Howdy Folks!
I've been lurking on your site for quite a while now. I have wanted chickens for years but have not had authorization from the control tower (read: wife). Two days ago while welding in the driveway, a neighbors chicken (bout a month old at an uneducated guess) wanders into the garage. To make a long story into a medium length story, the chick wound up in the house for a few hours (neighbors werent home yet) and got photo-ed and cute-ed and I got non verbal permission.
We have six children (4 married & moved, 1 leaving this week & 1 Junior in HS) and ten grandchildren. A dog, two very large fish, three snakes and assorted small mammalian snake foods. I teach welding and Video Game Development at our local HS and welding at the community college.
Id like a small (six or so) flock ochickens for grandchildren fascination (must be gentle and handle-able) and for the obvious egg benefit as well. I have read too many pages on this site to actually assimilate all of the information and plan on saying hi to my fellow AZ peeps for advice (BTW all advice is encouraged and welcome!) on coop design and hot weather breeds.
Thanks for a great site and all the fantastic information Ive already gleaned!
Mikey
I've been lurking on your site for quite a while now. I have wanted chickens for years but have not had authorization from the control tower (read: wife). Two days ago while welding in the driveway, a neighbors chicken (bout a month old at an uneducated guess) wanders into the garage. To make a long story into a medium length story, the chick wound up in the house for a few hours (neighbors werent home yet) and got photo-ed and cute-ed and I got non verbal permission.
We have six children (4 married & moved, 1 leaving this week & 1 Junior in HS) and ten grandchildren. A dog, two very large fish, three snakes and assorted small mammalian snake foods. I teach welding and Video Game Development at our local HS and welding at the community college.
Id like a small (six or so) flock ochickens for grandchildren fascination (must be gentle and handle-able) and for the obvious egg benefit as well. I have read too many pages on this site to actually assimilate all of the information and plan on saying hi to my fellow AZ peeps for advice (BTW all advice is encouraged and welcome!) on coop design and hot weather breeds.
Thanks for a great site and all the fantastic information Ive already gleaned!
Mikey