Looking for real Araucana pullets

[beerguzzler]

Hi all, I really want some blue eggs to go along with my green eggs. Does anyone out there know where I can get Araucana pullets? I don't want the expense of a brooder, supplies, chick feed and such so I am looking for 5-6 month old pullets. Anybody know where I can get some? I am located in the Houston Texas area. I have no idea if shipping a bird of that age is a good/bad idea but if it is ok I don't mind getting one via mail.

 

[ajcress]

I have some that are about that age. I am not sure which hens are laying the blue & which are laying the green since they have stopped for winter. I am willing to trade them for a few black copper maran hens for my son but might sell them. I live in WV

 

[amazondoc]

When you say "real araucana", do you really mean it? Are you looking for the birds with no tails -- true, tufted and rumpless araucanas -- or are you actually looking for Ameraucanas or Easter Eggers?

True araucanas are hard to find, and not cheap. Ameraucanas/Easter Eggers -- which have tails, and have beards and muffs rather than ear tufts -- are much easier to find, much cheaper, and still lay a nice blue or green egg.

There's a lot of confusion around these terms, so make sure you really know what you're looking for!

 

[Sierra pachie bars]

Well Easter eggers can lay a blue. But you really won't know until they lay

I have a EE that is one of my best layers. And the blue is so pretty. Then my other EE lays a huge jumbo olive green.

 

[Mahonri]

If you live in Houston, PM pasofinofarms (Melissa) she should getting some more beautiful blue eggs again soon from her Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas...


.... and as so as we get a bator, we are ordering from her again.

 

[Devan]

Last spring, I purchase 2 Araucana pullets from a breeder in Arkansas. www.skyblueeggs.com
The breeder shipped them via USPS ( I live in Houston also).

 

[beerguzzler]

Amazondoc - Yep, I am looking for True Araucana's

Mahonri and Devan, Thanks for the info. I will try those avenues.

Ajcress, If you figure out which are laying blue and want to sell, please contact me.

 

[amazondoc]

For true araucanas, check the Araucana Club of America web site -- http://www.araucana.net . Go ask in the ACA forum, on that site.

 

[tamsflock]

Marans and More has some. Just got the blue eggs from them. Birds were very nice.