Waterloo, IL
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Varieties
- Purpose
- eggs
- Egg color
- blue
- Eggs / year
- ~180
- Hen weight
- ~5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- Yes
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- active, alert
- Forages
- good
- Broodiness
- moderate
- APA class
- All Other Standard Breeds
- NPIP stock code
- R20
- Origin
- Chile
Breed guide
Araucana
Also known as: Rumpless Araucana
Chilean blue-egg breed, rumpless with ear tufts in the American standard. The tufting gene is lethal in double dose, so hatch rates run low and the breed stays rare. Ameraucanas and Easter Eggers both trace back to it.
Keeper's notes
Pea comb handles cold well. Rumpless birds carry fewer feathers over the vent, so keep bedding dry in wet climates. The tufted gene will make breeding hard.
APA recognized varieties
All Other Std Breeds · American Standard of Perfection, 2010 list
Black 1976Black Breasted Red 1976Golden Duckwing 1976Silver Duckwing 1976White 1976
Araucana listings
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Where to find Araucana
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Regional breeders with this breed on file (15)
East Mcleansboro, IL
Sheridan, IL
Cave-In-Rock, IL
Saginaw, MI
Plain City, OH
Kenton, OH
Pleasant Plain, OH
Hubbard, OH
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Regional hatcheries that carry it (2)
Ashland, OH
Cincinnati, OH
Sourced from NPIP state directories, matched by the stock codes each participant registers. A flock may keep breeds beyond what it registers, so this list runs conservative.
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