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12 tufted Araucana, Silverudd's blue, Isabel Ameraucana hatching eggs
$ 16.89
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Blue, blue and minty green eggs from pure, rare poultry breeds!Araucana are standard and rumpless, tufts are possible. I have 2 tufted hens and 2 cf hens blue and black to white rooster. Fertility is confirmed here.
Isabel Ameraucana came directly from Eight Acres Farm,
beautiful blue eggs and bird/
Silverudd's blue is the only pure bred green egglayer that gives you a constant supply of ever changing shades of minty green eggs
this is hens choice, will not be an even amount of eggs from each breed
About the Araucana
The Araucana chicken was originally bred by
Dr. Rueben Bustos
, a poultry expert in Chile. Through years of selective breeding, and by crossing two types of Chilean 'land-race' fowl, the Collonca and the Quetro, Dr. Bustos developed the first 'Collonca de Artes' . . . the breed that in North America, we now refer to as the Araucana.
The Araucana was approved as a recognized breed by the
American Poultry Association
in 1977. Dr. Bustos wrote about his birds in 1914, but 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
.
The Ameraucana and the 'easter egger' are tailed chickens that lay blue or green eggs but they are not Araucana. 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 breed type differences between the Araucana and the Ameraucana breeds with the only commonality being that they both have pea combs and lay blue or blue/green eggs. The
APA
Araucana breed standard calls for a
tufted, rumpless, pea combed, 'blue' egg laying bird
.
Araucana also produce their own natural
antibiotics in the liver which is passed on to all other blue egg layers, that is why you will find that blue egglayers are most generally a more hardy bird.
My flock came from sky-blue egg, cash blue egg to Eddie Shepard rooster
Please, note that hatch rate and fertility rates are 2 different things. Hatch rates can vary widely depend on the post offices handling of your eggs in transit and your incubation method. I do not guarantee hatch rate. I hand deliver to the post office just before the truck leaves for sorting facility, once they left my hands I can no longer be responsible for the condition of shipped eggs. Eggs can be held at the post office for your pickup. This is a good idea if you live in an area with very hot or cold weather. It may increase hatch rate. If you would like to do this I need your local post office address and your phone number so they can contact you upon the eggs arrival. NPIP FL
will ship to Alaska