Arizona Chickens

[The Critter Place]

Bob's Henhouse :

When going outside to feed/water/check on the chickens, even though it is cool out and you want to let the cool breeze blow through the house, DON'T leave the door open or a white leghorn may sneak inside and feast on one of your totes of mealworms!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Some airlines DO allow it. It depends on the specific airline. Just like with cats/dogs.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I used javelinas as the example becuase of the mention of the rabid one. I heard it on the news a day or so before the last set of laws took effect. I do not have a copy of hte old version, so I cannot tell you exactly what changed, but here is the current version. Highlighted for emphasis of my example.

13-3107. Unlawful discharge of firearms; exceptions; classification; definitions

A. A person who with criminal negligence discharges a firearm within or into the limits of any municipality is guilty of a class 6 felony.

B. Notwithstanding the fact that the offense involves the discharge of a deadly weapon, unless a dangerous offense is alleged and proven pursuant to section 13-704, subsection L, section 13-604 applies to this offense.

C. This section does not apply if the firearm is discharged:

1. As allowed pursuant to chapter 4 of this title.

2. On a properly supervised range.

3. To lawfully take wildlife during an open season established by the Arizona game and fish commission and subject to the limitations prescribed by title 17 and Arizona game and fish commission rules and orders. This paragraph does not prevent a city, town or county from adopting an ordinance or rule restricting the discharge of a firearm within one-fourth mile of an occupied structure. For purposes of this paragraph, "take" has the same meaning prescribed in section 17-101.

4. For the control of nuisance wildlife by permit from the Arizona game and fish department or the United States fish and wildlife service.

5. By special permit of the chief of police of the municipality.

6. As required by an animal control officer in the performance of duties as specified in section 9-499.04.

7. Using blanks.

8. More than one mile from any occupied structure as defined in section 13-3101.

9. In self-defense or defense of another person against an animal attack if a reasonable person would believe that deadly physical force against the animal is immediately necessary and reasonable under the circumstances to protect oneself or the other person.

D. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Municipality" means any city or town and includes any property that is fully enclosed within the city or town.

2. "Properly supervised range" means a range that is any of the following:

(a) Operated by a club affiliated with the national rifle association of America, the amateur trapshooting association, the national skeet association or any other nationally recognized shooting organization, or by any public or private school.

(b) Approved by any agency of the federal government, this state or a county or city within which the range is located.

(c) Operated with adult supervision for shooting air or carbon dioxide gas operated guns, or for shooting in underground ranges on private or public property.

Javelinas may be protected? Or only can be hunted during season or ...? Don't really know as we are not hunters. I do know that if an animal that I believed was likely to be rabid was tring to attack any of my animals, I would be willing to shoot them, anticipating that the failure to do so would put anyone who regularly cares for those animals in significant danger of contracting rabies.​

Thank you and it appears it is as Fish and Game told me and one must be physically threatened to justify the killing of a Javelina and livestock or property damage forces property owner to build a better fence or live with it by law.....

He was very insistent that if one lives in a rural or semi rural area it is up to the property owner to make that property pig proof at their own expense, but if reasonable effort has been made and the problem persists they will remove the animal in rare cases....

He also mentioned that in most cases of these animals hanging around a populated area there is a person or persons feeding them somewhere in the neighborhood or a good water source. This is likely the reason the pigs in my area are hanging around (or were) as many around here feed animals outside in bowls or actually put food out for the Javalina.

Perhaps things will change here though after Jim was bitten.....

I would certainly notify all immediate neighbors that there are rabid javelina out there, and you might want to mention that it is ILLEGAL to feed wild animals.

 

[Tracydr]

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Hey, it's legal, tax stamp and all. (and it's a hoot to shoot!)

We need to go throw some lead!

Me too, me too!

 

[Tracydr]

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Boy I miss living in Show Low. The second year I was in AZ I took an ER job up there. Loved it. I love snow and cold weather! We had the heaviest snow storm I'd ever seen in my life, which is saying a lot, since I grew up in Boulder and went to college in IA. 40" of snow in a 48 hour period. I was in heaven!

 

[Tracydr]

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You are of course correct sadly, we have some real winners here in Morristown...But...I am sure they think the same of their crazy biker, chicken raising, gold prospecting, gun tote'n, God fearing neighbor

I'm really sorry to hear about your neighbor and the pig problems. They come around here too. I"m on the very edge of town, right next to the Santa Cruz River. I"ve had garden and plants destroyed. People feed them here too. Especially the snowbirds. I hope things change. How's your neighbor doing? I hope on the mend!

Last summer we had a family of javelina go down our street, right here in Mesa! My parents see them all the time on their front yard, near Desert Ridge, but that area still has some open desert around it. But, right in the middle of Mesa? Not even close to the citrus orchards. Wonder if they got lost?

 

[Tracydr]

Bob's Henhouse :

When going outside to feed/water/check on the chickens, even though it is cool out and you want to let the cool breeze blow through the house, DON'T leave the door open or a white leghorn may sneak inside and feast on one of your totes of mealworms!

 

[Tracydr]

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Some airlines DO allow it. It depends on the specific airline. Just like with cats/dogs.

Can you just imagine having to sit next to someone traveling with a longcrower or other really loud, obnoxious rooster? For, let's say a four hour flight. Imagine if the plane broke on the tarmac and you had to sit there in the heat for 2-3 hours before taking off.
Can you say headache?

 

[tightwad]

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Was she like my kids and too much candy. . .horrendous stomach ache followed by throwing up?

BYW, I hate cleaning up puke!

 

[southerndesert]

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You are of course correct sadly, we have some real winners here in Morristown...But...I am sure they think the same of their crazy biker, chicken raising, gold prospecting, gun tote'n, God fearing neighbor

I'm really sorry to hear about your neighbor and the pig problems. They come around here too. I"m on the very edge of town, right next to the Santa Cruz River. I"ve had garden and plants destroyed. People feed them here too. Especially the snowbirds. I hope things change. How's your neighbor doing? I hope on the mend!

He is already back to work and other than limping from the bites he seems OK, Don't know him good enough to go pry info from him though... That is the way it is with most neighbors out this way, keep to themselves mostly. He works for the small water company so I seen them reading meters etc. today on my way to work.