We thought it would be interesting to do a series of short informational videos on the Araucana breed. Here we start out with 10 newly hatched chicks. We will follow them to adulthood and teach folks about the Araucana breed in the process! Audio is quiet on the videos -- you may need to turn the volume up!
Topics Covered: Differences between Araucanas, Ameraucanas, and Easter Egg Chickens; also touches on leg color. Correction: To show an Araucana, it must be rumpless and tufted (I accidentally say "rumpless or tufted").
Topics Covered: Introduction to the Araucana Video Project; basic info on tufts; also touches on recessive white plumage.
Topics Covered: "Variable penetrance" of the tufted gene, inheritance of tufts, rumplessness and partial rumplessness, also touches on plumage colors.
Topics Covered: Evaluating araucana chicks based on rumplessness, tufting, leg color, and general health. Identifying possible breeding and show prospects. Making an educated guess regarding color varieties.
Topics Covered: Leg & skin color; touches on recessive white plumage.
Topics Covered: Family dynamics in an Araucana flock, hens with chicks, and aggression between roosters.
Topics Covered: Identifying plumage color and gender.
