WILLOW HILL ARAUCANA FARM -- CHICKS

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FAQ: When do Araucanas grow their tufts?  How soon can you tell the tufted ones from the clean-headed ones?"

ANSWER: With most tufted chicks, the tufts are visible from birth, although they may vary in size, shape, and color.  To see how tufts look on day-old chicks, look closely at the photos below.

Tufted/rumpless wild-type Black-Breasted-Red chick.

Bilateral-Tufted Duckwing Chick

 Another Bilateral-Tufted duckwing chick

Bilateral-tufted rumpless black chick, with his "stepmom".

 Bilateral-tufted black-breasted red chick

Bilateral-tufted duckwing chick.

Mother hen with 9 chicks.

Tufted mother hen & newly hatched babies

Babies hatched by a broody hen.

A tufted black-red chick.

A bilateral-tufted, rumpless, Golden Duckwing chick.

 Rumpless/clean-headed mother hen with two tufted chicks.

An Araucana family.

"Jimmy!  You get back inside and clean your room this minute!"

A bilateral-tufted/rumpless Araucana chick.

Mom roams the yard with her babies.

They go wherever momma goes.  If you look closely, you can see some of the babies' tufts in this photo.

 Araucana roosters can make great dads!

Dad & Mom with baby in the foreground.

Lotsa Araucanas!

Duckwing rooster and his son.

A closeup of a rumpless/bilateral-tufted golden duckwing at 4 weeks of age.

 Too cute!

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