Market Farming

[Sojourner <sojournr AT missouri.org>]

Lee Lawton wrote:
> 
> As opposed to the Araucanas, a descendant of a
> Peruvian game bird, which are nervous little
> fighters. They lay blue-green eggs, which sell
> very well at the Farmer's Market, and are
> reputed to be lower in cholesterol than regular eggs.

If it has a tail, its not an Araucana, but an Ameraucana.

If it doesn't have a tail, and therefore IS an Araucana, you have a
really really rare bird there.

Araucanas lay blue eggs, have no tails, and have tufted ears.

Ameraucanas lay "easter egg colored" eggs in pastel blues, greens, and
sometimes pinks.  They have tails and lack the tufted ears.

Here's feathersite's page on Araucanas and Ameraucanas, if anybody's
curious:

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Arau/BRKAraucanas.html

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Holly ;-D
Contrary Peasant
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