Arizona Chickens - Page 3006

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Originally Posted by AZBootsie 

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Originally Posted by Mikey D 

Well Hoppy is back.  She was AWOL for 2 days & I found her by her solitary confinement cage this morning when I came back from an emergency chicken feed run.  

 

Tonight she was sleeping in the coop (all beat up again!) when I went to shut them in.

 

I put her in the sink and was going to let her sleep there tonight but the Control Tower disallowed that flight path.

 

She is in a small tote on the floor with a mug of water an an oatmeal muffin.

 

Poor Hoppy.  

 

That poor hen has an adventurous life.  She has to be part cat (9 lives). 

Agreed! 

She has been in the kitchen in a tote for a while now.  

Doesn't eat much - I'm wondering if she just gave up...

I'm going to post on the app spitz page & try to get more info.

Grapevines sound great but how do you keep the hens and turkeys from eating the new plants until they get big?

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Originally Posted by Fuzzybird 

Grapevines sound great but how do you keep the hens and turkeys from eating the new plants until they get big?

You can buy tall vines and let them eat the bottom leaves.  Since mine were only about 6 inches tall when I planted them I had to put chicken wire around them.

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Originally Posted by udubchick 

 

I have a grapevine as well for my girls, but it doesn't give them much shade where it's located.  We've had issues with a caterpillar type thing (may be a cutworm?) eating the leaves.  Any advice for controlling the bugs without putting the girls in danger?  They're up where the girls can't reach them so not sure if they're eating them or not from the lower leaves.

They're grape leaf skeletonizers.  The chickens don't eat them because they have poisonous spines that are really aggravating if you come in contact with them.  Get some Bt (Bacillus thuriengensis) and spray the vines right at dusk (It degrades in sunlight).  Two applications over as many days would be better.  It's made from a bacterium that is naturally pathogenic to certain groups of moths but harmless to everything else.  It works quite well.  You can find it at Lowe's, sometimes Home Depot and always at your local nursery.

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Originally Posted by AZTiff 

Most of the Phoenix area will understand this question...pigeons, have you had them adversely affect your coop and chickens?  Here in my Ahwatukee neighborhood there are a TON of the nasty flying rats (my apologies to pigeon lovers).  They poop everywhere, just nasty.  Do I need to take any extra precautions in my coop placement and/or planning?

 

Thanks!

Pigeons and doves carry a number of things that can adversely impact chickens.  I'd do what I could to discourage them from intermingling with the chickens.  

Oh, also, the reason I am so super excited about our very first duck egg from Cylo, is because no one in my family (other then my father) has ever had a duck egg before! I am super excited to see how it tastes!

Oh, I should say welcome to all the new Peeps!   

And congratulations on all the new eggs!  

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Originally Posted by Mikey D 

Never heard of a hooded apron. 

 

Picture please - I guess I could google it but I'm afraid I come up with cooking aprons...

Here are some hats :)

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Originally Posted by Puffycheeks 

GRAPEVINES !!!  Anybody know where you can get them?  Isnt it too hot to plant anything right now?  Thanks for any info.  !!!     Also , WELCOME to all the new peeps and congrats on everyones new egg layers!!!     I have heritage turkey youngsters  ready for new homes if anyone is interested!!!  Here is a Pic of their proud Daddy---  

 

He looks huge , but he is all feather and air, LOL  !!!  He is a Rio Grande Wild!

We got ours from Summer Winds on Tatum and Grovers. Not sure if they have any now.