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I do the refresh thing on the recent posts and anything that says Arizona I always click on. Raising chickens here in Arizona as you know can be quite a bit different than a lot of other places in the country as far as coops and such so I always try to help when I can.
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I do the refresh thing on the recent posts and anything that says Arizona I always click on. Raising chickens here in Arizona as you know can be quite a bit different than a lot of other places in the country as far as coops and such so I always try to help when I can.
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How right you are. . . raising ANYTHING that lives outdoor is so much different in the desert than anywhere else, that completely different techniqes are necessary. . . . And a big Thank You to all of you more experienced members for so freely sharing your wisdom, humor (laree, I'm talkin' 'bout you), and good advice!
 
You would be amazed at the people I have run across that think they can have those super insulated completely closed walled coops that look like doll houses. You know the ones that they use in places like Maine and Vermont and other places that gets 52 thousand feet of snow a year. Yes they are cute but all you end up with is a really cute oven and some very nice baked chicken. Unless of course your name is Mahonri and then you have central air and heat in your coop! ( love ya mahonri!) Those coops cost a fortune to build and I just hate to see someone build all that only to regret it.
 
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In the desert tortoises pretty well actually as backyard pets.
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My old neighbor had about two to three of them but they can live to 80. It's not an uncommon pet and once you have the water areas built for them and a hotter place for winter they thrive and tame easily. They also sell for quite a bit which pays for their "rent".

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In the desert tortoises pretty well actually as backyard pets.
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My old neighbor had about two to three of them but they can live to 80. It's not an uncommon pet and once you have the water areas built for them and a hotter place for winter they thrive and tame easily. They also sell for quite a bit which pays for their "rent".

:3~

I have native desert tortoises in my backyard. They are protected. You can't sell them and you shouldn't breed them.
They are fun pets and just when you get tired of feeding them they "go away" for the winter.
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I actually just got an email today from AZ Game and Fish that they are looking for homes for desert tortoises. I know the people on BYC would be a great home for a desert tortoise.

The current economic crisis hasn’t only taken a toll on people, but on wildlife too. The number of relinquished desert tortoises has grown, and now the Arizona Game and Fish Department is looking for good, approved homes for these fun family pets.

Here's a link in case you are interested...
http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/captive_tortoise_care.shtml
 
I just wanted to share some of my chick excitement.

These are the two silkies (the closer one has a bit of egg goo on its head, the one further back is the one with the belly problem...but it looks like it is doing much better than it was)

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There is one more, I initially thought it was a silkie and got all excited and woke my husband up right after it hatched and told him a white one hatched but then I noticed it didnt have enough toes, no leg feathering and had pink legs...and wasnt a silkie after all. I think it is a rooster based off its wings. He is not in the picture. I put him in a big stock pot when I was cleaning their cage because he is a little crazy and tries to kill himself by jumping out of the crate.
 
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In the desert tortoises pretty well actually as backyard pets.
smile.png
My old neighbor had about two to three of them but they can live to 80. It's not an uncommon pet and once you have the water areas built for them and a hotter place for winter they thrive and tame easily. They also sell for quite a bit which pays for their "rent".

:3~

I have native desert tortoises in my backyard. They are protected. You can't sell them and you shouldn't breed them.
They are fun pets and just when you get tired of feeding them they "go away" for the winter.
wink.png

I actually just got an email today from AZ Game and Fish that they are looking for homes for desert tortoises. I know the people on BYC would be a great home for a desert tortoise.

The current economic crisis hasn’t only taken a toll on people, but on wildlife too. The number of relinquished desert tortoises has grown, and now the Arizona Game and Fish Department is looking for good, approved homes for these fun family pets.

Here's a link in case you are interested...
http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/captive_tortoise_care.shtml

The tortoise in the CL ad are not local...I can't think of the breed name right now though.
 

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