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The Araucana chicken can trace it's descent from two rare South American types of chicken - the Collonca, and the Queteros.   The Collonca is a naturally clean faced, rumpless (tailless), blue egg laying fowl. The Queteros is tailed, has ear tuffs and usually lays a pinkish brown egg.  Many years ago, the cross between the Collonca and the Queteros resulted in what we now know as the Araucana.  The worldwide interest in the special traits of the Araucana can be directly attributed to an article which the National Geographic Magazine published in April 1927.

     Another South American type of chicken, the Quechua, was used in the development of the Ameraucana, a second blue egg laying breed which, like the Araucana, is recognized by the American Poultry Association, and the American Bantam Association. The Ameraucana and the Easter Egger are tailed chickens.  Easter Egger is a term used to refer to a chicken of mixed or unknown background, usually sold by hatcheries and feed stores under the name Araucana or Ameraucana to hobbyists who are not aware of the difference.  There are a number of important differences between the Araucana and the Ameraucana with the only commonality being that they both have pea combs and lay blue or blue/green eggs.
     The APA and ABA Araucana breed standards call for a pea combed, rumpless, tufted, blue egg laying bird.  All SkyBlueEgg Araucana are bred toward the APA Standard of Perfection, and the ABA's Bantam Standard. 
     My Araucana are genetically diverse.  My breeding stock and/or hatching eggs have been acquired from most known Araucana breeders over the years. My goal is to raise outstanding show quality Araucana. Fertility, egg hatchability, quality, and correct color, as well as health, vigor, and breed type in adult birds and chicks are all primary objectives . . . Ann Charles

MEMBER OF:  BigBirdShows   •  American Poultry Association   •   American Bantam Association  •  Heart of the Ozarks Poultry Association  •   Araucana Club of America   •   OTHER LINKS:  Canadian Araucana Society  •   Poultry Press 

Black Bantam Araucana Pullet 2008 ACA & APA Res. National Champion Bantam Araucana, She earned a Starred Win at Tulsa, OK, Sept. 2008 (The first black Araucana pullet to ever earn an ABA Starred Win).  Breeder & owner: Ann Charles, SkyBlueEgg.

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