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Lavender araucana cockerel or hen?
Lavender Araucana chickens can be both cockerels and hens. Cockerels are male Lavender Araucanas, while hens are the females. Cock birds usually have larger combs, leg spurs, and brighter feather coloring compared to hens.
Are Araucana chickens good mothers?
While the Araucana hen is considered to be "more wild" than most chickens, they are good mothers. Once they decide to go broody it is hard to persuade them off the nest. Putting extra eggs under them once they do set, is well, risky to the fingers. They are active in the defense of the chicks once hatched and can herd the babies quite well. I lose chicks to some of the more aggressive hens every year but not when they are taken care of by an Araucana mother.
What is a side sprig on chickens?
A side sprig....bane of the show chicken. Judges look for side sprigs when looking at show chickens. It is a growth projecting from the side of the chickens comb. It will disqualify any show bird with a single comb. It is not as noticeable in double combed hens. Compare it to a Miss universe contest and it would be like a contestant with short hair and a third ear.
What kind of animal lays a blue egg?
Robins lay blue eggs, Araucana chickens lay blue eggs. Some grouse lay blue eggs as do Ardea Herodias (Great Blue Heron) The California Condor also lays a blue egg.
Are araucana chicken eggs lower in cholesterol?
no
Do chickens lay green eggs?
The only chickens I have ever heard of that lay green eggs are Americana/Araucana.
Lavender araucana cockerel or hen?
Lavender Araucana chickens can be both cockerels and hens. Cockerels are male Lavender Araucanas, while hens are the females. Cock birds usually have larger combs, leg spurs, and brighter feather coloring compared to hens.
Are Araucana chickens good mothers?
While the Araucana hen is considered to be "more wild" than most chickens, they are good mothers. Once they decide to go broody it is hard to persuade them off the nest. Putting extra eggs under them once they do set, is well, risky to the fingers. They are active in the defense of the chicks once hatched and can herd the babies quite well. I lose chicks to some of the more aggressive hens every year but not when they are taken care of by an Araucana mother.
When do araucanass start laying?
I raise true Araucana chickens and Araucana hens are usually a bit slow to start laying. On average in good conditions and with excellent lighting, the Araucana hens with lay their first eggs at around 5 to 6 months old. Americana chickens will often start to lay eggs much sooner at about 16 weeks of age.
What is a fact about a chicken?
Chickens are the closest living relatives to the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Some breeds of chickens, such as the Araucana and Ameraucana breeds (also known as Easter Egg Chickens) can lay eggs varying in color, from blue to green.
Do Araucana's lay brown eggs?
No. True Araucanas lay blue eggs. Mixed breed easter egger or EE chickens can lay eggs of almost any color. Brown eggs from a "Araucana" suggests mixed breed.
Are chickens good at playing tic tac toe?
chickens are stupid. they are good at eggs
What bird lays beautiful eggs?
Robins. Also, less common species of chickens such as the Araucana and the Ameraucana produce interesting colors and patterns of eggs.
Do Eggs only come in white and brown?
Absolutely not! Araucana and Ameraucana breeds lay colored egg in shades of green, blue, violet and rose.There are pictures of these eggs on my profile page because I raise Araucana chickens, I even have a few hens that lay "antique gold" eggs.
Sample sentence of the word toe?
"I was born with an extra toe on my left foot."
How many toes does chooks have?
Most chickens have four toes.However, the following breeds have five toes:DorkingFaverolleHoudenSultanNon-bearded Silkie BantamsThe fifth toe of a chicken projects upward and never touches the ground.Many birds have only three toes, and the ostrich has two.
How many bones would you have if you had an extra toe?
207
