Can I ship chicks or fertile eggs to Alaska? Anyone know if there's any chance at all of Araucana fertile eggs making it that far? How long would chicks be in the mail?
Araucana thread anyone?
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We have a few floating around, possibly from Mike Gilbert? Whoever it is that sells on eBay. Not very good hatch rates, generally, but it is possible. Late Spring/Early Fall shipping generally works best because it's less hot on your end, and less cold on ours.
If anyone's shipping up, can you throw some bantam eggs in there?! LOL. I'll collaborate with whoever. I probably know them, anyway.
If anyone's shipping up, can you throw some bantam eggs in there?! LOL. I'll collaborate with whoever. I probably know them, anyway.
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Well, that's certainly happy news.
Ya know, I DO have bantam Araucana.......
Well, that's certainly happy news.
Ya know, I DO have bantam Araucana.......
Megan, ship them pointy end down and that, believe it or not does help with blown air cells. I am not saying they will make it to alaska, but I have gotten the best hatch rates with eggs shipped that way.
Shanshan51,
Welcome. Who is the breeder you got the chicks from. It could be the lighting in the pics but I don't see wheaten or blue wheaten. They look to be some sort of duckwing or bbr maybe wild type. I have found at least here that the darker the chipmonk looking they are the more BBRish looking they will be. They sure are adorable. I love how babies will look at you very suspiciously.
Lanae
Shanshan51,
Welcome. Who is the breeder you got the chicks from. It could be the lighting in the pics but I don't see wheaten or blue wheaten. They look to be some sort of duckwing or bbr maybe wild type. I have found at least here that the darker the chipmonk looking they are the more BBRish looking they will be. They sure are adorable. I love how babies will look at you very suspiciously.
Lanae
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Cute! Does the breeder breed for those specific varieties, or are those the color genetics that are mixed to get these chicks? I'm not really seeing any of those varieties specifically, so perhaps they are a mix of the color possibilities? Sure do see a tail on one of them.
They look happy and healthy!
She said those were the colors in her breeding pen. Yes two have tails and three are rumpless. Is it normal for them to have tails sometimes?
Cute! Does the breeder breed for those specific varieties, or are those the color genetics that are mixed to get these chicks? I'm not really seeing any of those varieties specifically, so perhaps they are a mix of the color possibilities? Sure do see a tail on one of them.
They look happy and healthy!
She said those were the colors in her breeding pen. Yes two have tails and three are rumpless. Is it normal for them to have tails sometimes?
Oh yes, tails show up in the best of Araucana stock. Your chicks look beautiful and it's awfully fun watching the different chick colors and patterns change and morph as the growing process happens. Enjoy!
Ok so as far as breeding them in the future should I only keep the rumpless?
I read this from the club site: Araucanas are rumpless, which means that they do not have a tail, any remnant of a tail, or even an oil gland. This trait is caused by an autosomal dominant, non-lethal gene. Even though the gene is non-lethal, it can have an affect on fertility because the lack of movable tails can create difficulty in maintaining the physical contact necessary for fertilization. Some breeders trim the fluff around the vent to aid physical contact. But other breeders have found that if they dont trim and let nature take its course, over time the fertility will increase. Other breeders make the mistake of mating a rumpless bird to a tailed bird in an effort to enhance fertility. If the rumpless bird is herterozygous (one copy of the rumpless gene), the resultant chicks will be 50% rumpless and 50% tailed. However, many of these rumpless chicks will only be partly rumpless with a few tail feathers at odd angles, creating an ugly bird. This is because rumpless modifier genes exist, and breeding to a tailed bird introduces these genes into the offspring. By breeding only homozygous rumpless to homozygous rumpless, over time these modifier genes get eliminated.
So I am guessing I only want to keep the rumpless and cull the others right?
I read this from the club site: Araucanas are rumpless, which means that they do not have a tail, any remnant of a tail, or even an oil gland. This trait is caused by an autosomal dominant, non-lethal gene. Even though the gene is non-lethal, it can have an affect on fertility because the lack of movable tails can create difficulty in maintaining the physical contact necessary for fertilization. Some breeders trim the fluff around the vent to aid physical contact. But other breeders have found that if they dont trim and let nature take its course, over time the fertility will increase. Other breeders make the mistake of mating a rumpless bird to a tailed bird in an effort to enhance fertility. If the rumpless bird is herterozygous (one copy of the rumpless gene), the resultant chicks will be 50% rumpless and 50% tailed. However, many of these rumpless chicks will only be partly rumpless with a few tail feathers at odd angles, creating an ugly bird. This is because rumpless modifier genes exist, and breeding to a tailed bird introduces these genes into the offspring. By breeding only homozygous rumpless to homozygous rumpless, over time these modifier genes get eliminated.
So I am guessing I only want to keep the rumpless and cull the others right?
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I would wait to see how they fill out as they grow up. I don't have tailed birds in my breeding program, but I do get tailed birds hatch every once in a while. If I ever get the perfect color, and tufts, on a tailed bird, I might consider keeping it for breeding. There are so many other things to think of when breeding araucana. Egg color, shape, tufts, leg color, plumage color. The list goes on and on.
Lanae
Lanae
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Thank you Lanae,
Maybe you can show me that stuff in person when I come to pick up the trio from you. I am new to this and eager to learn!
Thank you Lanae,
Maybe you can show me that stuff in person when I come to pick up the trio from you. I am new to this and eager to learn!
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