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  1. CreleChick

    Chicken Friendly Arizona Neighborhoods

    Hi all, we just had a house foreclosure and had to leave. We are now in Apache Junction at family's with all the birds and maybe looking into a house out here. Anyone else live in AJ and have roosters? We have many, as the flock is strictly show birds and breeders, and I will not get rid of my...
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    How old is your oldest?

    My oldest to my knowledge is 4 and I've had her since she was six month's old. Her son is 3 1/2 (and nothing phases him, I think he's invincible too...) he never gets sick, never has been, can eat everything that makes everyone on the brink of death and he has an iron stomach. His brother is...
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    Inbreeding, Etc.

    Whoops sorry about that Pat. I misread your post lol I thought you said if a breeder has more than one trio that they were all related Where's my brain today? Good question. How did I come up with the two trios I made up are related or unrelated? Another good question/
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    Inbreeding, Etc.

    Quote: That's not always true with breeders. People do like to have unrelated things.
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    2 hens and a roo(polish)?

    Your top Polish is nice and looks like a hen. The second one I'm not sure. Looks like the feathers may be getting seperated like the roosters start getting, but again, I'm not sure. Silkie, no clue.
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    Inbreeding, Etc.

    Many people like to breed in trios or quads. A trio is most often described as two hens and a rooster and quad either two males and two females or one male and three females. Although a trio can be also whatever you're calling a trio lol It's ok to breed from groups, but you also want to know...
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    HELP!!! young silkie unable to stand, falling over to one side.

    Sorry, sounds like Marek's.
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    Inbreeding, Etc.

    Linebreeding can be great to get-or not get- the traits you want. For my show chickens a couple years ago I took a son from my original unrelated pair who now four years later is my main brood cock, and bred him with an awesome sister of his and got a fantastic bird. The only thing is she came...
  9. CreleChick

    Kestrels and Hawks in the city

    Prairie Falcon! I'm almost sure that's what they were without seeing them again. I was still, looking into the sun when I saw them, but I knew they were brown looking like female kestrels, and the black markings on the face. It was to bright to see the underside of the wings. Their picture on...
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    Kestrels and Hawks in the city

    Omani, I really think it was a kestrel. They're really small. -I could be wrong though, I'll check it out- I doubt they could lift a hair on my birds if they tried iif their kestrels. They have similar markings to the Perigrines. You know what, if I ever find my battery charger to my camera...
  11. CreleChick

    How to leave my chickens

    I do the same thing for weekends. Extra food, water, if it looks like it might rain I put their tarps on, if sunny, shade that is secure make sure everything's good and I don't turn anyone out. See ya later chickies.
  12. CreleChick

    Chicken bathing?

    The easiest way I do it is toss them in the tub (or kitchen sink works well with less back problems) without filling it so you eliminate the bathing birds in dirty water and using multiple buckets and use the shower hose instead and let it run down the drain. Use a sifter or drain mesh catcher...
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    Kestrels and Hawks in the city

    Does anyone else smack in the city-I'm talking major inner city, huge crossroads, buildings etc. have any kestral or hawks? They haven't become a nuisance yet, but the other day I noticed a different looking bird on our telephone pole-and another on the other. Our backyard is 40ft across or just...
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    I hate living in the city

    Quote: I don't have one set up. My yard is barely 40ft by 30 ft! From the size of her yard it sounded like it was a property with a deck for some reason I think it's a fine idea myself, and if I had a deck you'd be sure some kind of chicken thing-maybe the young ones? Would be going...
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    I hate living in the city

    That's so funny. That's the first thing that came in my head. If they come back and say something just be like "What, you want me to take my deck down?" I didn't build another structure.... I think that's a good idea if you can do it. About how much head room do you have underneath your deck...
  16. CreleChick

    Bringing chickens into a yard with dogs

    I am one of the few in this thread who seem to trust their dog with their birds. I got my chickens four years ago (have had 50 or so on the yard since then and not because they were killed by him-they were sold) and I brought the birds home and put them out on the yard. I have a Border...
  17. CreleChick

    4 dead in 3 days - What is it?

    It could very well be rats or cats. I've heard of people having rats come in their coops and injuring or chewing heads off adult birds. Sorry for your loss.
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    I hate living in the city

    Just out of curiousity, how big is your yard? We had a "rule" that any coops had to be at least 40ft from any property line. Well...our backyard is less than 40ft by 20ft I'd guess. I have little chicky tractor coops everywhere. I invited all city officals to come to my house and they are...
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    How can you tell if it's Maraks?

    Marek's can travel fast and airborne and carries in the feather dander. Most often the wing suddenly drops out of nowhere then fixes itself instantly. The eyes turn grey and they walk a little drunk. Then the legs usually get paralyzed (Marek's is also called range paralysis) and because the...
  20. CreleChick

    cock a dodle dooooooo at 3 AM

    Mine start usually at 4:00-4:30am. The other day (maybe the time change like someone said-how would they know though lol) I heard them start going off right at three! I thought "What in the world? Someone must be outside." As I've said before, we are butt to butt in the city with our...
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