How difficult is it to keep Araucana?

Intermediate. This is an intermediate-level species. Some prior experience and knowledge of environmental management are recommended.

What is the lifespan of Araucana?

The average lifespan of Araucana is About 8 years. With proper care and nutrition, they can live a long and healthy life.

What should I feed Araucana?

Araucana feeds on: Poultry feed, grain, greens and oyster-shell grit. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

What is the typical price for Araucana?

The price of Araucana varies significantly depending on variety, age, sex, and the individual animal's condition. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Araucana

Intermediate

Gallus gallus domesticus

A Chilean chicken breed and one of very few that lay blue-shelled eggs. Some birds have ear tufts and some are rumpless, but both traits are caused by lethal genes, so not every bird shows them.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Temperature

15〜30℃

Lifespan

About 8 years

Humidity

40〜60%

Diet

Poultry feed, grain, greens and oyster-shell grit

About

The Araucana (Spanish: Gallina Mapuche) is a chicken breed from Chile, named after the historic Araucania region where it is thought to have arisen. It is one of very few breeds that lay blue-shelled eggs. Some birds carry unusual tufts of feathers on the ears and some are rumpless, lacking both tail and tail-bone, but as both traits are caused by lethal genes not every bird shows them. Breed standards vary from country to country, and in the United States the rumpless form is sometimes called the South American Rumpless. Its early history is undocumented; the birds were common in South America in the early twentieth century. The Spanish aviculturist Salvador Castello, who visited Chile in 1914, named them Gallina Araucana because so many were kept among the Mapuche of Araucania, and reported them at the First World's Poultry Congress in The Hague in 1921. In 1933 Reginald Punnett showed that the blue egg gene is dominant to white and produces green and olive shades when combined with brown-egg genes. The American Ameraucana breed and Easter egger hybrids both derive from the Araucana.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Lifespan of the Araucana

The Araucana lives About 8 years.

Basic Info

Origin

Chile, in the historic Araucania region

Lifespan

About 8 years

Temperature

15〜30℃

Humidity

40〜60%

Diet

Care Specifications

PeacefulGroupBreeding: Hard

Sources: Wikipedia - Araucana (blue eggs, ear tufts, rumplessness, lethal genes, history, genetics) / Japanese Wikipedia - Araucana (origin, egg colour, ear tufts, rumplessness)

References & Sources

Edited & verified by: BreederDirect editorial team

The taxonomic, regulatory, and husbandry data on this page are compiled and verified against the authoritative primary sources below.

Primary sources

Taxonomy & Authority

Accepted name: Gallus gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: Gallus gallus f. domesticus

Authority databases: GBIF

Nomenclature follows global taxonomic authority databases.

Regulations & Conservation Status

Not CITES-listed

The domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), and its wild ancestor the red junglefowl Gallus gallus, appear in none of the CITES Appendices. It is not designated an Invasive Alien Species in Japan either; the seven birds so designated are the Canada goose, red-vented bulbul, four Garrulax species and the red-billed leiothrix.

Sources: CITES Appendices (the domestic chicken Gallus gallus domesticus not listed) / Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/1383 (post-CoP20) / Ministry of the Environment, Japan - List of Invasive Alien Species designated under the IAS Act (birds)

Regulations may change. Always verify the latest information with the relevant authorities.