Med hensyn til standard, er APA velnok den standard der kommer nærmest, da de var de første der overhovedet udgav en standard.
Den ser sådan her ud:
Little is known of the origin of the Araucana except that some came from South America and they have the distinction of laying a turquoise or lue shelled egg. They were first imported into the United States in the early 1930's. They are rumpless and have tufts of feathers protruding from each side of the neck. The characteristic for blue egg color is dominant and will occur in the offspring when this fowl is crossed with another breed of domestic chickens: hence, cross-breeds which lay blue or tinted eggs are often mistaken for Araucanas.
Economic qualities
Bred primarily for its novel charcteristic of blue eggs, the Araucana is, nevertheless, a dual purpose fowl that carries a plump, well-fleshed carcass. The hens are good layers of medium sized eggs.
Disqualifications
Lack of ear-tufts; comb other than pea; rudimentary presence of tail; presense of stubs or feathers on shanks; more or less than four toes.
Weights
Standard Cock 5 lbs.
Bantam Cock 34 oz.
Standard Cockerel 4 lbs.
Bantam Cockerel 30 oz.
Standard Hen 4 lbs.
Bantam Hen 30 oz.
Standard Pullet 3 1/2 lbs.
Bantam Pullet 26 oz.
Shape-Male
COMB Pea; rather small; set evenly on head.
BEAK Medium, stout, slightly curved.
FACE Smooth texture.
WATTLES Very small or absent.
EYES Large, bright.
EAR-LOBES Small, smooth in texture.
EAR-TUFTS Good length. Matching in size, extending from ears in a well-defined curling ringlet
HEAD Moderately large, short, boad.
NECK Medium in length, carried erect, slightly arched.
BACK Medium in length, broad at shoulders, with a posterior slope.
TAIL Entirely absent with no uropyium, saddle feathers flowing over stern.
WINGS Medium, well-folded, carried above lower thighs.
BREAST Full, round, deep.
BODY Moderate length, broad and deep.
FLUFF Medium
LEGS Medium length, straight, set well apart.
TOES Straight, moderate length
Shape-Female
COMB Pea; rather small; set evenly on head.
BEAK Medium, stout, slightly curved.
FACE Smooth texture.
WATTLES Very small or absent.
EYES Large, bright.
EAR-LOBES Small, smooth in texture.
EAR-TUFTS Good length. Matching in size, extending from ears in a well-defined curling ringlet
HEAD Moderately large, short, boad.
NECK Medium in lengt, slightly arched.
BACK Medium in length, with a posterior slope.
TAIL Entirely absent with no uropyium.
WINGS Medium, well-folded, carried above lower thighs.
BREAST Full, round, deep.
BODY Moderate length, broad and deep.
FLUFF Medium
LEGS Medium length, straight, set well apart.
TOES Straight, moderate length
From The American Standard of Perfection 2001
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Edited by Kate Stanford
Ville bare gøre opmærksom på, at den første standard altså krævede øretufter. Da dette jo er en af de specielle kendetegn synes jeg ikke, man kan stille det op med, at der er flere varianter, målet må være, at der er tufter, at man så i avlen kan bruge nogle uden tufter, for at komme frem til resultatet, det er en helt anden sag.
Hvad der også er interessant i denne standard er, at der overhovedet ikke beskrives noget omkring skæg.
Der er ingen tvivl om, at det er en kombination af begge dele, æg og type, der bestemmer om det er en Araucana.
Omkring avl igen igen med øretufter, ja der dør en vis del, alle der får genet dobbelt, også kaldet homozygot, dør. Af de der får genet enkelt, også kaldet heterozygot, dør 20 %, og endelig, de der slet ikke får genet, der vil alle leve.
Så hvis man parrer tufter til tufter, vil 65% overleve og 40% vil have tufter.
Hvis man parrer tufter til uden tufter, vil 90% overleve, men stadig vil 40% have tufter.
Hvorfor jeg trækker denne op igen?
Fordi hvis standarden skal være med tufter, er det da bedre at man får så lille et antal uden tufter som muligt. Jeg er sikker på, at man sagtens kan vænne sig til, at der er et spild ved avlen med Araucanaer.
Der ligger også det i det, at hvis der så er en der parrer uden tufter til uden tufter, ja så kommer der altså ikke nogen tufter overhovedet
Jeg ved ikke, hvordan skægget er kommet ind i billedet, for som det oprindeligt så ud, efter hvad jeg har kunnet finde, var der ikke skæg på Araucanaerne, dette blev tilført langt senere, og disse kaldes i dag Ameraucana i USA.
In short, the differences are as follows:
USA & Canada Araucana – Tufts (lethal allele), rumpless, blue eggs, green legs and yellow skin (with exceptions).
US Ameraucana – Beards and muffs (NO lethal gene), with tail feathers, blue eggs, blue legs and white skin.
British, Irish, New Zealand, Asian, Japanese, Russian, Dutch, French, Spanish, Bellarus, Ukrainian, Scandinavian, Argentinian, Chilean, South African, Pacific Islands, Brazilian, Mexican, Peruvian, Arabic Nations, Indian, Pakistan, Nepalese and Australian Araucana – Beards, muffs and crest, with tail feathers, blue eggs, slate legs and grey/white skin.
Easter Egger – Variable traits.