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ChicKat 
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Thank you for the knowledgeable and insightful comments. Much appreciated.
Since there are multiple types of Araucanas in the UK, which do you breed? And the British Araucana Club's egg colour chart is what we are going by for those of us who have one. Is there a colour that is more desirable than others, such as A1? (i.e. does everyone try to get as close to A1 as possible, or is that just the one on the first corner of the card?) Do subsequent generations based on selection produce 'bluer' or more intense colors of eggs? Are the green eggs equally welcomed? Personally, I find the British Araucana standards more appealing than the USA standards for the breed. Too many questions? (whoops that's another one). Thanks. :O)
I breed the tailed version which looks a bit like your Ameraucana, but with a crest, although I have hatched out some rumpless too for a bit of fun and variety. I do think a tail looks more natural on a chicken, though!
The breed standard calls for blue, green or olive eggs, so it is slightly less rigourous than for Araucana, however, you'll find that most birds in the UK lay a beautiful sky blue egg as that is the most popular. I'd love my araucanas to lay that same colour, alas they don't.
I certainly wouldn't use the white cockerel for breeding, though. I can't see him producing the standard. It'd be like breeding from a white welsummer.
