Choosing a bantam Araucana rooster - I have 3 choices

[smoothmule]

I was given some bantam Araucana's. I have 2 nice little pullets that I'll keep and I'm trying to decide which rooster to keep. The little pullets are nice, have a nice conformation and smooth rump. None of them have the tufts but I will address that later and buy a nice hen with tuft(s).

They are all young and still maturing but here is how I see them now.

My choices are
A) Dark Blue (?) with a tail and excellent comb. Not as attractive as the other 2
B) Black, smooth rump, with some red/gold on the chest and a pretty good comb
C) A better black color, nice smooth rump, pretty to look at but the comb is not very good and may even be a single straight type comb.

I did read on the Araucana Club website that they can carry the gene for tufts and not show any sign of tufts so if I can get the other stuff right, and a couple also have tufts, I'd be thrilled.

 

[chickenlover54]

B

 

[Master S.M.C]

I select B, but pictures would help a lot better with that because there are some things that the picture will describe better

 

[smoothmule]

I'll try to get some pics soon. Thanks

 

[CHIC]

They shouldn't have straight combs, should they?

 

[Master S.M.C]

Quote:
Yes their comb should be straight (as this is not a type of comb) but not single.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

A lot of people refer to single combs as straight combs.

The correct comb for an araucana is a pea comb.

 

[poultryhaven]

Lol i think you should keep A and send B to me! I need one lol
Seriously though, I would say B but pics would do justuce

 

[amazondoc]

Pics!

 

[smoothmule]

I'll take some tomorrow, after I get back from the poultry swap here in my area.

Here is one of the pullets I'm keeping. I brought her in and sat her in a chair in the living room with a towel on the chair and a puppy pad on top of the towel. She has never been handled and did pretty good and only took off twice

She has a very nice personality and she's pretty small.