Araucana thread anyone?

[cashdl]

Here is a link to all my new chicks...thx to Stacy. We hope to pick them up soon.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6223254/user_id/77322

Very cool. It looks like you may have a mottled one or two.

Lanae

 

[Stacykins]

Ahahaha, I struck gold! Araucana egg gold! I finally broke my broodies, but hadn't been getting more than an egg a day. Well, today, I found their cache! They stashed them by the wood pile. Darn little girls! So maybe the ten eggs are good, I may incubate them and find out.

 

[Brethren49619]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Would be great if you had more chicks if they are like the ones that just hatched!

 

[laura877]

I'm kinda in the same dilema. I had gotten such an overflow of eggs that i started leaving them in the nests. Next thing I know, I have 4 going broodie. This was 18-22 days ago. We finally got to the point that I didn't have any eggs for hubbies breakfast and no good nest to go rob. Now I have to go looking for new nest.

But on the other hand I have 18 mutt chicks as of last night. That makes up for the 6 I just butchered and put in the freezer and the 7 3 mos old mutt pullets that I just sold. It seems that harder that I try to get down to where I only have purebreds, the more the mutts keep hatching.

 

[laura877]

This is the 2nd batch this spring of chicks for 2 of the broodies. I don't even know what breed they are but they were dependable layers that someone gave me.

 

[hennesseyt]

i have just been reading through this wonderful thread. i am new to all things chickens, but they sure are addicting. : ) you all have just inspired me to invest in some lovely Araucanas! I love those tuffs, so beautiful! I just bought and i am waiting for my first incubator to arrive. i cant wait to learn more about their breed and how the whole genetics of tuffs and colors work. i tell myself and my husband that its for homeschool and 4H (even though 3 of my 4 kids are too little for any of that) but shh its really for me i can't wait until the fall, when we decided to start hatching chicks. i already am searching the web looking for the best place to buy hatching eggs and all the information i can find. i may not be able to wait!!

 

[BackyardCoop]

i have just been reading through this wonderful thread. i am new to all things chickens, but they sure are addicting. : ) you all have just inspired me to invest in some lovely Araucanas! I love those tuffs, so beautiful! I just bought and i am waiting for my first incubator to arrive. i cant wait to learn more about their breed and how the whole genetics of tuffs and colors work. i tell myself and my husband that its for homeschool and 4H (even though 3 of my 4 kids are too little for any of that) but shh its really for me i can't wait until the fall, when we decided to start hatching chicks. i already am searching the web looking for the best place to buy hatching eggs and all the information i can find. i may not be able to wait!!

So glad you've decided on Araucana! I wish you the best with them and feel free to come here for questions. The people here are wonderful!

 

[laura877]

Welcome Henn, I have yet to get my araucanas as they ar ehatched and over 500 miles away. My hubby and I are going to pick them up soon. Contact Illia about eggs. She is in Wash. too.

 

[smoothmule]

Some recent photo's



Is this one mottled?

 

[smoothmule]

More recent chick photo's