Hi I have looked up the Australian Araucana colours and found a photo of a rooster that looks a lot like mine (photo below) it says Grey standard male, but that doesn’t seem right? Can anyone tell me what colour pattern this is?
I have a Black Araucana rooster and some brown commercial layers (isa brown). I am looking to get some Hy-lines and want to cross them with my Araucana rooster to get great egg laying Easter Eggers. Would the F1 offspring be good egg layers with green eggs?
I have hatched about 20 chicks from...
Hi everyone, I’m wondering if my rooster is an Araucana or a mix of something? He is supposed to be pure bred but he doesn’t have the tufts sticking out the sides. He does make a completely different sound to the other chooks
If i wanted to breed birds that would allow me to have the following outcomes;
White Eggs
Brown Eggs
Blue Eggs
Green/Olive Eggs
Sex Link (Red or Black)
Dual Purpose for all if possible.
How many original breeds of chicken would i need to start with? I understand i would need to start with the...
Hi everyone and thank you to all the posters and experienced chicken keepers for the amazing threads i have been reading over the last 8 months. I moved rural and finally got to own my own chickens. This is going to be a bit of a story but i promise it gets to a question, and i think it would be...