Arizona Chickens

[Mikey D]

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I think The Feed Barn had a pair of Appenzeller Spitzhaubens when we were there Friday morning; at least that is what they looked like. Might want to check with them, and then you could make your own ApZ chicks

oooooooo, she how she is mikey? enabler!!!! ya know, SS is MUCH closer to you and has some wonderful birds. plenty of purty breeding roos there with matching poofy headed hennies to go with it. weren't you the one concerned about the hatchery chicks picking the right slide to go down??????? just sayin'..........BUY LOCAL!!!!!!!! (but i whispered that)

Thanks Pastry! I needed that.

I am now concerned, now that I know where the boy's chute goes. When I get 'em I'm going to go straight run.

Maybe we can sometime in the future do a silky app spitz!

 

[Mikey D]

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We call those...

"big black ants!"

sorry to hear 'bout the foot.

 

[Mikey D]

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Hey I just might be.

I WOULD LOVE A HORNY TOAD! If anyone has one that is at least in the valley let me know. THAT was a great idea!!

Fuzzy - I'm going to place the order when they hatch some app spitz's - please keep in touch

OK here is the deal...

Horny toads are protected in AZ.

You can get a booklet from Game & Fish that will tell you which ones you can collect.

You need a hunting licence to do so though.

You can also purchase a non AZ Horny Toad (California or Texas)

They are very difficult to raise and NEED ants - a lady back east crushes up ants & sprays them on crickets so the HT's will get the acid they need.

I got this information from Jake at Wild Side Pets - good guy, good store - 480-985-3121




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[mclevinson]

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Hey I just might be.

I WOULD LOVE A HORNY TOAD! If anyone has one that is at least in the valley let me know. THAT was a great idea!!

Fuzzy - I'm going to place the order when they hatch some app spitz's - please keep in touch

OK here is the deal...

Horny toads are protected in AZ.

You can get a booklet from Game & Fish that will tell you which ones you can collect.

You need a hunting licence to do so though.

You can also purchase a non AZ Horny Toad (California or Texas)

They are very difficult to raise and NEED ants - a lady back east crushes up ants & sprays them on crickets so the HT's will get the acid they need.

I got this information from Jake at Wild Side Pets - good guy, good store - 480-985-3121




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Wow. Who knew? I used to catches them at my gramma's house. She said she stepped on one once as a child and the forms really were ouchie.

 

[mclevinson]

My darkling beetle population just exploded. Seriously, I mean WOW.

 

[pastrymama]

mikey
you need some silkies. you need some silkies. are you sleepy yet? you need some SILKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes, the app spitz are wildly cute, but the silkies..............


sonoran
did you tell me the babies were 6 weeks? migraine meds, i already forgot.

meg moringaseed
whacha gonna do with all those beetles? i have some hennies over here who may like their um, offspring. wanna come play

 

[mclevinson]

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I'd LOVE to come play. I have bran for you from Mikey!
Alas, Can't until next week. Call me! We'll set a date.

 

[pastrymama]

meg

it's a date. but my days are limited. must finish my christmakkah shopping before mom's stem cell transplant(the 16th) and twin A's surgery(the 20th). gotta love it when the 2 holidays collide and just confuse the heck out of everything. christmas carols or play the dreidel tonight? who knows and the kids don't care! presents everywhere!

 

[Memphisjourney2seramas]

We have horney toad here! They are wild of course and all sizes. We even found one they size of a dime...it must have just hatched. I love them and keep them around for all out millions of ants. To bad they don't get rid of snakes!!! I am happy that it getting colder, but I found another snake out in the serama pen a few weeks ago. I did catch and relocate miles and miles away because it was small and hadn't killed anything yet. I did have the willies for hours afterward, but I am really becoming more like steve erwin than I would like!!!

 

[Mikey D]

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Step away from the silkies!

Tammy just found out (at the "Mad City Chickens movie it took her to tonight!) that I want to order another set o fluffy butts.

Eyebrows were raised!