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Quote: good to see you here again, laree, you are missed! I've had to re-rehome my small flock as there was a neighbor complaint. . . .very difficult when one needs permission from both owners and residents of every adjacent property, and now i have renters on all 3 sides! Anyhow, the girls...

Quote: you are welcome to check with the "fish and game" folks, if you doubt this.

Quote: Racoons are nocturnal. Every one of the Phoenix Mountain Preserves has a large population of racoons. They travel in the desert washes, eat dog food left out by people etc. etc. The reason most people do not see them is that they are never "in sight" during the daylight hours, they...

Quote: That is too funny! My chickens always peck at my red toes but so far I've been safe in my pink sweats. On a separate note, I have a question about chicken wire (1" hex mesh) vs. hardware cloth (1/2" welded wire squares) for a chicken coop we're working on. Everything I can find online...

"better news". . . . Next Saturday, my girls will travel to Flagstaff to join Santa Claus' (aka Tony Norris') flock of chooks. They could not have a better home, and I am certain that the summertime temperatures will be more to their liking! I will be forever grateful to Tony for offering to...

Quote: I don't think so, and I sure don't have money for a lawyer. . . .I could not get permission from one neighbor. . .she was afraid it would prevent her selling her house (this was a year ago) she moved, I don't have any way to contact her. . . and anyhow, the complaint is anonymous, I...

Quote: You have to get rid of them just because somebody complained? Can't you fight it? I don't think so, and I sure don't have money for a lawyer. . . .I could not get permission from one neighbor. . .she was afraid it would prevent her selling her house (this was a year ago) she moved, I...

Hi Everyone. . . .I need some help, had an anonymous "complaint" in the mail today, about my chickens. Neighbor to the east of me has given his OK to my having them, but neighbor the west would not as she was putting her house on the market and thought it would hurt her chance of a sale...

Quote: I think the "horror of damp, muddy runs" is just not very applicable to the desert southwest, at least not in the summer. I always let things dry up in any particular spot. . . to avoid the spread of disease, etc., use good fly control, etc., and so far at least (keeping fingers...

Quote: Hi, last year, when they were just pullets, I gave them frozen ice blocks, set into pans, for them to cool off with. With the completion of my new coop / run structure this past spring, I incorporated the pans with shallow water (about 1 - 1 1/2 inches) when they were first introduced...

Quote: Hi, last year, when they were just pullets, I gave them frozen ice blocks, set into pans, for them to cool off with. With the completion of my new coop / run structure this past spring, I incorporated the pans with shallow water (about 1 - 1 1/2 inches) when they were first introduced...

Quote: no rain (more than a few drops that mostly evaporated before reaching the ground) here in North Central Phx. I am sprinkling down the yard a couple of times a day. . . .chicken all doing OK, and my "blue egg" layers are producing well. . . .the brown egg layers are really down in egg...

Quote: Mahonri, I work out in it! These last 6 weeks until retirement are dragging like you would not believe, but the heat is killing me. . . .it's a race, now to see if I can survive until retirement! Using up all my accrued vacation time to shorten the days and hoping that the rains will...

Quote: They DO NOT look delicious! They look sweet and vulnerable and willing to be good little pets for the rest of their natural lives. . . . . And OH. . . .if you are concerned about the elusive "peligro". . . .. check out the "peligro" signage section of your local home improvement...

So. . ..as a professional horticulturist, I'm just curious. . ..how many elk sprouted from the turds? Quote:

Quote: Thanks laree. . . .I can hardly wait for fall. . . .I will (finally) be planting the garden I've always wanted. . . .probably be getting seeds for heirloom tomatoes, and other non-comercial veggies. . . .really looking forward to finally having the time for that. When I was younger I...

Quote: Thanks TT, and thanks Laree for the suggestion. And thanks for your suggestion, Laree, I will be visiting Illinois in September for the opening of an art show at my alma mater. . . .I have a piece entered. . .so will l get myself to a nursery there, and pick up a pack of seeds. October...

Quote: Oh, I would LOVE a small handful of these seeds! Retirement is going to provide me with time to really enjoy my garden, and Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers. I will pm my address. . . .thanks Morning Glory's , Phoenix and weed issues. Ornamental Morning Glory is closely...

Quote: Tell them they need to get flock raiser too. That is so much closer than the stock shop! They may have it! I didn't ask. . . .caution however for those who are "weak", they also have some of the cutest young chicks I've seen in a long time. . . . . .

Quote: I agree. I thought the questions were about 5th grade, at best. No way someone is getting a "book" from that information. yes, these were my thoughts, too. . ..