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  1. Guido

    Variations in Araucana...

    Now I am utterly confused!
  2. Guido

    Variations in Araucana...

    I bought some UK standard Araucana bantam hatching eggs to hatch, all supposed to be lavender. 3 of the 6 hatched, and are doing well. All the eggs were blue, all the way through. All 3 chicks are different colours, and the seller told me that his hatches were also "throwing some colours" At...
  3. Guido

    Chick with scissor beak :(

  4. Guido

    Chick with scissor beak :(

    Mine is a little over 10 days old. Happy energetic little thing.
  5. Guido

    Chick with scissor beak :(

    Very similar to the severity of my little one's beak. And I tend to agree about the skull distortion, goofy has it too. Almost like the skull got twisted or squashed to one side a bit. If it is taking more time to eat, that's OK, it is eating. I am just seeing where this goes. That overhanging...
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    Chick with scissor beak :(

    I have an Araucana chick with scissor beak too. my suspicion was an early issue with the incubator having a fit when my little helpers...umm...helped out and it briefly overheated. Can also be caused by the chick not getting into the right position to hatch. I noticed the misalignment when first...
  7. Guido

    May hatch-a-long

    Interesting, didn't realise that, I was more interested in the energy efficiency of the plate over a lamp. Good to hear though.
  8. Guido

    May hatch-a-long

    It seems to be fine, one chick seems to forget what it is for though!
  9. Guido

    May hatch-a-long

    These were supposedly all lavender aruacana, bought as hatching eggs on ebay. I just loved that colour. Given that I have I assume white, black and lavender they won't be bred from. I messaged the seller and he said he'd had a hatch do that too, said "they're throwing some colours" out of the...
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    May hatch-a-long

    I know you all like updates and the gratuitous "chick pick" So much for all lavender Aruacana!
  11. Guido

    May hatch-a-long

    2 external pips so far today, can hear cheeping, one egg not doing much...yett
  12. Guido

    Egg production genetics

    Wow! My mind has been blown open. I could get terribly into that!
  13. Guido

    May hatch-a-long

    Lesson of the day, not all candled movement is equal... One egg leaked last night, abnormal coloured liquid, smelt bad. Out it came, looks like a saw black liquid sloshing around in the egg and not actual movement. Although i did have my suspicions about this one. I have 3 left, in work at the...
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    May hatch-a-long

    Update, day 17 over into the start of day 18, final candle done 4/4 have movement at the edge near the air sack, so all alive so far. So lock down now, day 18 start, or day 18 end?
  15. Guido

    May hatch-a-long

    No not feathered legs or feet, they have tufts, some rumpless some not. It's the blue-green eggs that got me hooked!
  16. Guido

    May hatch-a-long

    I should have joined one of the hatch along threads, I had 6 Lavender Aruacana Bantam eggs, down to 4 now due to a couple giving up. Day 17 today. I'm on pins...!
  17. Guido

    Reclaimed coop (mostly)

    I have been building a new run and coop for my son's hens for most of the last year! I have finally managed to get the whole thing to a habitable and almost complete standard. My brief was, using the least expensive method, design and build a secure, easily cleaned and safe environment for the...
  18. Guido

    Being lazy

    :) thanks Yes they are already growing up too fast, although now having them both as communicative small people is nice. 2 and 5 are nice ages, they are still dependant enough for me to feel wanted
  19. Guido

    Silkie Chick got squished, still alive but not doing well

    I'm not going to post my opinions on the children in question or the parents here, I don't know them, but I fear what is in my head would have me banned from the forum on language counts! Glad the chick is recovering.
  20. Guido

    Being lazy

    I'm not lazy, just rather busy! I have been wanting to make those mornings just a little less stressful, so having 2 kids a wife who works shifts (3/4 days/nights a week - nurse) I have to be pretty organised to get to work on time at 08:30 (30 min drive) and drop the kids at school/nursery no...
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