How to raise Backyard Chickens: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Ugley chicken

Emily: Correction

What I wrote or meant to write was Ameraucana. This is an entirely different chicken than an Araucana. True Araucana from Chile are rumpless and are one of the few breeds that lay real blue-green eggs. They have a breeding problem due the a lethal gene. Ameraucana on the other hand may or may not be related to the Araucana. These chickens are bred by hatcheries to cash in on the green egg hype. The color for the most part only on the surface of the egg and will come off with enough scrubbing. As the hens get older the egg color reverts to light brown in most cases, depending on which hatchery bred what to what to get green eggs.
Ol' George

"confidence is that quiet, assured feeling you get just before you fall flat on your face"

--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, "EmilyB" <dressage_girl1@...> wrote:
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> He sent me a message saying it's an Araucana. That was what I had it narrowed down to, but it looks a lot different than my standard Araucanas.
> Thanks!
> Emily
> CA
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