Australian Langshan

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 hackles. White Australian Langshans are pure white.^[1]

The Australian Langshan was bred in Australia during the early 20th century by selective cross breeding of Croad Langshans, Orpingtons, 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.^[1]

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• The Australian Poultry Standard (1st ed.). Victorian Poultry Fanciers Association Inc. 1998.
• "Chickens - Australian Langshan". The Poultry Shed. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
• "Breeds List - The Bantam Australian Langshan". The Softfeather Bantam Club. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02.
• "Australian Poultry Breeds". The Canberra Queanbeyan Poultry Club. Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-09-10.