My friend has had several Andalusians throughout her chicken experience, and her rooster, Bitty Cloud, was probably an even meaner than my first Arucana rooster, Chubby-Cheeks the 1st, and that's saying something! Even though her rooster was a meanie, her hen, Winnifred, is a good egg producer...
I had a Red Star, but she died of Sudden Death Syndrome, or an egg block. I might have an image here somewhere... hold on...
Yep! Here she is! And yes, this is an image of when she as younger, about 17 months old!
Then I don't think you have anything to worry about! My friend has some TINY birds that were originally not from a small breed, and they are perfectly normal. I think she's just a small bird. As you say, it's probably just a freak of nature.
And about the mystery illness too; I had a Red Star...
Not all B.S.L.s are aggressive. Sometimes its just the fact that maybe they weren't taken care of very well or were born with strange genes or something. My B.S.L. is one of the sweetest birds I own, and she is the oldest bird in my flock! The one that I lost to a hawk was very sweet too, so I'm...
I love this breed, and I highly recommend it to someone who is a beginner with chickens. They love and adore people, are very prolific throughout most of their life, and are usually good with other birds. They are easy to take care of since they are very large birds and can live off of their fat...
I really don't think you have anything to worry about as long as she is eating and drinking healthy, her egg yokes look fine, and she is acting completely normal for your average BO Welsummer. Was her mother small at all, and do you think her father might've passed on disordered genes from his...
I have had so many Arucanas throughout my experience with chickens, I have gotten to the point where I can't even recall all of them! The very first one we ever had was Chubby-Cheeks the 1st, the second, Rascal, the third, Chubby-Cheeks the 2nd, the next, Rascal the 2nd, and so on! And guess...
Yay, I'm back on! I haven't been on for a while, so I want to catch up on what people are doing around here! Update, Berry started to crow, so we had to get rid of him, Chestnut has been caught by a hawk, Lucky has FINALLY started to lay her beautiful blue/green eggs, and everyone else is good...
I have 2 black sex-links, 2 buff orpingtons, a red sex-linked, an australorp, and an arucana! They are awesome! I have a thread called 'Your Happy Flock' if you want to visit it at any point!
I have an Ancona birdie! Her name is Flashwing! Why were you looking for other members of BYC with Anconas? This is WyandotteLove1
Here's an older pic of Flash!
Oh no! I found out that my young buffie chick is a roo! He hasn't crowed yet, but he has hackles, GARGANTUAN spurs, and the biggest comb and wattle I have ever had on a roo! He's already tried to mate with his favorite girl, Chestnut, who is a black-sex linked, and that's pretty much what...
I have an Ancona bird, and she is actually pretty sweet, and is a good egg-producer. Although she is all pros in the summer, during a long period in the winter, she doesn't produce eggs very often. She is also quite flighty if we let her wings grow out, and a bit skiddish at times. But she...
Awwwwwww..... Have you ever had an entire group of new chicks fall asleep on your lap? I did once, and I didn't dare get up!! They had blacked out completely!!!! SO ADORABLE!!!
Yeah, I get that. I couldn't figure out how to upload them for a while either. But here are my birdies!
These are some pretty old photos. My babies, (the ones at the top,) are adults now!
Enjoy the pics!