Ameraucana Chickens

The Araucana (Spanish: 'Gallina Mapuche') is a breed of domestic chicken from ..

The Araucana (Spanish: 'Gallina Mapuche') is a breed of domestic chicken from Chile. Its name derives from the Araucanía region of Chile where it is believed to have originated.

It lays blue-shelled eggs, one of very few breeds that do so.

Breed standards for the Araucana vary from country to country. It may have unusual tufts of feathers on the ears, and may be rumpless, without a tail and tail-bone; in the United States it may for this reason be known as the South American Rumpless. Both ear-tufts and rumplessness are caused by lethal genes, so not all birds display these traits. The Ameraucana breed and "Easter Egger" hybrids of the United States, which also lay blue or green eggs, both derive from the Araucana.

There are both full-sized and bantam may be either normally tailed or rumpless. The Araucana has a pea comb and lays approximately 250 blue or green eggs per year.

In Australia, only the tailed Araucana is recognised in the Australian Poultry Standards;both tailed and rumpless may be exhibited.

The British standard accepts both tailed and rumpless;they may be treated as separate breeds.The British type of Araucana has a beard and muffs which conceal the earlobes.

In North America, Araucanas have long ear-tufts and are rumpless. As both ear-tufts and rumplessness are caused by autosomal dominant lethal alleles, not all of the birds can display these traits.

A total of twenty plumage varieties are listed for the Araucana by the Entente Européenne d’Aviculture et de Cuniculture.

Of these, five are recognised by the American Poultry Association for large fowl: Black, Black Breasted Red, Silver Duckwing, Golden Duckwing, and White; for bantams, Buff is added to these.

The Australian Poultry Standard recognises Black, Cuckoo, Lavender, Splash, White and any colour which is standard in Old English Game.

The Poultry Club of Great Britain recognises twelve colours: Black, Black-red, Blue, Blue-red, Crele, Cuckoo, Golden Duckwing, Lavender, Pile, Silver Duckwing, Spangled, and White

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