Araucana thread anyone?

[coberdor]

One of the chicks has a slightly offset beak. It was one that was stuck in the egg and the head dried in the shell, not in proper position, probably longer than it should have before I peeled it out. Now I don't know if the problem is hereditary or due to the hatching. Carmel, you may be able to help me here.

I've never had a crossbeak with my araucanas. I had one, when I had silkies, but that was years ago. That poor chick I culled since it could not eat or drink properly. It was sad because it was the nicest, friendliest of the chicks. I've heard that sometimes this can happen with incubation problems, but I'd watch if I were you if it continues to develop and become more crooked. I definitely would not use it for breeding if it ends up crossbeaked. I was given a crossbeaked hen long ago by someone who didn't want her. She was a good egg layer and I just kept her with my non breeding hens that I keep just to sell eggs. Her beak was severely crossed but she lived for years with no problems. She was a very messy eater and i keps a large dog bowl filled with food for her. She was a buttercup. A real cutie. I kept a Mille fleur roo in with the girls, he was such a gentleman. I never saw any missing back or neck feathers on them. They were so patient and would just lay calmly there. I was surprised that some of their eggs wre fertile, he was only a fifth of their size. I had some BO s in there too.

 

[eggdd]

One of the chicks has a slightly offset beak. It was one that was stuck in the egg and the head dried in the shell, not in proper position, probably longer than it should have before I peeled it out. Now I don't know if the problem is hereditary or due to the hatching. Carmel, you may be able to help me here.

sounds like a humidity issue. cross-beak can correct itself. as long as the chick is eating and drinking, don't worry about it.

 

[smoothmule]

Here's a new one for you all. I have a cockerel that has a fifth toe on both feet! I hadn't noticed it before so I looked all of the others over and none of the others have this. I was weighing him last night because I have someone interested in buying a couple of my older cockerels and I needed to know for shipping. He won't be sold for that now so I'm going to offer him for sale to breed to make olive egger hens since the egg color is the focus. Still, has anyone seen this in their flock?

I'll take photo's of his feet later today.

 

[Rumbull]

Just a nice picture of some tufts.
I finally have some pullet eggs to go in the incubator. The pullets are all blue and free range with both the blue and barred roo so it is a mix. I have to assume the older blue boy will most likely be the dad. He comes running in to interrupt when he hears the squawking as the young barred roo attempts to sneak one in.

 

[jeremy]

She's beautiful Rumbull!

Please let me know if you ever decide to share eggs.

 

[Stacykins]

Anyone up for some chick sexing? These kids are three weeks old!

Chick 1




Chick 2






Chick 3 - I am almost CERTAIN this is a boy!







And lastly, chick 4

 

[Illia]

Chick 4 is a boy too.

 

[eggdd]

Chick 4 is a boy too.

how did you decide three and four were boys?

 

[Illia]

3 has a comb undoubtedly too big and red at this age for a girl, 4 has a male color coming in. (duckwings and wheatens like it, in male, develop black breast, thighs, and eventually more solid reds and browns on the back and wings with black primaries) as well as a rather large comb.

 

[featherz]

oo, araucanas can be color sexed similarly to EE's? I'll have to post a few pics of mine. One I'm pretty sure is a boy in training, the other two not sure about. 9-10 weeks old, so should be somewhat easy. I'll get pics when I go close everyone up tonight.