Here's some more information on nutritional causes http://www.avianweb.com/deadinshell.html
Nutrient Deficiency Signs:
Vitamin A Death at about 48 hours of incubation from failure to develop the circulatory system; abnormalities of kidneys, eyes and skeleton
Vitamin D Death at about 18 or...
That's what i was thinking. I contacted him stating they did not look like true ayam cemani due to their coloration, and gave him the feathersite link and his response was "not true, however, thanks."
Thanks for your input, I appreciate it.
araucana are rumpless actually, so they look like this
they are supposed to have tufts like this pic, but no beard. i don't know that much about them, but here is a site about ameraucanas with pics of the accepted colors as chicks and adults. hope it helps :)...
This guy on ebay is selling 2 eggs for $39 = $15 shipping -or-
4 eggs for $59 -or- 6 eggs for $79. He sold some already, and I just hate to see people getting ripped off. It's just, they aren't all black. They don't look anything like the birds on feathersite. I know people on here are very...
Sign: Not pipped. Full-term embryo, large yolk sac; yolk sac may not be fully enclosed by abdominal wall, may have residual albumen. Causes:
Inadequate turning, resulting in decreased embryonic membrane development and nutrient absorption.
Humidity too high during incubation or after...
oh she's (maybe he) is not even three weeks old, i thought that they stayed that color. her feathers are pretty dark too and i was wondering if she was going to be black, but her down was blue colored. any thoughts on that?
sorry to ask this here, not sure if i should have, can't seem to find an answer searching through old threads. just wanted to know if blue ameraucanas should have white primaries, or if that would be a bird a breeder would cull. i'm keeping her, just wondering, thanks
I'm not trying to get anything, just thought I could "clean it up" for you. If you like it I can tweak it or whatever, it's just a rough, that someone spilled something on because it's been sitting on top of the computer desk awhile. I tried to pm but never heard back. (Maybe that just meant you...