Arizona Chickens

[ca]

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I would remove the used bedding. If anything like fleas, I'd worry about the bug balm not getting underneath all the bedding well.
I finally decided on my brown egg layers. Don't laugh too hard. I'm going to get a couple of naked necks. My husband mentioned he wanted a large chicken and I wanted a brown egg layer. I had them in OK and they were sweet, good layers of large, medium brown eggs. Very heat tolerant because they have about half the normal feathers.
Still considering a red sex-linked as the other option. Any idea how heat tolerant they are?

I have naked necks! They are hatchery quality though. They lay VERY well (even now), don't seem too phased by the climate but if you ask me - these are on the less intelligent side of the chicken smartness spectrum. I did a little test one time with a fence and some food. They were supposed to figure out that when you walk away from the food (food is on the other side of the fence) and follow tghe fence line you might actually find an exit and ultimately get to the food. The various breeds figured that out more or less fats - some just following others. Except the NNs. They did not get a crumb as they just could not get themselves to move away from the area closest to the food

 

[Tracydr]

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I would remove the used bedding. If anything like fleas, I'd worry about the bug balm not getting underneath all the bedding well.
I finally decided on my brown egg layers. Don't laugh too hard. I'm going to get a couple of naked necks. My husband mentioned he wanted a large chicken and I wanted a brown egg layer. I had them in OK and they were sweet, good layers of large, medium brown eggs. Very heat tolerant because they have about half the normal feathers.
Still considering a red sex-linked as the other option. Any idea how heat tolerant they are?

I have naked necks! They are hatchery quality though. They lay VERY well (even now), don't seem too phased by the climate but if you ask me - these are on the less intelligent side of the chicken smartness spectrum. I did a little test one time with a fence and some food. They were supposed to figure out that when you walk away from the food (food is on the other side of the fence) and follow tghe fence line you might actually find an exit and ultimately get to the food. The various breeds figured that out more or less fats - some just following others. Except the NNs. They did not get a crumb as they just could not get themselves to move away from the area closest to the food

I remember them being a little on the " slow" side, but I thought maybe it was just that I was comparing them to birds like my OEGBs and peacocks. Not really fair to compare a big, slow chicken to little game Banties or highly intelligent fowl like peacocks.
Nothing can be duller than the Cornish Xs, though. Since they will arrive with some Cornish X chicks and I'm also going to try some red broilers, they will probably be the geniuses in their class.

 

[southerndesert]

Gotta clean out everything, bedding, nest boxes, sand on floor if using... Everything must be replaced.

 

[pastrymama]

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I would remove the used bedding. If anything like fleas, I'd worry about the bug balm not getting underneath all the bedding well.
I finally decided on my brown egg layers. Don't laugh too hard. I'm going to get a couple of naked necks. My husband mentioned he wanted a large chicken and I wanted a brown egg layer. I had them in OK and they were sweet, good layers of large, medium brown eggs. Very heat tolerant because they have about half the normal feathers.
Still considering a red sex-linked as the other option. Any idea how heat tolerant they are?

seeing as the NNs scare me(i find them FAR to creepy), i opted to have the red sexlinks. i was told they are hardier, more disease resistant, definately lay a ton of large brown eggs, BUT, they are still freaky red birds to me. i have 4 of these stupid things, 2 hatchery, 2 breeder and they ALL act like i am going to kill them if i try to catch them. i was very close to wringing the neck of a 17 week old pullet this morning because i couldn't catch the darn thing. when i finally did, i asked my 5 year old son if i could eat it. i said, "i hate this red bird. can i get rid of it?" he looked at me and said sure mommy. i think he thought i was really going to wring the dumb bird's neck. well, i was really mad at it too. i don't even know HOW to do that. i carried the dumb bird around for awhile and put it down. so, my point, NOT SOCIAL, FLAP BEYOND BELIEF, BUT WILL LAY YOU SOME FABULOUS EATING EGGS AND HOPEFULLY NOT DIE OF HEATSTROKE.

 

[ca]

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It appears that you do not have red sexlink monetary stock - nor are you a used red sexlink salesperson

. I will never even consider them after reading your comments

The NNs though... they are normal chickens that are much easier to pluck

. Just don't focus on the weird part between the head and the shoulders. Kinda like if you ignore the tail, a rat is actually cute

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[Sonoran Silkies]

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It appears that you do not have red sexlink monetary stock - nor are you a used red sexlink salesperson

. I will never even consider them after reading your comments

The NNs though... they are normal chickens that are much easier to pluck

. Just don't focus on the weird part between the head and the shoulders. Kinda like if you ignore the tail, a rat is actually cute

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Not if you've ever seen them swarming your coops!

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

ca, you are on a roll today!!!

After you mentioned your hatchery quality NN, I'm now trying to wrap my mind around the idea of SQ NNs.

pastrymama, you made me laugh too. I'll definitely be avoiding the red sex links now.

 

[ca]

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It appears that you do not have red sexlink monetary stock - nor are you a used red sexlink salesperson

. I will never even consider them after reading your comments

The NNs though... they are normal chickens that are much easier to pluck

. Just don't focus on the weird part between the head and the shoulders. Kinda like if you ignore the tail, a rat is actually cute

.

Not if you've ever seen them swarming your coops!

OK you're right. I was more thinking about those black and white pet rats. I am not on good terms with the local ones trying to invade my property either.

 

[ca]

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Gallo, backyard quality NNs are the ones to watch out for! SQs are boring. On the NN thread you can see black-skinned frizzle-silky-booted NNs or whatever else crosses somebody might invent. EEs are "standard" compared to the variety of naked necked creations decorating Americas backyards.

 

[ca]

Hm, I think I should go back and do some actual work now. Going silent (for a few minutes anyway).

Sigh! Everything chicken related is sooo more entertaining...