The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Araucanas Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Breeds Author Message Elly Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 356 Location: Norfolk Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:52 pm    Post subject: Here are my lavender bantam araucanas a month on: Looks like we have 4 boys and 2 girls Will be looking for homes for the boys, swapping one of them for an unrelated boy, and another girl so I have 3:1 Keep smilin Elly Back to top steerngo Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Posts: 2 Location: lancs Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:10 am    Post subject: Hi, Im still looking to buy 2or3 l/f Lavender pols. Im In the North West. Bit like hens teeth, me thinks ken Back to top Chickweed Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 87 Location: Baldock, Herts Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:40 pm    Post subject: How can you tell which are the boys, we have two black ones at 8 weeks old and still do not know what they are Back to top Hen-Gen Joined: 15 Jul 2006 Posts: 277 Location: Derbyshire and Shetland Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:33 am    Post subject: Not easily, Chickweed. Of any breed of chicken that I've ever kept Araucanas have proven to be the hardest to sex. However over the next week or two the males combs do go redder whilst the females stay pinkish. Also the males develop a more confident strut! Back to top BahamaMama Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 14 Location: South East Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 2:31 pm    Post subject: Hello I have a mix of chicks, a lavender Auraucana bantam, a Barbu d'Uccles and a Maran. How big do the Auraucana banties grow - our is tiny (but perfectly formed) Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Breeds All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 Page 3 of 3 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group