Do Araucanas make good broody mother hens?
A. Yes. But not always. Depending on their genetic lineage, the trait of stopping egg production every now and then, while wanting to sit on eggs for a month has been bred out in some flocks. This was done deliberately to increase annual egg yields. The selection by breeders of birds that lay up to 250 eggs a year is quite exceptional when considering how many eggs a wild Red Jungle Fowl hen will lay. About 8 a year. Q. Are Araucanas quieter than other breeds of chicken? A. No. No one has ever managed to find a breed of chicken that is quieter than any other. If someone ever comes across a single bird that is quiet or even completely mute by genetic accident, they will become rich. If a chicken could be bred that doesn’t “cluck” or “crow”, their suitability as a household “pet” would be assured. And in urban areas, the neighbours who dislike being woken up at 4AM by a pullet telling the world that she has just laid an egg or a cockerel declaring his dominance, would be very much happie
