Araucana thread anyone?

[willchickeneat]

I went to feed store about 6-7 weeks ago picked up some 'wyandottes' lo and behold I ended up with lavender Aurcana's, iv never owned Aurcana's, so any tips for looking after them would be great, and could you guys by any chance help me guess the gender of my 7-8 week old Aurcana's

If you picked up chicks from feedstore, 99.9% the chicks you got are Easter Egger Mutts that are listed as Amercaucanas or wannabe Araucanas. New chicken people think Easter Eggers are Ameraucanas or Araucanas and use the term loosely.

Almost impossible to find Araucanas at the feedstore - unless you have a local breeder that actively sells Araucanas to the local community. I live in California, where AG is pretty big and even then, closest Araucanas owner are at least 1.5-2 hours away if they have anything available.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Some parents may lay greenish blue eggs, and then the babies may lay solid blue eggs. Funny how genetics work in weird ways.

Can parents that lay/hatched from blues make offspring that lay greenish blue? Out if the 5 females, 2 are definitely laying, so there's hope thar the other 2 I'm keeping (2 of the 5 are culls due to bad legs) lays a bright blue.

I just want blue eggs. I never in a thousand years thought that would be such an ask

 

[JacinLarkwell]

If you picked up chicks from feedstore, 99.9% the chicks you got are Easter Egger Mutts that are listed as Amercaucanas or wannabe Araucanas. New chicken people think Easter Eggers are Ameraucanas or Araucanas and use the term loosely.

Almost impossible to find Araucanas at the feedstore - unless you have a local breeder that actively sells Araucanas to the local community. I live in California, where AG is pretty big and even then, closest Araucanas owner are at least 1.5-2 hours away if they have anything available.

They're from Australia

 

[Feather queen]

These are my three Aurcana's, gender guesses are highly appreciated and can someone please tell me why the chick in the last 2 photos looks so different to the others

 

[willchickeneat]

Anyone hatching atm?

Going to hatching some Araucana eggs this weekend. Excited.

 

[chickengr]

I put a few eggs under turkey. 1 got broken. see what happens next.

 

[ColtHandorf]

I had Christmas babies. I’m going to set some more when they pick back up laying.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Anyone hatching atm?

Going to hatching some Araucana eggs this weekend. Excited.

One of my pullets went broody on a dud nest so she got part od a sraggered clutch, and I have araucana mix eggs I donated to my ag class to hatch. That's about it though

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Clean faced pullet

Tufted pullet and clean faced cockerel

One Leg, the broody mentioned earlier

 

[Feather queen]

The only thing I can look forward to at the moment is when my 3 lavender araucana and there 2 exchequer leghorn sisters start to lay. I can't wait!
Pic 1# floofy
Pic 2# poofy
Pic 3# baldy ( my weird little chook)