Araucana: The True Blue Egg Layer
History; Produced in South America by the interbreeding of the Mediterranean breeds from Spain crossing with the native breeds.They originated from the province of Arauca in Chile.
They were developed to make lavender and other coloured birds in Scotland in the 1930's by George Malcolm their original spelling being Aracuna. Other birds arrived via soldiers returning and according to the book "Stairway to the Breeds' from a shipwreck in the Orkneys.
The birds are unique in that the blue green colouring permeates the shell rather than having a white inner layer.
There is a Rumpless variety of Araucana that has unique 'ear tufts' and lacks a 'parsons nose' hence the tail just falls down instead of being held aloft. (American version)
Standards; Long deep bodied birds with tail and sickles carried at 45 degrees .Small pea comb face covered with thickmuffling with no wattles. Compact crest . Various colours ; white; lavender ; blue ; black-red; silver duckwing; golden duckwing; blue-red; pyle; spangled; cuckoo; black etc
180 sky blue eggs per year.
