Is this rooster an Araucana?

[Ziva Fiona]

Where in the world are you located? He could be an Araucana by other countries standards. Or he could be an Ameracauna or Easter Egger.

Location is Australia.

So he is Araucana. Thank you

 

[Ziva Fiona]

Looks like a more senior English/British Lavender Araucana to me.

Thank you.I was told that he was born November 2023, do you think he is older?

 

[Ziva Fiona]

Looks like a isabel ameraucana.

Could also be an EE with a very similar feather pattern.

Thank you.

 

[Ziva Fiona]

Which hatcheries? I've seen AmerIcanas used as a marketing name and occasionally I'll see some people accidently selling birds as "Araucanas", but I don't think I've seen any major hatcheries selling "Araucanas". The lethal gene makes them very hard to breed and not really worth the time and effort unless you are a smaller hatchery or breeder trying to work with the breed.

Location is Australia, I don't believe we have Americaunas.
Lethal genes?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Location is Australia, I don't believe we have Americaunas.
Lethal genes?

American Araucana have tufts, which are lethal when a bird has 2 copies

 

[SilverBirds]

Location is Australia.

So he is Araucana. Thank you

Yes, he is an Araucana.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I thought English and Australian Araucana were crested?

 

[Perris]

I thought English and Australian Araucana were crested?

you are correct
https://www.rbst.org.uk/british-araucana

 

[LaFleche]

I have seen them more or less crested, especially the males.

Thank you.I was told that he was born November 2023, do you think he is older?

For a not even one year old cockerel I would consider his crest too big as it even tips over.
And his spurs appear to have been cut/trimmed (second picture).

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I have seen them more or less crested, especially the males.


For a not even one year omd cockerel I would consider his crest too big.
And his spurs appear to have been cut/trimmed (second picture).

My young males have spurs like that. It takes them over a year to get the tips sharp from what I've noticed.