Araucana thread anyone?

[sahmhomesteader]

No problem! I don't mind at all. I am sure your friend was probably told he was an Araucana when he bought him. He was not trying to mislead you...........someone else had already mislead him.

Well thank you. I agree I don't think he was trying to mislead me. I appreciate your help so much!

 

[sahmhomesteader]

The Araucana is a breed that was made using 2 breeds from South America, the Colloncas and the Quetros.  One breed was tufted and tailed and the other clean faced and rumpless.  Neither was a "breed" but they had traits used to create the Araucana.  The Araucana can still have a tail, partial tail, a few stray tail feathers or rumpless.  Rumpless is the standard so that is what is bred for.  I have bred tailed Araucana's back when I was starting and using every Araucana I could get my hands on to create a more diverse flock, and ever since, I have bred towards the standard of perfection which is how the Araucana "breed" is recognized as a breed.  The Araucana is more often clean faced than tufted.  Not because of preference but because there are more chicks hatched that are clean faced than tufted.   The gene responsible for tufts is lethal if a chick gets a gene for it from both parents.  If the chick gets 2 tuft genes it dies.  If it gets 1 tuft gene, it is tufted and if it gets no tuft genes it is clean faced.  Tufts are not the same or even related to the Beard and Muffs of the EE or Ameraucana.  

The Ameraucana and the Easter Eggers share some of that history but have differing standards.  Because the EE is not recognized by the American Poultry Association, it is not considered a "breed" although hatcheries raise and sell them and have for many years.  Most of those years they erroneously called them EE, Americana (mispelled) and Araucana ....sometimes using one breed name and sometimes calling them by all three names as if they were all the same.....which they are obviously not.

The EE may lay any color of egg from blue, green, brown, tinted and even pinkish.   The Araucana and Ameraucana standard for egg color is blue but there is a range of shades for blue from a pale powder blue, sort of a lavender blue (I've never seen one) to a turquoise blue that can be greenish.  The favored color in the Araucana is as blue as possible and it can be bred for.  The brown egg gene on top of the blue egg is why they sometimes have a greenish tint.    The standard simply states blue so anything in the blue range is acceptable, we all have our preferences.  Hens even have different colors with age and season.  I highly recommend the breed. 

Wow thank you so much for this information!

 

[tnspursfan09]

I'm afraid I might have to rehome my little guy, Cricket. He is determined to get himself killed by my main rooster, Dobby (WLH x BO). He is my only bantam, given to me as a companion for a lone hatch...who, iironically, is the same rooster he is bent o fighting. I've been keeping him isolated in a small cape cod coop and letting him range in the mornings before I let the others out, but I hate keeping him cooped up. Are all bantams as feisty?

 

[shanshan51]

I am still looking for a 6 month to year old black araucana rooster to replace mine. Tufted or not is ok but must be rumpless. Please PM me if you have one for sale and can ship.

 

[cjpines]

I see this is an old thread 2010, but here I am. We just lost our only Araucana to Mareks disease and I want another one. Question: I've heard they are more adapt to fly over fences than standard breeds. Does anyone know this for sure? We have a 6 ft fence and I'm wondering if I should get this breed.

She was our most beautiful bird.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I see this is an old thread 2010, but here I am.  We just lost our only Araucana to Mareks disease and I want another one.  Question: I've heard they are more adapt to fly over fences than standard breeds.  Does anyone know this for sure?  We have a 6 ft fence and I'm wondering if I should get this breed.

She was our most beautiful bird.

My blue Araucana hen is a flyer. She loves to perch high and I had to make her a special perch which I at least 7 ft. Never had trouble with fence though

 

[cjpines]

Hi, and thank you.

 

[WalleyWaller]

New Additions! We are very excited to finally have Araucana!

6 Araucana Chicks!

2 Tufted and rumpless
2 Lavender Rumpless
2 Tailed

 

[cjpines]

My blue Araucana hen is a flyer. She loves to perch high and I had to make her a special perch which I at least 7 ft. Never had trouble with fence though

Thank you so much for your reply.

 

[WalleyWaller]

New Additions! We are very excited to finally have Araucana!

6 Araucana Chicks!

2 Tufted and rumpless
2 Lavender Rumpless
2 Tailed

Are these real Araucana Chicks? I think they are but I would appreciate verification from the experts. Can we place these with Ameraucana chicks the same age? Thank you!