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What Are Chicken Tufts?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by HappyChicken

Chicken tufts are a beautiful genetic abnormality. Only Araucanas breed chickens or mixed breeds that derived from them, are known to produce tufts. They are not to be confused with chicken combs which are a critical part of the chicken anatomy which all chickens have. The tufts are basically a group of feathers that grow […]

Everything You Need To Know About Araucana Chickens

Posted on June 21, 2019 (December 14, 2020) by The Happy Chicken Coop

The Araucana is the breed responsible for the blue egg craze, and unfortunately, many chicken enthusiasts confuse this quirky chicken with the Ameraucana and the Easter Egger. It’s understandable, however, since these three types of chickens all lay colorful eggs—mainly blue. Because of the rarity of this breed, the Araucana is hard to come by […]