Barred-acauna

[RAREROO]

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Barring and Cuckoo are not inverses of each other, they are both the Barring gene, the difference is in the feathering rate, slower feathering breeds have time to develope their barring more crisper so it is more defined, but in rapid feathering breeds, the barring comes in fast and gets blurred and less defined and that is were the Cuckoo effect comes from.

 

[MyBlackHen]

Hi, I am new to all this and stumbled on this thread - very interesting! You all were talking about muffs and tufts - can someone post a picture of what each of those look like? I have a pullet that I think might be an Easter Egger - I thought it had muffs and I want to check that my terminology is correct! Here is the pic:

Also if you could post a picture of a beard it would be great. I don't think any of mine have that. One more thing ... what on earth is "rumpless"??? No tail feathers sticking up in the air?
Thanks a bunch for your very helpful information!

 

[wilds of pa]

Yes those are muff's above
below
are some tufts

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Wilds - that second Lav picture is a hoot!

 

[MyBlackHen]

Wow - great pictures! Thanks for posting those "tufts" pictures.

Anyone have a picture of a beard?

 

[josh44]

Is lavender pretty much the same thing as self blue ??? Is there much of a difference between the colors? if so please explain.

Thank You,

 

[wilds of pa]

Self blue is lavender or lavender is self blue.. same thing.

 

[josh44]

Okay , just wasn't sure.


Thank You,

 

[pigfarmer]

Hi all who replied to this post.

It has been several months now and to find out my girl is definitely a boy.
He is extremely docile, I can pick him up outside and pat him.

I have to say to all who said it was a boy................................... You all were right

 

[SBE]

I just wanted to mention that you do not have to make an outcross to another breed to get barring/cuckoo in your Araucana. Many white Araucana already carry the gene, along with mottling, silver, blue, columbian - pretty much anything that is used to "clean-up" and enhance the white color. These are not standard colors for Araucana but I currently have cuckoo, mottled, and columbian Araucana, primarily in my large fowl.