Little Auracanas

Backyard Poultry

Pinecone . . . or Maybe Walnut

Ready to see some more feathers? Here are the 'Easter egg' chicks, the Araucanas/Americanas (I'm not sure which), that lay blue eggs when they grow up. I had two of the dark chick above named Pinecone and Walnut. The new feathers are lined with tiny rings of black and gold, in contrast to the all-black fuzzy down. At about two weeks of age, these beautiful feathers were already covering the wings and tail and starting on the back. But their little heads were still brown! That would disappear in time as well though.

Odd One Out

This is Birchie, the third Auracana. It was definitely the odd one out, with coloring completely opposite of Pinecone and Walnut. The new feathers are an off-white with tan at the bases. This was the coloring Birchie always kept. The old down fluff looks quite drab compared to the new feathers on the shoulders, wings, and back.