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  1. PapaRo

    Pure Araucana ???

    So I would love to here feedback on, what I believe to be a representation of a black Araucana pullet and cockerel. I basically have two males without tuffs, one has a tail, one does not (rumpless), and a female with tail and tuffs. I feel like I should ultimately keep the tailed rooster and...
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    Should I start a small poultry farm? Ameraucanas?

    Next summer I would like to build and start a little poultry farm with about 100 hens or so. I’m needing a retirement business that keeps me busy. My thought was to have about 20 each: Wheaten, blue maple, white, black ameraucanas with a large assortment of different roosters for breading. I...
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    EE rooster project? Rumpless issues....

    I would like a tailed blue egg rooster ... should I attempt this : My Pure rumpless black Araucana rooster (no tuffs) + One of my Ameraucana (EE) Hens w/bluest egg. (I believe I have 2 hens that are mcmurray hatchery ameraucanas + 3 F1 EE’er hens) = Pick the Best looking EE Rooster with no...
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    EE rooster project ?

    I need a tailed blue egg rooster ... should I attempt this : My Pure rumpless black Araucana rooster + One of my Ameraucana (EE) Hens w/bluest egg. (I believe I have 2 hens that are actually mcmurray hatchery ameraucanas.) = Pick the Best EE Rooster with no tuffs and has a tail. + All my...
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    Rumpless x standard cross ?

    What happens if I breed a rumpless to a standard tailed chicken? 50/50 split?
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    Which of my hens should be crossed with my rooster?

    Hello, I am raising rumpless black Araucana chicks (only 1 of 4 have tuffs) and would like to make a stable cleaned neck medium size blue egg layer with a tail that can also be used to make an olive egger clean with no muffs tuffs beards etc. I currently have 13 hens : 5x golden sexlink, 5 x F1...
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    Pictures are worth a 1000 words (Papa Roo’s mini chicken compound)

    I would like to share my Coop and run progress over the last few months so I will load a bunch of photos. Please feel free to comment or ask questions but do keep in mind I’m new to chickens and it’s a work in progress. Thanks again!!!! Loving BYC 🌹 PapaRoo
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    Lavender Orpington Rooster and Buff (golden) Orpington Hen Cross

    Ginger layed an egg and it ended up in the fridge. Then all of a sudden a single spot came available in the incubator, so I pulled the egg out and put it directly in. Rocky the rooster was sure to be happy but will it hatch? 19 days later and a miracle... Molly was born! ❤️ Molly is now 3 days...
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    araucana Chicks , how do I determine sex?

    I have 4 Araucana chicks hatch from an eBay order of 5 :) I’m wondering if anyone knows if they can be sexed at 1-3 days old? One has duel tuffs with one side more pronounced than the other. The other three look like there smooth or clean necked. They are all tailless and look like they are...
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    Rocky the Rooster cage

    So I used some leftover coop stuff and a dog kennel for my rooster house. Just got done for now and figured I should share... let me know if yall think I should change anything? Thanks!!
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