Araucana?

[Kluggie]

Hi this hen was sold to me as a pure bred araucana blue egg layer. I don't know much about chicken breeds, but from my research araucanas shouldn't have tail feathers and should have neck tufts and yellow feet. This lady certainly has some serious tail feathers and has slate feet and also has a healthy tuft of feathers on the top of the head. Have a look at the picture and give me your thoughts.

 

[Sadness Child]

it looks like a white version of my legbar

what color egg does it lay?

 

[Kluggie]

it looks like a white version of my legbar

what color egg does it lay?

Don’t know yet. Hasn’t started laying. The lady I bought her from apparently only breeds pure bred araucanas. I’m not worried reall just wanted a blue egg layer.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Posting a link about Araucana, yours does look like a mix with a Legbar. Legbars lay blue eggs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araucana

 

[Perris]

hello @Kluggie ! welcome to BYC
I think you have a British spec Lavender Araucana there. Here's one for comparison

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hi this hen was sold to me as a pure bred araucana blue egg layer. I don't know much about chicken breeds, but from my research araucanas shouldn't have tail feathers and should have neck tufts and yellow feet. This lady certainly has some serious tail feathers and has slate feet and also has a healthy tuft of feathers on the top of the head. Have a look at the picture and give me your thoughts.

The UK standard for araucana is tailed and crested.....the us is rumpless and tufted. Where in the world are you?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

hello @Kluggie ! welcome to BYC
I think you have a British spec Lavender Araucana there. Here's one for comparison

x2

 

[Kluggie]

The UK standard for araucana is tailed and crested.....the us is rumpless and tufted. Where in the world are you?

Right at the tail end in Australia. Makes sense that we'd have UK standards.

 

[Kluggie]

hello @Kluggie ! welcome to BYC
I think you have a British spec Lavender Araucana there. Here's one for comparison

This is my girl. Thanks so much for your feedback.

 

[Perris]

Don't mention it. BTW the eggs should be blue or green, either are acceptable on uk standards.