Araucana thread anyone?

[Trish1974]

don't worry about the eggs that have not been refrigerated. I prefer to keep them out of fridge for at least 2-3 weeks.

our great-grandparents had no fridge and no one died by eating room temperature eggs. btw, they collected eggs for 40 days for easter every year.

I know people do it all the time. It just grosses me out! I'm not much of an egg eater anyway.

 

[Trish1974]

@Stiletto do you have the US or UK type Araucana?

 

[Stiletto]

@Stiletto do you have the US or UK type Araucana?

I believe she is French. The leg band she came with has "FR" on it, which is why I think she come from France.

They had tufted and non-tufted available, for a difference of €10, so I got the latter as I'm interested in egg colour and experiencing what different breeds are like, as opposed to breeding.

 

[Trish1974]

I believe she is French. The leg band she came with has "FR" on it, which is why I think she come from France.

They had tufted and non-tufted available, for a difference of €10, so I got the latter as I'm interested in egg colour and experiencing what different breeds are like, as opposed to breeding.

Is she rumpless?

 

[Trish1974]

@Brahma Chicken5000 I know you won't be back on until tonight, but I wanted to get these pics posted while I had a chance. You were asking about the mottling on the 2 chicks... I tried to get some pics. I didn't have Mano at this age so I'm not sure if he had this much mottling at 3 weeks old or not.

 

[chickengr]

Ditto! I keep mine at room temperature and have eaten 2-3 week old ones with no problems. I do the sink test with older ones.



Did they abstain from eating eggs for lent?

yes. they were vegans for 40 days, lol. some people only drank water, no food the last week of lent.

 

[chickengr]

I believe she is French. The leg band she came with has "FR" on it, which is why I think she come from France.

They had tufted and non-tufted available, for a difference of €10, so I got the latter as I'm interested in egg colour and experiencing what different breeds are like, as opposed to breeding.

US araucanas are rumpless, no crest. UK araucanas are crested, with muffs and tailed.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

@Trish1974 about that lady... Wow. Just wow. I can’t imagine! The first time I got chickens from other than the store, I brought a dog kennel. She already had them boxed, but still. Same when I got Napoleon. I can’t imagine risking them freaking out and hurting themselves in my car, or freaking me out in the process and I cause a crash!

 

[Stiletto]

Is she rumpless?

I'm not sure! I'll let you be the judge of that...

When I got her I thought she was rumpless: Two photos (click to enlarge)

It's very tricky to get photos of her because she comes right up to me when I try to take pictures! I tried to take some for @Brahma Chicken5000 the other day and wasn't very successful and I went down earlier to try again.

This is the best I could do: Six photos (click for larger image)

What do you reckon?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I'm not sure! I'll let you be the judge of that...

When I got her I thought she was rumpless: Two photos (click to enlarge)

It's very tricky to get photos of her because she comes right up to me when I try to take pictures! I tried to take some for @Brahma Chicken5000 the other day and wasn't very successful and I went down earlier to try again.

This is the best I could do: Six photos (click for larger image)

What do you reckon?

Tailed. See the tail feathers? On a rumpless bird, Theresa no tail feathers at all, the back ends with the rump saddle feathers. If you were to feel, you wont feel a tail bone at all.