Araucana thread anyone?

[chickengr]

I asked some other friends about it. I have thyme and oregano plants so I'll give it a try. Thanks.

dried herbs are stronger.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Got a breeding project idea and want opinions. Frizzled arucanas. What breed would be best to introduce frizzling to? I was thinking Cochin cause of the tail, but they have different postures and feathered legs

 

[sega]

Following now

 

[willchickeneat]

I started to cull my small Araucana hatch this past week. These two are on my watchlist. They are cleanface BBR.

 

[willchickeneat]

A lot of folks diss Ed Sheppard because of his management of his flocks, but the birds that I've grown out from him have been super friendly. I only ended up keeping a few hens and 1 rooster. He doesn't really breed towards SOP, but I have not been attacked once by the sole rooster. He's not that big looking, but I enjoy his presence.

Def eats less than my Marans rooster. At least Edd's stock lays blue eggs consistently. No green or blue green eggs. Good, blue medium size eggs.

 

[willchickeneat]

Here's an update on my 2nd gen stock from Edd. Mom was cleanface, but dad had tuffs so daughter inherited double tuffs. She's non-standard but I love the wild coloring.

This gal is a duckwing. Has massive right tuff and a tiny tiny left tuff. Hoping for some babies later this fall-winter. Her comb is getting redder everyday.

She does not like taking photos. She is my only tuffed duckwing Araucana pullet. She has a few sisters that are cleanface. Hope to put them with a tuffed male and see what I get .

 

[JacinLarkwell]

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Here's an update on my 2nd gen stock from Edd. Mom was cleanface, but dad had tuffs so daughter inherited double tuffs. She's non-standard but I love the wild coloring.

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This gal is a duckwing. Has massive right tuff and a tiny tiny left tuff. Hoping for some babies later this fall-winter. Her comb is getting redder everyday.

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She does not like taking photos. She is my only tuffed duckwing Araucana pullet. She has a few sisters that are cleanface. Hope to put them with a tuffed male and see what I get .

Where did you get your birds? They're nice looking

 

[willchickeneat]

Where did you get your birds? They're nice looking

Purchased hatching eggs from instate folks - CA. Araucana eggs are more fragile than other breeds. If you do decide to hatch eggs in an incubator, my average was 25-30% hatch rate. When the chicks hatch, you'll get tailed, partial tailed and rumpless so unless you intend to keep all, you'll be stuck with some non-rumpless chickens. Do the research before buying birds or eggs. Ask questions .

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Purchased hatching eggs from instate folks - CA. Araucana eggs are more fragile than other breeds. If you do decide to hatch eggs in an incubator, my average was 25-30% hatch rate. When the chicks hatch, you'll get tailed, partial tailed and rumpless so unless you intend to keep all, you'll be stuck with some non-rumpless chickens. Do the research before buying birds or eggs. Ask questions .

Yikes. That's rather worrying. I'm definitely going to try and find someone willing to ship chicks/older birds then if I can cause I'd have to have eggs shipped to me too

 

[willchickeneat]

Yikes. That's rather worrying. I'm definitely going to try and find someone willing to ship chicks/older birds then if I can cause I'd have to have eggs shipped to me too

Older birds are great, but expect to spend about $500 for a pair. Shipping costs just as much as the bird, but if you're serious about the breed it's a good investment and will pay off itself once you get some babies going. Individual eggs can cost up to $6.50/each with no guarantee that it will hatch. Do the math .