Araucana (Lavender)
Araucana
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
12:35 PM
Famous for its coloured eggs. The eggs of any breed with Araucana in its ancestry will take on a green/blue hue, as this is a dominant gene, and unique in that the colour goes right through the shell. Named after the Indians of Arauca province in Northern Chile, the Araucana is a placid but nonetheless active bird able to be kept both in a closed run and free-range. Colours include lavender, blue, black-red, duckwing, pyle, crele, spangled, cuckoo, black and white. All Araucanas possess muffling to the face and a neat crest, although
Araucana (Lavender)
Origin: Chile
Classification: Light, soft feather
Size: Large fowl and bantam
Function: Layer
Egg colour: Blue or green
Temperament: Hardy, placid
this is not always passed on to the progeny in a consistent way.
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