tufts in baby araucanas?

[wilds of pa]

Halo, So you got a rockin araucana..that is way awesome..cant wait to see her full grown should be interesting..

Charlie

 

[klf73]

this is one that is just a day or 2 old

here is another that isn't fluffed up yet

I also have a very small tufted guy that when he was a chick I didn't know he even had tufts until he was a few days old. He still has small tufts, but they are there.

 

[amazondoc]

Here's pics of the tinies.

I'm still only seeing one definite tuft amongst em. Maaaaaybe one small tuft as well. Also, I think I *may* be seeing some tiny tail feathers on chick #1. But I'll wait til they feather out before reaching any conclusions about either ears or tails.

Thanks to everyone for your input!

http://eggheadhill.doberinfo.com/Ar...ks--02-18-09/orcasislandchicks--02-18-09.html

 

[wilds of pa]

tails you can basically feel the general area and get an idea, if the coxi bone is missing your gonna have a rumpy, however rudimentary feather growth is undetectable and normally only visual after time.. you can even feel partial tailed birds to(coxi bone not complete) but at times can be difficult as well to acces...

Charlie

 

[amazondoc]

Update:

The chick that I thought had only one tuft now clearly has one large tuft and one small.

The other chick is still clean faced.

But both are growing very well, and both are definitely rumpless.

AND -- drum roll please --

I now have TWO araucana chicks from my own eggs!! YIPPEE!!

I have incubated **140** eggs from my own araucanas with NONE of them hatching up til now. I am THRILLED. I hope this is the beginning of a new trend!!

 

[poultrykeeper08]

Wow 140 eggs ???? You must have alot of araucanas .
The chicks are so small .

 

[amazondoc]

I've got 7 laying araucana hens. I've been incubating their danged eggs ALL WINTER. Almost all of em never even developed. I was hoping beyond hope that fertility might start improving as the days lengthened -- now I'm crossing my fingers that the future batches will keep improving!