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    Arizona Chickens

    We are looking for 2-3 started pullets/hens to replenish our aging flock. We're open to any full-sized breed as long as they are good layers. Location is west of Phoenix. Thanks
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    My Roo attacked me!!!

    My sister was attacked by her roo, and after a $150 trip to the emergency room for stitches, antibiotics, and a tetanus shot, she sent him to crock pot camp! Seriously, the first time he attacked her, she brushed it off. The next time, he caused a nasty injury. I would not tolerate a roo that...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Happy New Year to everyone! Who will stay up until midnight and who won't? We usually manage to stay up until 10:00, so we can watch the ball drop on the east coast!
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    To use ACV or not. That is the question......

    Our chickens love ACV. One of their favorite treats is "ACV Soup" - I take the fines from the bottom of the crumbles bag and mix them with water and a little ACV. I can't swear that it's doing any good, but it's not doing any harm! And they go crazy when they see me coming with the soup bowl...
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    Arizona Chickens

    We have a frittata for dinner whenever we get ahead on our egg supply, probably once a week. It's a nice way to use up leftover veggies, too!
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    Arizona Chickens

    No, the little birds fit through the openings. Not ideal, but at least it keeps the hawks and vultures out!
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    Arizona Chickens

    It's camo netting, which gives about 50% coverage - enough to hide the girls from overhead view but not enough to interfere with good air flow.
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    Arizona Chickens

    My chickens lay eggs ranging from medium to jumbo, so baking can be a bit of a challenge! Rather than have to calculate or guestimate every time I bake, I take a dozen eggs and beat them, then figure 1.75 oz per large egg. It really makes baking alot easier since I started doing this!
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    Arizona Chickens

    Your set-up looks nice. To protect from aerial predators, we used camo cloth - not only does it hide the chickens from the predators, it also gives them some shade.
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    Arizona Chickens

    Good luck Keep us posted.
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    Arizona Chickens

    We are much the same with our Christmas goings-on, too. We all get together for dinner at the home of one of the kids where we do a White Elephant gift exchange. My DH and I do stockings for each other and then get something for "us" which can range anywhere from a new blu-ray player (last...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Our RSL laid some huge eggs occassionally, but mostly, she laid 20-30 gram fairy eggs. After 2 months of erratic laying, she keeled over yesterday. No clue what happened. She was fine, squatting, begging for treats, eating, drinking and an hour later, she was dead - looks like she just...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Welcome! You'll find a wealth of information on this forum to help you learn about how to keep your birds healthy and happy in this climate!
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    Happy Thanksgiving! Be thankful for all you have!

    I am thankful for my husband, our 3 kids & their spouses, all the grandchildren, (moderately!) good health all the way around, good friends, stable jobs, and the 22# turkey sitting in the brine before it gets prepped to go in the oven!!
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    Arizona Chickens

    Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving
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    Help! EE walks like penguin, sits like an owl!

    Thanks for the suggestions. She died yesterday, so at least she is no longer suffering.
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    Arizona Chickens

    I don't even start looking for eggs until they are at least 6 months old - that way I'm not disappointed!! I have an 8-month-old RSL who, in an average week, lays 3 or 4 fairy eggs and 1 or 2 whole eggs (72-75 grams each!!). The Production Red I got at the same time started laying in late...
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    Help! EE walks like penguin, sits like an owl!

    My sister has a 2-1/2 yr old EE who has been going downhill the past few days. She waddles like a penguin, and when she sits, she looks more like an owl than a chicken. Walking is unstable, falls a lot (fell down the whole ramp today). She eats and drinks but stopped laying. She doesn't...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Be patient, they are still young. Many pullets don't lay until they are 6 months or older. Are they showing physical signs of nearing point of lay (comb and wattles getting darker red, the bones above the vent spreading apart) or behavioral changes (spending time in the nest box, more vocal...
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    Arizona Chickens

    I give up!! Roxy, my 7-month-old RSL, has been laying fairy eggs for a month. Then, last week, she presented us with these two beauties, weighing in at 68 & 72 grams. Then she took a day off and went back to laying fairy eggs! I guess her system is just developmentally delayed. She does...
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