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A Short Discussion On The Araucana Chicken
Author : kor rassad
Submitted : 2011-02-16 16:22:22 Word Count : 641 Popularity: 35
Tags: chicken, chickens, araucana, araucana chicken, chicken breed, breed
The Uniqueness Of The Araucana
If you have ever owned chickens, you know that they can be a real joy to have around. Every day they give you eggs, it is like finding money in your own backyard. They can pay for themselves triple fold, by giving eggs, some are for meat and they all give fertilizer. Many cities allow the ownership of hens but do not want roosters inside city limits because of the noise. When looking for a great egg layer that is docile and friendly, look no further than Araucana.
The earliest reports of Araucana chickens were in the sixteenth century when Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan found these fowls on his trip around the world. It is believed that he brought these fowl with him after obtaining some from the Guarani Indians, which coincidently were from the bloodlines of the Araucana Indians, for which the chickens got their name.
The next time the chickens are mentioned in history is in the 188s when they were raised by the tribe for which they got their name. They were noted so much in history because of their unique traits and appearance. They came to the states when the Spaniards did their exploring because they rarely left their fowl when they went out. When they brought the chickens to America, they interbred with other breeds which created other fowl such as the Americana.The next notes that mentioned the breed was in the late 1800s by the tribe that raised them. They were soon brought across the ocean by the Spaniards. The Spaniards were known to take their fowl with them during their explorations. Soon after bringing them to the states, other breeds developed because of cross breeding. This could have been the origins of the Americana, a chicken that has many traits that are similar to the traits of the Araucana.
A rumpless chicken is easy to spot, they do not have the normal feathers around their back ends the way most chickens have. Many confuse the Americana chickens to be an Araucana, but that type of chicken is lacking the rumpless feathers that make them a truly unique chicken.
The appearance of this breed of chicken is just one of the many reasons that fowl lovers are big fans of this bird. They are rumpless which means they do not have long or flashy chicken feathers like many other types of fowl. This rumpless appearance is just one of the distinguishing aspects to the pure bred.
Another interesting trait of the pure bred is the color of eggs they lay. Their ability to lay blue eggs is a rarity among other chickens. There are two color eggs that are pure, the white egg and the blue egg. If a chicken lays a brown egg, it is a white egg with a brown film. If the chicken lays a green egg, it is a blue egg with a brown covering. The darkness of the brown is determined by the amount of covering the chicken makes.
Anyone interested in raising chickens for eggs and a pet should really consider this breed of chicken. They are mildly tempered and typically enjoy the company of humans. They are a smaller breed of chicken; therefore they do not need a large area to be raise.
If you are interested in chickens that are human friendly and will produce eggs that are unique and great tasting, this bred may be the one you are looking for. They are available at most hatcheries and breeders. Look for the traits mentioned in this article to keep from buying an Americana instead of what you are looking for.
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