Arizona Chickens

[City farm]

Just my 2 cents but you should get 2 chicks so they can become buddies. I find that adding one to the already established flock results in lots of pecking the newbie. If you add two, they feel a bit "safer" in numbers.

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[City farm]

Hi all. I'm new from Scottsdale. We just got 4 chicks that are about a week old. We did research and didn't find any laws about chickens in Scottsdale besides the ordinance listed on BYC stating we could have any number of hens and no roosters. Unfortunately the best spot for our coop and run are along the 6ft block wall that borders our neighbor. Hopefully we won't have any issues with those neighbors. We butt up against Thunderbird Rd so there's always a bit of road noise and if they can deal with that hopefully a few chicken clucks won't be too bad. 

We got a Black Sex Link, a RIR, a Welsummer and an EE. We probably shouldn't have named them yet but their names are Onyxia, Phillie, Tea and Eleanore. Currently they're in a brooder box in the garage and doing well. We're in the process of converting our resin shed into a coop. We're adding more windows with screens for the hot summer and adding all the other necessities. Now we're just praying all 4 chicks are definitely girls. They were all sexed at the hatchery according to the feed store which seemed knowledgeable and well established since the 60s but we had a friend order from "my pet chicken" and out of the 12 females he ordered one was a male. Since the Black Star is definitely a female we really only have to worry about the other 3, I guess. 

Well I just wanted to introduce myself. I'd love to be in contact with any other chicken owners in Scottsdale. Would be nice to know your experiences. Nice to meet you, to all the Arizonans. 

WELCOME to BYC!!
Good to have you on board..
We had some roasted marshmallow by the fire the last few months.. Saturday night is going to be
our last fire till cooler weather.. Hope you can join us..
Everyone is welcome to join us.. Private message us & we will give you directions..

 

[City farm]

Wondered if anyone has tried ZONK IT.. It is for flies???

Talked to our dearest family friend that is a professor in chemistry, he said not a good idea to spray on the grass where they free range..

 

[City farm]

Lady doria
Will you call me I have a new phone & lost your number.. My neighbor wants to check & see if you want the block from her wall..

 

[ChicksOfHazzard]

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Dually and duly noted.

 

[itsredcandy]

We have babies!!! Three feed store something or anothers and 2 barnyard mixes from green eggs. One of the EE's has green legs the other black.

 

[ChicksOfHazzard]

We have babies!!! Three feed store something or anothers and 2 barnyard mixes from green eggs. One of the EE's has green legs the other black.

AWWWW!!! They are so cute!! And momma is a beauty. Congrats!

 

[itsredcandy]

AWWWW!!! They are so cute!! And momma is a beauty. Congrats!

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 are clipped right now so she doesn't fly out of the brooder. You can watch them live at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/itsredcandy

 

[ChicksOfHazzard]

WAY FUN! Chicken cam! Very cool! Now I have something else to waste time with at work, LOL.

She is very pretty, she seems like a good mum too.

 

[itsredcandy]

WAY FUN! Chicken cam! Very cool! Now I have something else to waste time with at work, LOL.

She is very pretty, she seems like a good mum too.

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. Oh gee. What woman does animal care in a dress anyway? Well this one. Now I can see why my greatgrandmother always wore dresses. Even when plowing up her huge garden.