Recent content by Anne

  1. Anne

    Emaciated Hen

    Hi everyone, I have a 1-year old wyandotte hen, she grew to a normal adult size just like all of her brothers and seemed perfectly healthy until this last winter. When it was really cold out I noticed she seemed to be "huddling" (puffed up with head in) more than the others. But other than...
  2. Anne

    4-H judge questions?

    If anyone knows the answer to this I'm interested too... I have a kid who's almost old enough for 4-H.
  3. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Quote: They are beautiful!!! Congratulations!
  4. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Quote:
  5. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Quote:
  6. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Hatching has BEGUN! Officially the hatch date is tomorrow, but before I left for work this morning there were 6 eggs pipped already! Who knows, I might have some little Araucana fluffballs bouncing around the incubator sometime tonight!
  7. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Hi there, My bet would be that Lucy is a pullet. Duckwing cockerels are completely different in color than pullets. Often (though not always) you can tell the difference at hatching -- the males usually have very distinct striping (most commonly yellow down with black stripes) whereas...
  8. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Columbo and Deja are both Golden Duckwing cockerels. Their current color pattern (or lack thereof) is juvenile plumage. You'll see the adult pattern start to emerge within the next couple months -- cream colored hackle & saddle, cream and/or red shoulder (probably more red by the looks of it)...
  9. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Thank you Victoria. In theory I would like to get a livestock dog (I am particularly partial to the Great Pyrenees, had those as a kid), but to be honest with myself a dog on top of everything else is probably more than I can handle. The three birds I got from Steve all died years ago. But...
  10. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Thanks everyone for the sympathy and encouragement! I'm glad my website has been a good source of information and inspiration... sadly, it has been neglected and is in sore need of update! To answer your question, Illia, I have only about 20 Araucanas left after the coyote attack -- almost...
  11. Anne

    Any ASPARAGUS EXPERTS out there?

    My family eats asparagus like crazy and it grows well in our garden. Last year I read about a special variety of asparagus called "Larac Asparagus" and I'd really like to try some! Only problem is, I can't find it ANYWHERE. Apparently Territorial Seed used to carry it, but no longer. I've...
  12. Anne

    Best "Non-Meat-Bird" Meat Bird?

    Uh... if that makes any sense at all! I'd like to raise some birds specifically for meat, that will be of a decent size for butchering before they get tough. HOWEVER, I don't want anything that's bred to eat itself to death given the opportunity (cornish cross etc). Any ideas?
  13. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    Awww thanks! No worries, I'm sure I can recover the flock in... a few... years. Ok, how about I don't think about how long it will take... the important part is that all the right genes are still in there somewhere! I just need to get them all to combine properly!
  14. Anne

    Washingtonians

    Hello again fellow Washingtonians! Just checking in again after a long absence from BYC. I've got an Araucana hatch due on the 6th, and I'm picking up a dozen Marans chicks from Lisa & Gary Cree (also Washingtonians) later this month. Anyone else got chicks on the way? Please safe in this...
  15. Anne

    Araucana thread anyone?

    *waves* Howdy, Araucana peeps! Just thought I'd drop in and say hi. I developed a pretty nice flock after about 5 years of breeding, only to have all my best birds killed by a pack of coyotes a couple months ago. It was such a devastating loss at first I thought of giving up on the breed...
See more
Back
Top Bottom