Araucana thread anyone?

[Trish1974]

Today has been one of the best days I've had chicken keeping.
Not only did I get to meet Nancy Utterback, I got some really pretty birds at a great price, AND their mother! Nancy said she had been in Florida for a couple weeks, and someone was taking care of her birds. Somehow one chick went missing; nobody knows what happened to it. She said, "since one chick is missing you can have the hen if you want her". I said, "Oh definitely, how much do you want for her?" She said, "Nothing. You came here with the intent of getting seven chicks and one is gone, so just take her." What an incredibly nice thing to do!

The hen is black and clean faced. Two chicks are double tufted, one is single tufted and three are clean faced. All completely rumpless. A couple are all black, the rest have mottling. I know for sure 2 are cockerels and 2 are pullets, the other 2 are a mystery. (When they settle down I'll get some pictures to post in the "breed/sex" forum. They are pretty skittish and stressed from the change). The prettiest chick is a mottled cockerel. I am definitely keeping him! He's at the end of this video:

 

[ronott1]

Today has been one of the best days I've had chicken keeping.
Not only did I get to meet Nancy Utterback, I got some really pretty birds at a great price, AND their mother! Nancy said she had been in Florida for a couple weeks, and someone was taking of her birds. Somehow one chick went missing; nobody knows what happened to it. She said, "since one chick is missing you can have the hen if you want her". I said, "Oh definitely, how much do you want for her?" She said, "Nothing. You came here with the intent of getting seven chicks and one is gone, so just take her." What an incredibly nice thing to do!

The hen is black and clean faced. Two chicks are double tufted, one is single tufted and three are clean faced. All completely rumpless. A couple are all black, the rest have mottling. I know for sure 2 are cockerels and 2 are pullets, the other 2 are a mystery. (When they settle down I'll get some pictures to post in the "breed/sex" forum. They are pretty skittish and stressed from the change). The prettiest chick is a mottled cockerel. I am definitely keeping him! He's at the end of this video:

 

[chickengr]

Today has been one of the best days I've had chicken keeping.
Not only did I get to meet Nancy Utterback, I got some really pretty birds at a great price, AND their mother! Nancy said she had been in Florida for a couple weeks, and someone was taking care of her birds. Somehow one chick went missing; nobody knows what happened to it. She said, "since one chick is missing you can have the hen if you want her". I said, "Oh definitely, how much do you want for her?" She said, "Nothing. You came here with the intent of getting seven chicks and one is gone, so just take her." What an incredibly nice thing to do!

The hen is black and clean faced. Two chicks are double tufted, one is single tufted and three are clean faced. All completely rumpless. A couple are all black, the rest have mottling. I know for sure 2 are cockerels and 2 are pullets, the other 2 are a mystery. (When they settle down I'll get some pictures to post in the "breed/sex" forum. They are pretty skittish and stressed from the change). The prettiest chick is a mottled cockerel. I am definitely keeping him! He's at the end of this video:

congrats! they are adorable!

 

[smoothmule]

You may also want to contact Rachel Bayes of Willow Acres (you can also find her on facebook). She just went through her grow outs and has some birds for sale. I do know she bred a lot of whites this year.

I'm good friends with Rachel

 

[smoothmule]

I have a few. PM me.

I already did on FB.... this is Cathy

 

[smoothmule]

If anyone is interested in a couple LF male Araucana's that are mismarked....rumpless and tufted. One is smallish the other large. Message me. This is the larger one.

 

[smoothmule]

I'm looking for a "bantam" Araucana rooster for a friend who doesn't do the internet.

 

[chickengr]

my new boy:

with his older girls:

she is camera shy:

 

[ronott1]

my new boy:

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with his older girls:
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she is camera shy:
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Nice addition the the flock!

 

[MaryZoe]

I'm looking for a "bantam" Araucana rooster for a friend who doesn't do the internet.

I have a bantam roo I would be willing to part with, but I’m in south Florida and wouldn't ship him. He’s black with a lot of red leakage (looks like a BC Maran’s colors). I got him from Ann Charles this last summer. I’m only keeping my large fowl roos. Let me know if you’re anywhere near Florida...

I'm looking for a "bantam" Araucana rooster for a friend who doesn't do the internet.