Araucana Rumpless

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Category: Soft Feather Light Breed

Clarification of some differences to avoid confusion:

• Araucana (US origin)
  • Rumpless, has tufts & yellow skin & soles. Wattles very small, preferably absent. No crest, beard or earmuffs.
  • This is the bird currently described in the SASPO standard as the “Araucana Rumpless”. There are no breeders with them in SA.
• Araucana (UK origin)
  • Has a tail, beard, crest, earmuffs and white skin & soles. No tufts or wattles.
  • This is the bird currently being bred in SA and shown as “Araucana“.
  • Backyard breeders refer to this bird as the “British Long-tailed Araucana”.
• Araucana Rumpless (UK origin)
  • Rumpless, has tufts, beard earmuffs and white skin & soles. No crest or wattles.
  • This is the bird currently being bred in SA and shown as “Araucana Rumpless”.
• Ameraucana (US origin)
  • Has a tail, beard, earmuffs and white skin & soles. Wattles very small, preferably absent. No tufts or crest.