Posts by vanalpaca

Ewesheep, I don't think any of my grandparents ever ate horses...I can quite honestly say that. More likely mutton, though...and plenty of chicken. Our roots are in the land and among farmers and carpenters and french trappers and...

Opa, I have the 2012 hatch that is pure stock. It is a mix of all the bloodlines, though. Hatched out of largest darkest eggs, but the hens were all the lines. Still need to get the overwintered cockerals out of the henhouse as they...

I am working on it. Keep getting sideswiped by out laws from years ago interfering. I can only take so much and I guess I do have some weak spots where I can't tolerate conflict. I would be ok if not for that.   This is...

Hey Opa, I'm sorry I haven't been on is so very long. Last year I ended up incubating most of my eggs and eventually the room humidity and nutrition levels caught up with my ambitions. I think I did eventually hatch way too many...

Bred to standard Araucanas are rumpless and have willow legs.   Bred to standard Ameraucanas have tails and SLATE legs, called blue slate/grey or even black, but definitely NOT willow. Go talk to the breeders that MADE the...

Willow legs belong to purebred to standard Araucanas......  

Quote: Originally Posted by Soaring Chicks  The ameruacana's will have willow legs if pure bred. They will also have muff and a bread on their face where the welsummers do not and yes they will have yellow...

Beesong, is THE CHICK going to have muffs and beard??? You know we will need updated photos in a few weeks......

Here is my consolation prize, on day 22 of my failed hatch, lady gwen was born at 2pm!! So I'm happy. Also, I found out that the 24 eggs of my flock that went down the road, 18 are rockers and today is hatch day and I will get to see...

http://animalscience.ucdavis.edu/Avian/pfs33.htm   Here is a handy reference list for sleuthing what went wrong with your hatch.   I need to study it to soak it all in. Pretty good stuff.   I think mine is a...