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    Arizona Chickens

    Yes, they did lay it in the nest box. I have four dutch bantam hens, but no more eggs yet. Kelly
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    Arizona Chickens

    Just got my first egg from my dutch bantams! I'm ridiculously excited. Only 9 more & I can make an omelette. :D
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    Arizona Chickens

    I have not heard of cockatiels making it in the wild here. If you don't want it I know a lady in Tolleson that would take it & find it a good home. Kelly
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    Arizona Chickens

    I am brand new to chickens & using the deep litter method. The only time I smell anything is from the poop in the "wading pool" which is a very large dish of water. And I only smell it when I bend over to pick it up daily for cleaning. No smells while standing or outside coop. Once it cools off...
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    Arizona Chickens

    I've seen them on ebay but they're expensive. I think they were getting $29 plus shipping or something.
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    Arizona Chickens

    I'm so sorry. I got a mister from Home Depot. It's just about 3 feet of bendable hose. Threaded it through chicken wire at top of coop & hooked up a water hose. It works great & only cost $14. I'll do something more permanent later but this is getting us through the summer. They also have waist...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Llamas will kick a coyote's butt. They're used to guard sheep herds in south america. I don't have the room for one, but maybe someone else does.
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    Arizona Chickens

    Well, the coyote did not return last night. Maybe all the birds it got on Monday night kept it full. If I repeatedly went out around the time he is supposed to appear, for a few weeks, and threw rocks and yelled at him, would he get scared and not come back? Or should I just bring someone in to...
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    Arizona Chickens

    We used to have tons of them here 30 years ago but land development has made them disappear. I believe they're critically endangered in AZ now. I remember when I was a child finding one on our doorstep, sick and with a mangled back leg. We kept it in an aquarium and fed it meal worms and wild...
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    Arizona Chickens

    They're not as common as coyotes but they're out there. Completely nocturnal and they can kick a dog's butt. My frenchie helped chase it away but I told the roommate not to let him do that again. We do live by North Mountain Park, so there's a lot of wildlife around. Going to give the coop a...
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    Arizona Chickens

    My roommate chased away a raccoon about an hour ago. I'm out of town and now I can't sleep for worrying. :(
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    Dutch Bantams Breed Thread

    Here's my next dumb question. My bantams like to cuddle together to sleep. Most nights they all sleep in a nesting box together, but sometimes they'll sleep somewhere else. Wherever they are they cuddle up, even if it's on the roost. Is this something they outgrow or is it a bantam thing? It's...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Ummmm have you seen my avatar? Hee hee
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    Arizona Chickens

    I started a worm farm for the girls and they got their first worms last night. Hilarious! Two of them tucked right in and ran around screaming, with worms dangling from their mouths. Two of them were terrified and wouldn't go near the worms. Stared at them from afar while making worried noises...
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    Dutch Bantams Breed Thread

    Thanks for the info. I think mine are around 4 months now (I didn't hatch them). They're just out of the really ugly phase and starting to get some big girl feathers. These are my first chickens and I'm really enjoying them.
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