Araucana thread anyone?

[smoothmule]

Interesting, I don't see "mauve" but the color is pretty, it probably reads better in person, the camera and computer monitor can play tricks w/ colors. Good luck w/ yours.

It's just the name that was given to this cross. Looking at the older chicks in the sun, there is definitely a purplish mauve cast to the darker feathering on the back that borders on burgundy. I don't know if my Araucana cross chicks will be exactly like the one on the European web site when mature. Could be a little different and I am seeing a little difference in the chick down so it's going to be fun to see them grow up. As "always" I can't wait for spring

 

[Kassaundra]

New pics of the young tuftless male I hatched, he is just starting to get the hint of some boy colors

 

[Kassaundra]

New pics of the young tuftless male I hatched, he is just starting to get the hint of some boy colors

What are the chances the above chick will turn out looking like Ari, below, sans the tufts of course???

 

[Stacykins]

So my Araucana flock is settled for the year with the birds I hope to get eggs from this spring. I gave three girls, two hens and one pullet, who were in the brown/duckwing spectrum to a Michigander to help with her flock. What I have left is:

Splash rooster and blue cockerel, both double tufted and rumpless
1 Cuckoo hen - a favorite girl!
1 Black hen
2 Black Pullets
1 Mottled Pullet
4 Blue Pullets!
1 Blue -ish? Pullet. Will be pictured
1 Barred something, double tufted and rumpless, so I am waiting it out. Color looks to be male, but all other features scream pullet at the moment. Time will tell.

Pictures are from 9/25/12, so they're a little out of date.

Dunno what she is


But she is a doll!


See the red on the wings, and a little red on the tuft? Still acting like a pullet though.

 

[smoothmule]

So my Araucana flock is settled for the year with the birds I hope to get eggs from this spring. I gave three girls, two hens and one pullet, who were in the brown/duckwing spectrum to a Michigander to help with her flock. What I have left is:

Splash rooster and blue cockerel, both double tufted and rumpless
1 Cuckoo hen - a favorite girl!
1 Black hen
2 Black Pullets
1 Mottled Pullet
4 Blue Pullets!
1 Blue -ish? Pullet. Will be pictured
1 Barred something, double tufted and rumpless, so I am waiting it out. Color looks to be male, but all other features scream pullet at the moment. Time will tell.

Pictures are from 9/25/12, so they're a little out of date.

Dunno what she is


But she is a doll!


See the red on the wings, and a little red on the tuft? Still acting like a pullet though.

Pullet is my guess

 

[Stacykins]

Pullet is my guess

Ah, I think I poorly worded my question. I meant to ask what the color is? The blue one is definitely a pullet. But she has a red chest?

 

[Rumbull]

I believe it is the blue version of a black breasted red pullet.

 

[Stacykins]

Here are all of my Araucanas in my flock. They're my group for the 2013 breeding season. Hopefully I can get reliable fertility, then maybe I can offer some hatching eggs.

Pullet # 1, blue, tufted, rumpless.


Same, side view


Pullet # 2, was mottled, but solid black now. Tufted and rumpless.


Same, side view.


Unknown colored. "Pullet" but probably a cockerel.




Pullet # 3, blue, tufted, tailed.


Same, side view


Pullet # 4. Blue-ish, tufted, rumpless. More updated picture.


Same, front view


Pullet # 5. Blue, tufted, tailed.


Same, head pic


Pullet # 6, blue, rumpless, and cleanfaced.


Same bird, up close.


Pullet # 7. Black, cleanfaced, rumpless. Rudimentary tail feathers.


Blue cockerel, rumpless and double tufted. Pullet # 8, black, rumpless, and cleanfaced.


My splash rooster! Love him. Rumpless and tufted.


He hasn't started his molt yet, but I bet it will take care of some of the sun induced yellowing.


My lil cuckoo hen! Rumpless and little tufts.


See? Very tiny!


My black/birchen-ish hen. Rumpless, has one massive tuft!


Side picture.

 

[Kassaundra]

I have a feather color question, or 3. The female version of black breasted red is a wild type color pattern w/ browns and reds right??? The boy in question.




So if you cross a male bbr w/ a female red colored bird (solid red w/o patterning) the female offspring will be the wild type but maybe have more red then normal wild type right?





If you cross that same male w/ a black hen the female offspring will be wild type but darker having more brown or black then red right??




If you cross that same male w/ a white hen w/ black and brown splotches what would you get from that for the female offspring??



None of the hens in question are araucana, but the male is, and I am just asking about feather color/pattern.

 

[Ray_n_Debi]

Use the chicken calculator here
http://kippenjungle.nl/Overzicht.htm#kipcalculator