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I got the feeling that everybody and their cousin was on BYC last night. Forever for the page to open, next to forever for the post to open. Saw your post this morning and wondered if my phone was just being "special" again and refusing to show me pictures of pretty chickie babies. My daughter...

Suffering from this chicken math maddness, I drove to North Carolina today to buy some Aracuanas. My new guys and gals are sleeping in the dog kennel and I'm resisting the urge to go stare at the little drama queens some more. Mr. Reggie Neal is trying to sell off his flock. I told him I would...

I was reading the Richmond, Virginia, craigslist and saw "true rumpless Araucanas". I was SO excited. Then I realized they were bantams. The boy I got from Amy Nadine is large fowl. I wrote the guy back and declined to go see them. Bummer. If anyone else is interested, the ad was posted on...

Quote: If he is acting off, he may be getting sick or has a high worm load. When was he last wormed? If he has been wormed, Amy Nadine did it before I got him. He still isn't a year old. I think. Lol. Thank you. I hope it is something simple like that.

"Aratoo", the rooster I got from Amy Nadine at Spring Break is acting as though he doesn't feel peppy like he normally does. He's in the same tractor with his two Leghorn hens. He's getting fresh grass and weeds when I move them everyday. I haven't changed foods. He free ranged from April...

Quote: Hmm, "stage worthy". You can keep Penguin and add "nobility" or "money" to her name. Lady Penguin or Princess Pen Penny Penguin or Penguin Cents (a play on "sense" for Mr. Happy Feet whose sense of direction led him to NZ) Ooo, or a color name like Sable Penguin or Penguin Noir...

OK folks, this comes from my background as a Public Works painter, not "chicken knowledge". Would it be possible to preserve egg shell samples with a laquer coating? Over on the hobby section they've been painting and decorating eggs of different colors. Most folks seem to use Modge Podge or...

Quote: It can take a while from pip to zip. I dunno, when I incubated my araucana eggs they pipped and hatched early. I think my 'bator was running a degree hotter than my thermometer was telling me. Sit on your hands and watch, don't touch! It can be so tempting to open up the bator. I amuse...

Quote: Camping section of big store (like Walmart) will have LED flashlights with a LUM rating. Basically if it isn't rated, they know it is too wimpy to mention, lol. I found a Coleman brand flashlight for around $20 that was rated either close to 100 LUMs or just over. I can see inside all...

All those embryos starting to do The Hokey Pokey raises the temperature for a few days. I started some eggs at home about four days before the school started the hatching eggs I gave them. I noticed the temperature spike around Day 11, so sent the teacher an email to be on the look out for it...

Quote: That's an interesting thought (in more ways than one ) I did have a little bit of poopy bottom trouble in the pen that proved to be completely infertile this year. Nowhere else. Hmm, Anyone else notice a similar pattern? It could help diagnose the cause of the fertility problem...

Quote: As a chicken washing expert (which is the start of several long stories, lol) I would tell you to trim the feathers around the gal's vent. Trimming below the vent is the most important. The feathers will grow back. It might take longer now since the weather is getting hot out, but there...

Thank you. You've confirmed what I thought. They were cute little babies. Oh well. My son (8) loves watching Top Gear with his Dad, but he'll watch it with me if he has to. Sonny wants a rocket car, a Toyota pickup with outboard motor, and several other assorted oddities thanks to that show...

I wondered what you all would think to this. I went to the feed store yesterday and they had some new chicks. "Those are Araucana." Really? I didn't want to be rude, but took a second look at them. They had puffy cheeks. Their little butts had the tiniest hint of a tail. It wasn't a regular...

I do try to avoid silly questions, is there anyone within 350 miles of Suffolk, Virginia, with extra roosters? If you have a boy or three that you'd rather not eat, I think I'd like him/them. Although a breeding pair would be awesome, I think some Auracuana males could help improve my...

Quote: You can use Google, but I'd suggest the BYC search in the upper right of these pages. Do a BYC search for "Aracuana hatching" eggs and scroll through the old auctions and Buy It Nows. Break down the price to a per egg cost. Now you have your range. Rare varieties usually go for the...