Araucana thread anyone?

[smoothmule]

Anxious to begin breeding season for 2019. Who all is preparing to breed their Araucana? My hens are all housed together at the moment. Getting a break and being prepared for breeding. All my males, all breeds too, are living together in a pen far from the girls. Very harmonious considering they are all males, lol.

I'm preparing them too and when I'm ready, the males will each go to their own breeding pen. I like the males to settle in first so they get that "my house" feeling and they are ready to receive the hens. Breeding starts quickly this way with no hens being territorial.
What do you all do to prepare for breeding?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I’m getting 2 Black Breasted Red pullets from Ann Charles next week!

 

[MaryZoe]

Just can't do that. I'm in Missouri so I can't just come pick up one rooster for a friend

Are you sure? The weather is really nice here at the momoment!

 

[Trish1974]

Who all is preparing to breed their Araucana?

MEEEEEE!!!!

This will be my first year breeding. I am SO excited! I have some black and black mottled from Nancy Utterback, and if I could find a silver duckwing pullet to pair with my avatar cockbird I would get that variety going, too. I plan to do things exactly as you do, @smoothmule. If you have any advice for a newbie I'd love to hear it!

 

[chickengr]

Anxious to begin breeding season for 2019. Who all is preparing to breed their Araucana? My hens are all housed together at the moment. Getting a break and being prepared for breeding. All my males, all breeds too, are living together in a pen far from the girls. Very harmonious considering they are all males, lol.

I'm preparing them too and when I'm ready, the males will each go to their own breeding pen. I like the males to settle in first so they get that "my house" feeling and they are ready to receive the hens. Breeding starts quickly this way with no hens being territorial.
What do you all do to prepare for breeding?

thank you for this useful post. I have been making plans for my new place and have a lot of trouble with different breeds, space and of course there is a financial side of all of it. boys house would be a perfect solution for me.

how far are your boys from your girls? is there any tip how to house them without fighting? how much space do they need for a peaceful living?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

@smoothmule are you still looking for Largefowl White Araucanas? Ann Charles had a White Araucana pullet for sale last week. She sent it out through email.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

A picture of the 2 pullets from Ann. They will be shipped this coming Wednesday!
She said that they were both born with double tufts but they had a brooder mishap and now are single tufted. She said that one of the girls is growing in her tuft on the peduncle so she may be double tufted.

 

[chickengr]

A picture of the 2 pullets from Ann. They will be shipped this coming Wednesday!
She said that they were both born with double tufts but they had a brooder mishap and now are single tufted. She said that one of the girls is growing in her tuft on the peduncle so she may be double tufted. View attachment 1628086

beauties! lucky you.

 

[chickengr]

happy new year

 

[Trish1974]

happy new year

Happy New Year to you and all other Araucana lovers!