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Breeders developed the Ameraucana to standardize a bird with the blue-egged trait of its parent stock, the Araucana, but without the Araucanas gene that causes some chicks to die during incubation.
Rooster
Size:Standard Cock. 6.5 lb. (3 kg) / Hen. 5.5 lb. (2.5 kg). Bantam Cock. 30 oz. (850 g) / Hen. 26 oz. (740 g).
Notable Features: Pea comb; small or absent wattles; small, round earlobes; all are red. Many color varieties.
Place of Origin: United States.
Conservation Status: Not applicable.
Special Qualities: Lays blue eggs in various shades. Has an impressively long laying season.
Hen
This breed was developed during the 1940s by crossing a common pit game bantam (a small fighting bird) with Red Jungle Fowl (small birds that are fast runners). American Games are hardy, vigorous, and easy for beginners to raise.
Hen
Size:Cock. 30 oz. (850 g) / Hen. 27 oz. (765 g).
Notable Features: Small, thin, smooth wattles and ear- lobes, bright red in most varieties. Many color varieties.
Place of Origin: New Jersey.
Conservation Status: Not applicable.
Special Qualities: Males fight and should not be confined together.
The fabulous feathers of a Blue Golden Duckwing American Game Bantam rooster.
Originating along the coast of Italy, in the town of the same name, Anconas are closely related to the Leghorns. In fact, when they arrived in North America some people referred to them as Mottled Leghorns or Black Leghorns.
Rooster
Size:Standard Cock. 6 lb. (2.75 kg) / Hen. 4.5 lb. (2 kg). Bantam Cock. 26 oz. (740 g) / Hen. 22 oz. (625 g).
Notable Features: Comb either single or rose. Bright red wattles and white earlobes. Shiny green- ish black plumage with white mottling.
Place of Origin: Italy.
Conservation Status: Watch.
Special Qualities: Excellent layer of large white eggs. Lays longer into the winter without supplemental light than most breeds.
Hen
Though once referred to as the Blue Minorca, this breed is now known as the Andalusian for its namesake province, Andalusia, Spain. These active and talkative birds are larger than Leghorns.
Hen (left); Rooster (right)
Size:Standard Cock. 7 lb. (3.2 kg) / Hen. 5.5 lb. (2.5 kg). Bantam Cock. 28 oz. (795 g) / Hen. 24 oz. (680 g).
Notable Features: Moderately long, thin, bright red wattles and medium-size, almond-shaped, bright white earlobes.
Place of Origin: Spain.
Conservation Status: Watch.
Special Qualities: Ornamental layer. Hybrid characteristic yields Black, Splash, and Blue chicks from matings of Blue Andalusian parents.
Appenzellers are wild-looking birds, but they are quite hardy and make good fliers. Of the two varieties, only one, the Spitzhauben, is available in North America.
Rooster (left); Hen (right)
Size:Standard Cock. 4.5 lb. (2 kg) / Hen. 3.5 lb. (1.6 kg). Bantam Cock. 24 oz. (680 g) / Hen. 20 oz. (570 g).
Notable Features: Pouf of head feathers. Red, V-shaped comb. Color varieties are Black, Gold Spangled, and Silver Spangled (shown).
Place of Origin: Switzerland.
Conservation Status: Not applicable.
Special Qualities: Ornamental layer of medium-size white eggs. Birds are very active and wont take to close confinement.
Its hard to miss the distinctive pouf of head feathers and the white earlobe on an Appenzeller hen.
Appenzellers are hardy and will remain roosting in a tree (their roost of choice) during snowstorms, none the worse for wear.
Truly unique, Araucanas were initially developed from Collonca and Quetero birds that were kept by the Mapuche, a native Chilean tribe. Araucanas lack a tail and have a tuft of ear feathers. Hens lay pale blue eggs with a greenish tint.
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