My first intro was pretty brief, and I'm sad to report that I lost all of those first chicks to my dog, who hasn't been raised around chickens and had no idea that those weren't boxed up in that handy coop just for him. So, I thought I would try again.
I am raising chickens for the first time...
Just thought I'd pop in and say hi to the rest of the Arizona folks. We Northern Arizonans tend to get forgotten about - most people think that Phoenix is the only city in the state
My town changed it's ordinance on poultry recently, and now I can have hens (no roos - I'm on less than 40,000...
I put my chicks outside tonight. In making sure that my dog was secure, I hung out with them for a couple hours. Suddenly they started squeaking like crazy, and next thing I knew, they were trying to snuggle under my arm, under my leg, and on my shoulder in my hair! It was so sweet, I didn't...