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I do want to mention that I did check for mites and fleas and her vent is clean as can be. The picture is of her wing feathers and her tail feathers look the same. Normally her feathers are beautiful and she went through a soft molt I think back in October. She doesn't appear to be losing any...

Good morning everyone. Been a long time since I have been on. Started a new job and adopted a beautiful baby boy so not a lot of extra time in the day. However I have noticed my RIR feathers are looking very ratty and not sure if something is wrong with her. Any help or advice would be great.

Really sorry to hear.

Wow that looks great! How many chickens are you planning on housing?

Welcome to the site. Lots of Tucson people on here and plenty to learn and everyone helps out. You'll love it.

While #6 looks great and would be great addition, I would actually go with #4. She has a sweet look and to be honest my chicken are pets that give me eggs.

moms3cuties - The wood preserver is called ECo Wood Treatment. I was able to get it online at Home Depot. Haven't found it anywhere locally. It is really easy to use. Just buy a pump sprayer and know that anything that it touches including clothes will stain. My coop is nearly a year and half...

Thanks I have a lot of sweat equity in it! I actually built everything myself with the help of my wife. We have made some changes since originally building it a year ago. We actually didn't stain the wood. It was a non-toxic wood conditioner that aged the wood from the beginning but it supposed...

Updated the coop this week with some new watering techniques. Ran piping with chicken cups both inside and outside.Can't really see the cups inside here but drilled a hole through the 2 x 4 to run the cups on the inside. Hooked up to a cooler on the outside so we can fill it easily and add ice...

Well we made it back from Tucson seeing Desertmarcy and picking up 2 chicks. We drove through rain and a dust storm like I have never seen before. At one point I was driving 5 mph and could see maybe 10 feet in front of me. A little scary but we made it. The girls were calm and just relaxed in...

Whew finally caught up on all the posts. I am very sorry to see everyone that has lost birds. We lost Phoebe our Avatar this past weekend as well. I think it was more than just the heat unfortunately but I do understand the feeling of loss everyone is going threw. I am happy to say my wife and I...

Good morning everyone. I know I have not been on here in a while but it is with a heavy heart that I let everyone know that Phoebe (my Avatar) passed away yesterday. I went out in the morning to check on the girls and all three were roaming the yard and acting normal. I refilled their "pool"...

I found a very easy way to hard boil fresh eggs. Start you water to bring to a boil. While waiting flip your eggs so the large side is up and use a thumb tact to pierce the egg shell. Try not to pierce the membrane but if you do it is ok. Once the water is boiling place the eggs in softly. Boil...

Thanks LKD. I am guessing it was the time of year just thought it was crazy that the other one was laying so much. These are our first chickens so we are still learning lots.

Honestly I don't really know the difference between the too. My Avatar is Phoebe who I believe is our Ameraucana. I bought her from Western Ranchman's and figured she was an EE but they had both EEs and Ameraucana's according to the owner and she is an Ameraucana. But who really knows and...

I think I may have a strange Amerecauna on my hands. She literally lays and egg every day right now. Has been laying 5 days in a row takes a day off and then lays for another 5 days. I do not do artificial lighting and my RIR and BR are only laying about every other day. Anyone else have the...

LKD, very sorry to hear about your mom. My mother law was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer about 4 years ago and Hospice came to the hose. Hospice nurses are amazing and our family could not thank them enough for the wonderful care they give. Honestly do not know how we could have made it...

Yes the Valley Permaculture Alliance had its annual Tour De Coops this past Saturday. It was the 5th Annual. They typically do it around November every year. I would suggest going to their website as well as they have lots of good information on raising chickens and gardening.

Well I can tell you this. From the starting point the first 4 to 5 locations were about 5 to 10 minutes away tops. My wife and I started at 11am and finished the day around 2:30 or 3. We basically looked at the map and then figured out an order that suited us. It is completely self guided which...

I did go on the Tour and it was pretty interesting. If you want to know if any are in your neighborhood...ask your mail carrier. I have a good relationship with ours and while I was doing some yard work on a Saturday she noticed one of my chickens peeking out under our back gate. She instantly...