Arizona Chickens

[Sonoran Silkies]

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If I were up there I'd be happy to help; I just did my chicks yesterday. It was very scary at first, but once you get comfortable it is not that bad. If you don't have too many chicks, one person could do it. I had about 40, two people, and we barely got through them all, plus my 4 hens, before the 45 minutes were up. Nerve-wracking!

Are you sure you need to vaccinate for Marek's? After doing the research about the disease, I think it is a good idea, but I thought that if they were raised with turkeys, the chicks would acquire immunity through the turkey strain.

Not entirely true.

First: the turkeys would have to have Marek's which would kill the turkeys.

Second: The chickens would have to be exposed to the dander of the turkeys before they were exposed to chicken Marek's. Even then, without a blood-borne injection, you are gambling.

Actually, turkeys carry a related virus (rarely makes them ill) that does provide immunity to chickens who are exposed to them. However, turkeys are at risk of catching blackhead from chickens (rarely if ever makes the chickens ill, but is seriously dangerous for the turkeys). Mareks is a cancerous herpes virus. No, turkeys do not become ill from it; different viruses affect different species differently.

 

[LarryPQ]

You're right, Sonoran. I was getting mixed up with all my diseases. I hereby withdraw all commentary and will go sit in the corner.

....until next time.

 

[nurseshelly]

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I'm in Gilbert

 

[nurseshelly]

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9 O'Clock next Saturday Morning it is! C'mon peeps! Come one come all, at least 2 of us will be there and hope to see you!

Hum......I would love to but I can not commit until I know my daughter's for Saturday. She ref's Soccer at Crossroads Park so If she starts at 8:00 I will let you know. She does not get her schedule until Thursday or Friday.

 

[Mandymooligan]

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Okay, if anyone's still following the subject, crow is legal Sep - Dec, no limit. Raven isn't mentioned in the AZ Game & Fish site http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/hunting_rules.shtml We're in the range of both crows and ravens, and I couldn't find any endangered varieties in wikipedia, so I won't exactly be wracked with guilt if I pop one attacking my birds.

They are Federally protected by the Migratory Birds Treaty Act. http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/regulationspolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html

I saw one (raven) in my field eating something yesterday, I ran out to make sure it was not one of my chickens. It was a dove. believe it or not I have my little pekenese out guarding the chicks during the day and have not lost anymore. HAHAHA

 

[tofuranch]

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They are Federally protected by the Migratory Birds Treaty Act. http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/regulationspolicies/mbta/mbtandx.html

I saw one (raven) in my field eating something yesterday, I ran out to make sure it was not one of my chickens. It was a dove. believe it or not I have my little pekenese out guarding the chicks during the day and have not lost anymore. HAHAHA

mandy...give me a call, I have lots of silkies

 

[pastrymama]

so i got a super fun knock on my door last night about 6pm. someone from the city or county because a neighbor complained that MY COOP was producing too many flies. we let her in through the back gate into our pristine yard(it really is, i just cleaned it that morning) took her to the coops, which were immaculet(sp?) and she took one look and said, ok, there is no problem here. you are cleared. took pics of the area for her file and closed the case. so that nasty neighbor and i know who it is, needs to clean his yard and his dog poo and stop blaming me. my flies aren't going to jump across the culdesac into his yard!

 

[turkeybreeder]

good morning arizona

 

[mclevinson]

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When we moved in last August my only neighbor had like 4 dogs kept outside in their teeny backyard. The flies and smell were awful. When they moved out somebody raked it into a ginourmous pile. Ugh. Those poor dogs were noisier, smellier and more fly ridden than anything my coop could produce!

Glad it worked out for you.

 

[Mandymooligan]

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Neighbors are either a blessing or a curse. I am so glad you proved them wrong.