Buff Ameraucana offspring

[nicalandia]

Yes, I know the British and Australians have crested Araucanas, derived at least in part from different S American breeds than used in the creation of US Araucanas. The standard is also for white skin in Britain, rather than yellow skin.

I am actually surprised there would be any Ameraucanas at all in Turkey, but I think it's great! The pictured birds look much like the ones we see here.

The USA Araucana follows the Original type created by Dr. Bustos at the end of the 1800s, Rumpless and Tufted(as shown by The National Geographic Original illustration from 1927) The ones in Britain and Australia(imported from Britain) were created from rescued South American stock from a shipwreck. Doctor Punnett found them to be mongrelized by any standard. They all can trace their lineage to South America's native stock that was brought by Polynesians to the Rapa Nui island centuries ago.

 

[JedJackson]

The USA Araucana follows the Original type created by Dr. Bustos at the end of the 1800s, Rumpless and Tufted(as shown by The National Geographic Original illustration from 1927) The ones in Britain and Australia(imported from Britain) were created from rescued South American stock from a shipwreck. Doctor Punnett found them to be mongrelized by any standard. They all can trace their lineage to South America's native stock that was brought by Polynesians to the Rapa Nui island centuries ago.

Yes, the American Araucanas are not hybridized with outside blood, as far as I know, but they are still an amalgamation of South American races. Ameraucanas, Easter eggers, and British Araucanas are all hybrids with European and/or American breeds.

It's pretty fascinating to me to read about how all these different types came to be.

 

[JedJackson]

There is no other standard for Ameraucanas than the American one (as I know).

Sorry for my poor English, but I don't know what 'shafting' means. It's about the line?

Shafting is where the shaft of the feather is lighter or darker than the rest of the feather, instead of being the same color. Here's a photo:

And here's a photo of a hen with no shafting:

 

[iuga]

Shafting is where the shaft of the feather is lighter or darker than the rest of the feather, instead of being the same color. Here's a photo:

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And here's a photo of a hen with no shafting:
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I got it.
Thanks