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The
Araucana chicken can trace it's descent from two South American types of
chicken - the Collonca, and the Queteros.
The Collonca was a
naturally clean faced (no tufts), rumpless (tailless), blue egg laying fowl. The
Queteros was tailed, had ear tuffs and usually laid a pinkish brown egg.
Many years ago, the cross between
the Collonca and the Queteros resulted in what we now know as the Araucana. The
worldwide interest in the special traits of the Araucana can be directly
attributed to an article which the National Geographic Magazine
published in April 1927. Another South American
type of chicken, the Quechua, was used in the development of the
Ameraucana, a second blue egg laying breed which, like the Araucana, is
recognized by the American Poultry Association, and the American Bantam
Association. The Ameraucana and the Easter
Egger are
tailed chickens. Easter Egger is a term used to refer
to a chicken of mixed or unknown background, usually sold by hatcheries
and feed stores under the name Araucana or Ameraucana to hobbyists who
are not aware of the difference. There are a number of important
differences between the Araucana and the Ameraucana with the only
commonality being that they both have pea combs and lay blue or
blue/green eggs. The APA
and ABA Araucana breed standards call for a pea combed, rumpless, tufted, blue egg laying
bird. All SkyBlueEgg Araucana are bred toward the APA Standard of
Perfection, and the ABA's Bantam Standard.
My Araucana are genetically diverse.
My breeding stock and/or hatching eggs have been acquired from most known
Araucana breeders over the years. My goal is to raise outstanding
show quality Araucana, plus over the last few
years I have started working with a few other rare breeds, which include Bourbon
Red Turkeys, Jersey Giants, and more recently Blue Andalusians and
Buckeyes. Fertility, egg
hatchability,
quality, and correct color, as well as health, vigor, and breed type in adult birds and chicks
are all primary objectives . . . Ann Charles
MEMBER
OF:
American Poultry Association
•
American Bantam Association
•
Araucana
Club of America • Jersey
Giant Club
• American
Buckeye
Poultry Club • Chantecler
Fanciers International
• HOTOPA •
APA-Arkansas •
OTHER LINKS: Canadian Araucana Society
• Poultry Press
• BidBird
Auction
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