Araucana thread anyone?

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Ann Charles is selling a lovely young pair of Buff Araucana Bantams.

I wish I could get them!

 

[Trish1974]

I wish I could have bought the birchen bantam cockerel she sold awhile back. I was just looking at Lil Girl this evening thinking how nice it would be to have a mate for her. But that would be taking up space I can't spare.

 

[RinaRoo]

Alright guys. I confirmed fertilization of the first eggs River laid, but after nearly a week nothing is happening. No blood vessels or anything. Any idea of why the egg wouldn't develop?

Do I need to do something special with Araucana eggs? I've been collecting more to attempt to hatch.

 

[Trish1974]

Alright guys. I confirmed fertilization of the first eggs River laid, but after nearly a week nothing is happening. No blood vessels or anything. Any idea of why the egg wouldn't develop?

Do I need to do something special with Araucana eggs? I've been collecting more to attempt to hatch.

Maybe she is too young? The lady I bought my first Araucana from has never been able to hatch from a hen younger than a year old. I have hatched from 11 month olds, but never from a pullet younger even with good fertility. Araucana eggs are sensitive to artificial incubation IN MY OPINION which doesn't help.

 

[Trish1974]

Alright guys. I confirmed fertilization of the first eggs River laid, but after nearly a week nothing is happening. No blood vessels or anything. Any idea of why the egg wouldn't develop?

Do I need to do something special with Araucana eggs? I've been collecting more to attempt to hatch.

Are they regular sized eggs or pullet eggs?

 

[RinaRoo]

Are they regular sized eggs or pullet eggs?

They're about the same size coming from my golden comets. She's just a pullet though, 7 months old. I'll try again with the ones I'm collecting now. I opened up my trial egg which was very small. I could see the embryo started dividing, but never got further than a few divisions.

 

[Trish1974]

Alice and Lulu:

Lulu and Molly:

Molly:

 

[Trish1974]

It's hard to get a good picture of Tuftsies. He's scared of my red camera case lol. I think he was my best looking cockerel from last year.

 

[RinaRoo]

My river has a single feather tuft.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

It's hard to get a good picture of Tuftsies. He's scared of my red camera case lol. I think he was my best looking cockerel from last year.
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He looks like a good breeder to breed Silver Duckwing Araucanas.