Arizona Chickens

[cluckin_crazy]

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Holy cow... that's some serious composting!

The guy on CL that makes them said (I emailed him a while back) that he cements 4x4 posts into the ground and uses rebar to string the barrel through. I don't know that I'd want 55gal barrels, but I'd go for two 10gal ones. I don't see any on CL though.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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That is amazing! I want one! Did you see they have a saguaro in the background so they must be here in S. AZ.

 

[nurseshelly]

Gabby (was Clover but she talks so much we changed her name to Gabby!) is apparently a Gabriel. We had lots of crowing this am, and not by Elvis who was sleeping in the house! Anybody need an Ameracauna / Australorp mix that seems to be a roo? Or possibly a crowing hen? Compared to the other australorps the breeder had she looked girlie. I can't have that kind of crowing in my hood! Also can't start multiplying house roosters because I'll run out of cat carriers!
Anyway let me know!!!
Michele

 

[nurseshelly]

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Oh I'm at work so it might take me a bit to respond if anyone wants her / him

 

[tofuranch]

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Some of my black cochins would sit that long....

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I have sand on the bottom, topped by shavings and/or rice hulls. I kind of rotate between the two.

Compost needs air, and solid plastic will not allow that. Many of the local cities have used trash bins available for free or low cost. In some way or other the bin is broken and unusable for trash or recycle; they drill holes on hte sides to allow air to get in and circulate. They do hold an amazing amoutn of material, but I find them difficult to use doe to their size. When I did a wire mesh circle, it worked a lot better. I'd be very interesting in knowing more about the compost turners mentioned.

 

[turkeybreeder]

one of my red star chicks died

it was 13 weeks old
there has been a bunch
of bee's in the yard
and also bumble bee's
i think it problably got
stung by a bee poor bird
went to his pen this morning
and the chick
had died

 

[arizonadreamer]

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Oh, having recently lost some of my own, I know how you feel. I'm sorry.. We have bees also, I hope they wont be a problem.

 

[arizonadreamer]

A friend let us borrow a r*com digital incubator and we put three AS eggs in it last Thursday. It only holds three eggs..

Anyway we checked yesterday for vitality and two eggs had spider veins, one of them large in size. I don't see much other than a yoke on the third but my son insists that there is indeed some faint spider veins. I'll give it a few more days, but how exciting to see them alive and one of them was moving, seems to soon in my opinion. I'll do a spot check on my Delawares soon just for come comfort in knowing there is something happening..

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Here's the awesome compost crank that I use. You can get it online from Arbico.

arizonadreamer: I hope they hatch!