Blue Araucana (an ABA variety) The BLUE variety is only approved by the American Bantam Association. A blue large fowl would have to be shown as an AOV (All-Other-Varieties) at any APA/ABA Sanctioned Show.
12 week-old Blue Bantam Araucana Cockerel
The Bantam Standard BLUE Plumage Description "Color Of Male HEAD: Lustrous Bluish Black. NECK: Hackle - a uniform shade of plain slaty blue clearly and sharply laced with lustrous bluish black. Front of neck - same as breast. BACK: a uniform shade of plain slaty blue clearly and sharply laced with lustrous bluish black. SADDLE: same as hackle. WINGS: Shoulders, Fronts, Bows, and Coverts - uniform slaty blue clearly and sharply laced with bluish black. Primaries - a uniform shade of slaty blue. Secondaries: a uniform shade of plain slaty blue, outer webs clearly and sharply laced with bluish black, a lustrous bluish black shafting. BREAST, BODY, STERN, & LOWER THIGHS: a uniform shade of plain slaty blue clearly and sharply laced with lustrous bluish black. UNDERCOLOR: Uniform slaty blue in all sections. Color Of Female HEAD: Slaty Blue. NECK: Hackle - a uniform shade of plain slaty blue clearly and sharply laced with lustrous bluish black. Front of neck - same as breast. BACK: a uniform shade of plain slaty blue clearly and sharply laced with lustrous bluish black. WINGS: Shoulders, Fronts, Bows, and Coverts - a uniform slaty blue clearly and sharply laced with bluish black. Primaries - a uniform shade of slaty blue. Secondaries: a uniform shade of plain slaty blue, outer webs clearly and sharply laced with bluish black, a lustrous bluish black shafting. BREAST, BODY, STERN, & LOWER THIGHS: a uniform shade of plain slaty blue clearly and sharply laced with lustrous bluish black. UNDERCOLOR: Uniform slaty blue in all sections. Judging instructions. Lacing in the hackle, back, wing bows, and saddle should be lustrous without a green sheen. The overall dark appearance in these sections of the male, as well as the hackle of the female, is the result of overlapping feathers. The ground color of the male should match the female. Disqualifications: Red, yellow, orange or positive white in any section of the plumage. Defects: Surface of feathers not laced with darker shade - black in various sections of the plumage." From the Bantam Standard (ABA) Order a copy here.
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