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Looking for input on the gender of my araucana chicks since I am not good at sexing them until they crow.

Yes! 25% fatality rate with tufts right out the gate. It’s one reason why my broody hatch rate was so high. I love the tufts, but only have 3 Araucanas with them. My goal is 2 breeding flocks- one with a tufted roo and cf hens and the second flock the opposite. Because of there short backs, I’ll...

I’m new, but I’ll share what I’ve learned- I’ve incubated two hatches of Araucanas- the first was 1 egg out of 12, the second was 5 out of 36 eggs. I waited 24 days with each and then gave up. I had an 87% hatch rate of different breeds between the two, so I didn’t think it was the incubator. I...

How old were they when they began laying? I have two, aged about 6 months old and no eggs yet!

6 week old cuckoo Maran

I am allowed but I’m pushing my flock limits 😬. I have my RIR and a beautiful Araucana (breeder sourced) as well as a BC Maran that take care of the girls. The BC is still a little guy and he will grow up with this flock. As for the other cockerels, I post them on Craigslist for free and give...

Thanks! I’m excited to see if they are pullets- the second one has the sweetest temperament and is really big, but I’m really hoping pullet 🤞

Yeah- that’s what has me cracking up. The eggs didn’t look maran but I totally thought well summer eggs until this lil’variety pack of mixers broke out and fluffed up… and then those Mohawks 🤣

That second one looks like a copper maran face but no feathering on the toes…. Tis the season for barnyard mixes and mystery chicks

This cracks me up because they told me well summers and Marans…. 🤣 any idea on gender though?

Bird number three has a Mohawk, no muffs and yellow legs

Next bird- this chick came outta one of the BIG eggs- jumbo sized:

Ok- I was given some brown eggs- not chocolate, just a darkish brown, some had speckles and two were BIG compared to the rest. Now I have mystery chicks at 5 weeks old. I would also love a guess on a gender because I swear these fellas all look like males to me 🤣 Photo white bird- lightly...

I “rescued” some silkies and one black (supposed) Astrolop. We aren’t sure what all is wrong. I have them isolated away from my main flock, with an electric fence buffer to keep a 6 ft DMZ type zone). They aren’t as active as my normal flock but they aren’t lethargic either. Their legs have...

Is this the kind of “squatting” behavior that hens do prior to laying their first egg? This hen was sold to me as an EE and now she is about 22 weeks old…