Araucana thread anyone?

[Brahma Chicken5000]

How many chicks do you have now Trish?

 

[Trish1974]

Only 7.
Four inside from the first hatch,
One outside from the first hatch,
and the 2 inside (that were originally under Lil' Girl) that just hatched.

 

[Trish1974]

Not a good pic, but the second chick still hasn't fluffed and I don't want to take it out from under the heat plate. This is little Mini Mano. I love the black line under its eye...looks like a football player!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Not a good pic, but the second chick still hasn't fluffed and I don't want to take it out from under the heat plate. This is little Mini Mano. I love the black line under its eye...looks like a football player!
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Aww so cute! Hopefully the mottling stays.

 

[RinaRoo]

I love the eye liner look.

 

[Peachychicken1]

Not a good pic, but the second chick still hasn't fluffed and I don't want to take it out from under the heat plate. This is little Mini Mano. I love the black line under its eye...looks like a football player!
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Them chicks are too cute..my araucana eggs come tomorrow ,can't wait suspense is gonna kill me till they hatch open

 

[Peachychicken1]

I'm gonna post pictures of the smaller birds I got.T are two still inside that haven't been introduced yet. Maybe another week inside. Finishing up the new coop because my brother in-law added chickens to my pen. So now their pen is almost finished with just my araucana as I gave my other birds away as I noticed these are batam birds,much smaller of a bird then my others where.

 

[Trish1974]

these are batam birds,

Your Araucanas are bantam?

 

[Trish1974]

Please excuse me while I brag on Manolito for a second...

The little clean faced black pullet in with Ratchet is not taking kindly to her being broody. She won't roost on the roost bar without Ratchet... she has been sleeping ON TOP of Ratchet in the nest box!!! I can't have that after I put eggs under Ratchet tonight. This little pullet has been pacing the fence ever since I got them to get in with Mano's flock. She doesn't fight through the fence with Mama like Ratchet does, so I figured I'd just open up the fence and let her in. I wish I would have recorded it...

The pullet was exploring the run, with Mano keeping an eye on her from a distance. A few minutes later he wing danced for her a few times, she squatted and he mounted. He then preceded to show her around the run, took her to the food and water (tid bitting), took her into the coop and into a nest box! He was making the purring sounds Cholo does when he helps the hens make their nest. When they came out Mama got pissed and started attacking the pullet and running her. The whole time Manolito is running after them, getting in between Mama and this pullet and actually wing dropped and circled Mama until she stopped. This is the first time I have ever seen a cockbird break up a hen fight.
ARAUCANA COCKS ARE THE BEST!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Please excuse me while I brag on Manolito for a second...

The little clean faced black pullet in with Ratchet is not taking kindly to her being broody. She won't roost on the roost bar without Ratchet... she has been sleeping ON TOP of Ratchet in the nest box!!! I can't have that after I put eggs under Ratchet tonight. This little pullet has been pacing the fence ever since I got them to get in with Mano's flock. She doesn't fight through the fence with Mama like Ratchet does, so I figured I'd just open up the fence and let her in. I wish I would have recorded it...

The pullet was exploring the run, with Mano keeping an eye on her from a distance. A few minutes later he wing danced for her a few times, she squatted and he mounted. He then preceded to show her around the run, took her to the food and water (tid bitting), took her into the coop and into a nest box! He was making the purring sounds Cholo does when he helps the hens make their nest. When they came out Mama got pissed and started attacking the pullet and running her. The whole time Manolito is running after them, getting in between Mama and this pullet and actually wing dropped and circled Mama until she stopped. This is the first time I have ever seen a cockbird break up a hen fight.
ARAUCANA COCKS ARE THE BEST!

Is this pullet from Nancy Utterback?