Can anyone tell me what color my aracaunas will be?

[pblclwil]

I recently purchased 10 auracauna chicks. I really was just looking for colored eggs, but found these chicks and decided it would be fun to try and raise them for my 9 year old to take to the fair next year. Who knew how hard it was to have a "true" show bird for this breed???? Anyway, they are adorable and I'm hooked!

There are 2 rumpless and I tuffted in the bunch.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I am not sure about the rules governing your shows but here the birds need to be rumpless and bi-lateral tufted. It is an extremely difficult breed to get correct and one of the most challenging, imo. I enjoy them tremendously and hope you have a good time with them.
It appears you have a duckwing in the back but beware, they need willow colored legs. No green legs or black legs. You may have a blue or black but only certain colors are recognized in the standard.
I suggest going to the Araucana website and reading the standard and join the club.

 

[pblclwil]

What color is willow? (I'm really a beginner)

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

The ones with eyestripes are likely duckwing. Willow is sort of greenish. I see what looks like black with black legs (good).

Sometimes the tufts are hard to see on babies unless you look really closely (and other times they are extremely obvious).

Separate out the rumpless ones and look carefully to see which ones also have tufts. Then take photos of those for us to check out for you

 

[Birch Run Farm]

They look very sweet! I love my araucanas, you will really like them.

 

[loverOFchickens]

Oooooooo

That black one will be a looker