Araucana, Ameraucana, Easter Egg Layers.
Many people, even experienced poultry fanciers do not always realize the differences between them. These are 3 separate types of poultry. Pictures are below.
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| Much miss-information surrounds these 3 different varieties of poultry: Araucana, Ameraucana, Easter Egg Layers. Many people, even experienced poultry fanciers do not always realize the differences between them. These are 3 separate types of poultry. Pictures are below. |
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| 1. "Easter Egg Layers"...are by far the most common blue-green colored egg layer sold by most commercial hatcheries and backyard breeders. This type of chicken is commonly referred to as an "Araucana" but the fact is these chickens are neither an Araucana or an Ameraucana but are a mixed-breed/mongrel variety. They typically lay a drab olive green egg or a pale beige egg sometimes referred to as "pink". | |||||||||||||||||||
| Although they come in countless different colors and patterns they often resemble Ameraucanas with similar color patterns. Some, but not all Easter Egg Layers, sport muffs and/or beards but there is no consistency in type or coloring since they are a mixed breed and do not breed true to type. They often have a variety of comb styles and wattles. They may also have yellow beaks and yellow or "willow" (greenish-yellow) shanks and feet and this along with the green egg shell color may indicate they carry brown egg layer breed genetics. These chickens are very popular and make nice backyard layers but they are definitely not a recognized breed that breeds true. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. "Araucana"...actually aren't that common in the United States. While the A.P.A. claims some Araucana originated in South America those described in the A.P.A. standard originated in the US. They are a blue egg laying, "rumples" (no tail) bird that sport ear tufts, clumps of feathers growing at or near their ear openings and no muff or beard. Despite their somewhat small numbers in the US it is their name that is most frequently and erroneously used in reference to Easter Egg Layers and Ameraucanas. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. "Ameraucana"...originated in the United States and have been recognized by the American Poultry Association since 1984. They come in 8 specific colors:Black,blue,buff,white,silver,brown-red,wheaten, and blue wheaten. Ameraucanas have a pea-combs, red ear lobes and "slate" (blue colored) shanks (blacks can have black colored shanks and feet) and feet and the bottoms of their feet are white. They have "horn" (neutral) colored beaks. They lay various shades of blue to blue-green eggs. With their pea combs and lack of wattles they are very cold hardy. They are mostly non-aggressive and easy to handle birds. They come in standard (large fowl) and bantam size. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Champion White Araucana Rooster | |||||||||||||||||||
| Photo c/o Claude McAllister | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Wheaten Ameraucana Cockerel | |||||||||||||||||||
| Photo c/o Pete Akers | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Info from Vicky Thompson "Ameraucana Myths & Facts" from ABC sharing place. Check it out! - Photos from www.feathersite.com | |||||||||||||||||||