Australian Langshan.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
breed, derived from the Croad Langshan
Croad Langshan
The Croad Langshan is an old, heavy, soft-feathered chicken breed which probably originated in China.-Origin:The first recorded imports came from the Langshan District in 1872 and were undertaken by Major F.T...
and accepted by the Australian Poultry Standard as a recognized breed. The Australian Langshan is little known outside Australia but is a popular breed inside the country. The breed comes in both bantam
Bantam
Bantam may refer to:* Bantam , a small variety of poultry* Bantamweight, a weight class in boxing-Places:* Bantam , a city and former sultanate on Java island, in Indonesia...
and standard size.
The Australian Langshan is a small black, blue or white bird, with an upright carriage, long legs and medium sized straight comb, which should be red. Ideally, the outer toe of each foot should be feathered. The black variety is a glossy black with green sheen, while the blue colour should be an even grey-blue, although males often have dark blue on the tail or hackle
Hackle
The hackle is a clipped feather plume that is attached to a military headdress.In the British Army and the armies of some Commonwealth countries the hackle is worn by some infantry regiments, especially those designated as fusilier regiments and those with Scottish and Northern Irish origins. The...
's. White Australian Langshan's are pure white.
History
The Australian Langshan was bred in Australia during the early 20th century by selective cross breeding of Croad LangshanCroad Langshan
The Croad Langshan is an old, heavy, soft-feathered chicken breed which probably originated in China.-Origin:The first recorded imports came from the Langshan District in 1872 and were undertaken by Major F.T...
's, Orpington
Orpington
Orpington is a suburban town and electoral ward in the London Borough of Bromley. It forms the southeastern edge of London's urban sprawl and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.-History:...
's, Wakfer Chinese Langshan and Modern Langshan. Little is known about the history of the breed, but by the 1950s they were a popular breed across most of Australia. The breed was admitted to the Australian Poultry Standard in 1998 when the 1st Edition of the Australian Poultry Standard was released.
The bantam variety was created soon after the large variety by breeders in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
and was bred from small stock of the large Australian Langshan.