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    Incubator at 120

    How long have they been in the incubator?
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    15 years has gone by so fast.

    I have b even looking at all hatcheries and rare chicken hatcheries and no one has them.
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    Breed suggestions?

    Look for birds that have small combs and small wattles as the cold temps with frostbite them. If you are raising chicks, you will have l9ts of roos that you will have to.male a decision about. Are you going to want to butcher and put in the freezer.? If so look for bigger, meatier birds...
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    15 years has gone by so fast.

    I have been looking for hours tonight.
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    15 years has gone by so fast.

    What I am finding people have no idea what a true araucana looks like. That is such a shame because they are so beautiful and distinct. So many are just Easter Eggers crossed with americanas. This is going to be harder then I figured to find eggs. I have a friend in Missouri that raises...
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    is this lavender araucana?

    This is not an araucana. Araucanas are double tufted like this one, single tufted or clean faced. They have no other added feather.on the face like Americanas do.
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    6-7 week Araucana

    This is not a araucana. They should look similar to this ...either double tufted, single tufted or clean faced.
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    15 years has gone by so fast.

    I joined BYC probably 15 years ago when I was looking for araucanas chicks or eggs. I found some and my flock grew to almost 100 birds. I enjoyed them so much but then we moved to northern Michigan. I butchered a bunch of roosters, sold some and then moved with 41 keepers. I let them free...
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    Araucana thread anyone?

    My brother, Bruce is in Decatur, Al. headed to Collingsville, Al then Knoxville, then back to Mi. If I can find anyone with pullets or hens for sale along the way, he will bring them back for me. I am looking for solid colors. Please call or text me. 810-706-0036 Laura
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    Araucana thread anyone?

    Stacy, I had a too almost identical to the splash, that I bought locally. He had the biggest , most perfectly mirrored tufts I ever saw. Unfortunately I lost him to something. I picked him up one day when hr was just lay g there. He was skinny and weak. It was a couple days later that he...
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    Araucana thread anyone?

    Ann Horsman lives in Vt and is moving to the Midwest. She doesn't know which birds she is taking...and I think she has a lot. So she might be a good source.
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    Araucana thread anyone?

    Is there anyone here that lives new New Bloomfield, Mo that can go look at some chickens on Craigslist for me?
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    Northern Michigan 1st Annual Poultry Fest 2012

    Have I missed the second annual northern Michigan get together? We r in the process of packing up our house to put it on the market so that we can move to Lovell's.
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