Thanks everyone. It's been tough. I really hate getting great lines then having accidents or health issues come up. :( I do not like loosing any birds of course. So far today, before 5, everyone of my girls is doing fine. I check on my muscovy and her clutch. She wasn't there, she was...
It's been a terrible 2 weeks for me and birds. I lost my beautiful BO. I had a broody hen that I wanted to get chicks for. cbnovick and pastrymama were kind enough to share some rare birds with me. I had gotten sulmtalers and brahmas from pastrymama and some blue and brown Orpingtons from...
Hopefully you missed it when I went out there to move things around and do some modifications to the fence. My dress blew up and my undies were exposed, no problem had the cam not been going. Then the bucket which the cam is attatched blew over and the camera was facing straight up my skirt...
Thank you. I am not sure what she is. Picked her up from Adens Hay Oasis back in Sept and she was suppose to be a Buff Orpington but she's a little girl like an Old English Bantam or Serama. Her legs are green tinted but she lays cream brown eggs. Who knows, we still love her. Her wings...
So upset right now. Today is hatch day with my broodies and their 6 eggs. 5 barnyard mix EE's and 1 bantam barnyard mix. I traded 6 infertile eggs for the farm's possibly fertile eggs. I went out earlier this morning to check on the girls and their eggs and all was well. 2 hours later I...
My broody buddies and the pen I built them yesterday. Each girl has three eggs. I moved them out of the nesting boxes and put their eggs on each side of this rolling paper storage box. After they got settled into their new home they moved their eggs together and are sitting together like they...
I got my ducks yesterday. Thank you to Sonora silkies. They seem to be settling in just fine and seem to be pretty happy. Last night when the chickens went to bed the ducks went under the chicken coop. This was great because I was able to lock them in to the run and keep them safe. This morning...
I know I've been missing for ever. Been tending the microfarm. I put in a small garden, have started raising quail but have come to realize that the flies are out of control and remembered that I learned on here that muscovy ducks take care of that for us. So, while hubby is working in DC I...
Well, I've been missing for quiet a while and there are too many messages to try to catch up on. I got Texas A&M quail ranging in age of a few weeks to nearly full grown. My plan is to have enough to keep from buying chicken and eat the eggs. Looks like I'll be converting a wine cooler to an...
Oh my goodness Chris. Very scary. I had an owl after mine last week. that was freaky. I'd never seen one close up and this one was uncaged and only 4 feet away from my face when my eyes focused on it.
Welcome to the Arizona Forum. I live in far east Mesa. We have a heat lamp in our coop for our hens and a few roosts in the run for them to excape the 'heat' if they choose. I have 9 hens, 2 frizzles (ones a roo, not sure of the other yet), and seven 6 week old chicks. I put the heat on now...
Unhappy to report that I caught this going on this morning. Frizz and Frazz may need to be separated.
Yesterday there was an owl trying to get at my chicks at 5am before the sun came up, then this. Not a good chicken week for me. However, everyone is safe.
Welcome. I live in Far East Mesa at Ellsworth and Gaudalupe. I have pullets but am seariously considering keeping them because we can't get ahead in the egg production.
Welcome to the AZ Forum. Great group of peeps here.
~Selina
Just wanted to check in. I started a business on top of raising my chickens, taking care of my children and husband, and working full time and taking care of some medical issues. I am 50 pages behind. Just wanted to let you all know I am still living. Chicks are getting big. The three that...