Araucana thread anyone?

[chickengr]

The only thing I can look forward to at the moment is when my 3 lavender araucana and there 2 exchequer leghorn sisters start to lay. I can't wait!
Pic 1# floofy
Pic 2# poofy
Pic 3# baldy ( my weird little chook)

I am getting a pair of british araucana (lavender)!

 

[willchickeneat]

Incubating some Araucana eggs in the incubator. 20 more days .

 

[willchickeneat]

Clean faced pulletView attachment 3468083
Tufted pullet and clean faced cockerel View attachment 3468084
One Leg, the broody mentioned earlier View attachment 3468086

So, according to Edd Sheppard, he states that even clean face parents can pass off tuffs to their offspring. I wonder how many people who breed this breed can attest to that?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

So, according to Edd Sheppard, he states that even clean face parents can pass off tuffs to their offspring. I wonder how many people who breed this breed can attest to that?

No clue. My pens are going to be set up tufted to clean so far. Might move One Leg though to the clean male instead of my marans pullet because he's more of a gentleman compared to the tufted male and I don't want her getting beat up because she can't run away.

 

[ColtHandorf]

So, according to Edd Sheppard, he states that even clean face parents can pass off tuffs to their offspring. I wonder how many people who breed this breed can attest to that?

I have a non-tufted male over tufted hens and am currently hatching chicks with no tufts. So go figure.

 

[willchickeneat]

Candled eggs tonight. Looks like only 11 eggs are developing ok. I'm thinking probably only 7-8 are going to hatch successfully.

 

[chickengr]

I have a few developing as well!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My araucana pullet ended up hatching 9 chicks (none have any araucana though in them). Lost the 3 smallest, other 6 are going strong when the ducklings don't harass them.

I have eggs coming from ColtHandorf too.

And another araucana pullet is playing woth being broody

 

[ColtHandorf]

I have eggs coming from ColtHandorf too.

That's a failed tag. lol But yes, 18 of them.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

That's a failed tag. lol But yes, 18 of them.

Oh, I didn't try to tag you. I know you're here and we're going to pop in sooner or later