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Re: Araucanas
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Subject: Re: Araucanas
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From: jrw@aracnet.com (Joyce Reynolds-Ward)
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Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 17:00:52 GMT
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Article: 26620 of misc.rural
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Newsgroups: misc.rural
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Organization: Not a lot..:)
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References: <314D6790.41C67EA6@jax.org> <1996Mar19.150432.1865@leo.vsla.edu>
In article <1996Mar19.150432.1865@leo.vsla.edu>,
mpritche@leo.vsla.edu (Marge Pritchett) wrote:
>Can you tell me a little about the araucanas? Are they easy to
>keep, layers, etc.? I heard that their eggs are a delicate
>blue-green. Thanks
>I'll check this post for a follow-up.
Marge,
The Araucanas my family kept twenty-five years ago were interesting chickens.
The first one came in a batch of Rhode Island Red chicks we'd gotten for
replacement layers for the family flock...Mom and I wondered about the
strange, Leghorn-built red hen with gray face bearding. When she started
laying pale blue eggs, we REALLY started wondering....
Overall, my experience with Araucanas is that they are somewhat like to
Banties in their inclination to fly. Body build is predominantly
Leghorn-like. Comb styles vary from single, pea or rose comb. They are good
at scratching and foraging, also like to Banties in that respect. Their
temperment ranges from flighty and nervous to reasonably mellow. One of the
nicest-tempered roosters we had was a black, silver and green Araucana. He
was gentle with the hens, nice toward humans and really good about calling his
ladies to any interesting bug and worm collections he found. Colors also
vary, depending on whether they're pure or crossed with other breeds. Eggs
are either pale blue, olive green, or pale pink (different from the regular
brown shell of the Reds or Barred Rocks).
Hope this helps.
jrw