The Australian Langshan is an Australian 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.
History
The Australian Langshan was bred in Australia during the
early 20th century by selective cross breeding of Croad Langshan'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.
