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Raising chicks can be easy if you just do your homework before you buy. Knowing when to plan for your chick's arrival is also something to take into consideration. Of course it makes good sense to have your coop...
I've got a SIlkie on 5 cochin eggs due to hatch on Aug 23rd! I haven't done this before, so I'm a little nervous and excited at the same time. Mom is separated from the flock in her own coop. She's in a brooder box about 3 inches off the ground. My plan is to keep the chicks and her together for...
I have a 5 month old Silkie roo who has been penned up in an area in sight of 4 mature Silkies hens and one Silkie pullet, for 3 months. This is my first time having a roo and although I've had chickens for years... having a roo for the first time has put me on strange territory. It's probably...
by amy elizabeth
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Chickens: Intervention and Management of Problematic Pecking
Stressful conditions create unhappy chickens and bad behavior. It’s perfectly natural for chickens to peck everything. But each other? Unfortunately, yes, sometimes they do. Often this behavior draws...
Beats me, this states a revision by adding section 9-462.09
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 6.1, Arizona Revised Statutes is amended by adding section 9-462.09, to read:
9-462.09. Backyard fowl regulation; prohibition...
The Recipe for Survival, Explained in Detail
by amy elizabeth
Once again it’s that time of year when soaring temperatures raise concern to chicken keepers. For those who can free roam their flock there is less worry. But if you have backyard chickens that are confined to a coop, your worries...
My small flock of Silkies won't touch kitchen scraps of ANY kind. All they want is layer pellets, why, why, why? They'll eat rolled oats and a bit of hemp seed, and I do give vitamins, but that's it. Would really like to see them eat some greens. Tried watermelon, bread, meat, fruit... they act...
I enjoy taking care of my hens and keeping their area clean and tidy. I suppose there are those who ruin it for everyone by not keeping up on the chores. I know they can be stinky, but I also know that with simple housekeeping, neighboring residents wouldn't even know if chickens were living...
Here's the link to PHX, AZ chicken keeping ordinances as of May 19, 2014
http://www.codepublishing.com/az/phoenix/frameless/index.pl?path=../html/Phoenix08/Phoenix0807.html
I think this article will be very helpful.
Keeping Chickens in Excessive Heat, The Recipe for Survival, Explained in Detail
http://tbnranch.com/2014/05/22/keeping-chickens-in-excessive-heat/
Hi, have 5 female sexed silkies from My Pet Chicken... are they really girls though will be the question. I read this thread and I'm sure I will be back with more questions. ha ha! This is a pic of them so far at 5 weeks old tomorrow.
TBN Ranch Silkies
There are noise ordinance laws... that means even if your birds are legal, neighbor complaints can threaten your right to have them. If you don't want your flock threatened by legal authorities, I suggest you evaluate the importance of the roosters. Just saying...
They are in an outbuilding, but the double doors are open and there's a large fan in the window that draws the air out. So far, it's been staying right about 100 by day 85 at night and they seem quite happy. I'm watching them, hopefully it will cool down outside in the next week, geez, it's...
Thanks Caroline, I think it's probably ok too, but gosh, sometimes its hard to take that chance... especially when I spent a fortune for these girls! ha ha