Arizona Chickens

[AZTiff]

The store manager Tom there is very nice and knowledgeable. I buy all my feed there. Sounds like we all live in the same area?

I wish! I am in Ahwatukee - land of stealth chicken coops.

 

[City farm]

Ain't that the truth!  My two girls are so pathetic when it comes to seeing any sort of new creature.  They went absolutely ecstatic when we went to the farm for raw milk.  The were bouncing up and down in their seats the entire 68-mile drive.  Thank God they were buckled in, or I'd have dents in my roof from their heads!  And they just wanted to see a couple of cows.  I want to get them out camping this year, probably in September.  We'll go up to Kohl's Lake, Willow Springs or Canyon Lake.  I love it up there on the Rim.  Then comes the joys of teaching them to squat in the forest...

If you stay at canyon lake they have bathrooms.. I believe even a
small playground.. From the camp site you can walk to the dock and
even have a scoop of ice cream.. Boat, jet ski rentals & the Dolly
Steamboat set off to sail the beautifully lake as well.
Enjoy...

 

[Fuzzybird]

Bootsie, Did you read about those Triops? Very interesting. I never knew there was such a thing in the deserts. Has short life span but wonder if it would live longer in captivity where the water didn't dry up? Let us know how long it lives. Cool!

 

[AZBootsie]

Bootsie, Did you read about those Triops? Very interesting. I never knew there was such a thing in the deserts. Has short life span but wonder if it would live longer in captivity where the water didn't dry up? Let us know how long it lives. Cool!

Yes, I read 90 days if the water didn't dry up first. Fascinating Critter!! One of the oldest animal species alive. The eggs can lay dormant for 20 years waiting for a good rain. Gills in their legs?? I think it is the Triops Longacaudatus. They can reproduce sexually or individually.....maybe I will get some eggs!!

It's looking good still today. I think we need to put some sand and silt in the container with it. It came up to the top and ate fish food. But, I read they swirl up the silt and eat stuff off the bottom of ponds. After the GD finishes her studies, we will walk back down to the mudhole and look for more. I'll keep you updated.

It's all new to me too. I am so grateful Arizona Chicken and Gallo ID'd it!! Exciting to learn cool things!!

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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I think they're one of the most interesting creatures in the state. Years ago I bought a Triops kit as a birthday present for my nephew. He ended up raising several generations of them, learned a lot and had fun doing it. My daughter and some friends found a place where they grow here in town. Last summer she showed the spot to a kid who had never seen them before and they really sparked his imagination. Anyway, late in the summer the kid went to look at them only to discover that the mud hole had dried up and they were all dead. He cried and cried and insisted they have a memorial service for the dead triops. My daughter tried to explain that it was all part of their life cycle, but that didn't do much to console him. Such a sweet kid.

 

[itsredcandy]

and her welder?

OMG...

 

[itsredcandy]

Very happy to announce that one of my Frizzle chicks is very personable. Last night the two frizzles were stuck out of the hen house when my husband got home. They are too young ot figure it out, I suppose. The littlest of the two went up to my husband cheeping and he put his hand down. She crawled into his hand. The other came over and sat cheeping so he picked her up too. Then he called me to get and eta as he "doesn't know how to put the to bed". Really? LOL. So when I got home we (me and the girls) held the chicks for a bit and the girls put all the hens and two chicks to bed. Loving my baby frizzles. The cheeping is so cute, kind of missing it now that my hens are all 7-8 months old. These girls are suppose to be 4-5 months old. I am not sure how quickly frizzled cochin grow, but these girls still cheep like chicks.

 

[GrannysRoost]

If I could choose chicks, would be from a breeders eggs or hatched from mine, no meds, no diseases...I have been hatching quail for the last few months, they spend a week at 95 under a light, then out on the patio for a couple weeks until feathered, then into the quail pens....I have lost none, other than the ones I kept inside down to 80 degrees and took outside..unless you are keeping in until it cools down for weeks, get them out and adjusted to the hot weather...I gave them frozen water bottles to huddle in the max heat and they have been doing fine....

 

[parentwarrior]

If I could choose chicks, would be from a breeders eggs or hatched from mine, no meds, no diseases...I have been hatching quail for the last few months, they spend a week at 95 under a light, then out on the patio for a couple weeks until feathered, then into the quail pens....I have lost none, other than the ones I kept inside down to 80 degrees and took outside..unless you are keeping in until it cools down for weeks, get them out and adjusted to the hot weather...I gave them frozen water bottles to huddle in the max heat and they have been doing fine....

I would love to see pictures of your quails. I have a single female quail, that was a rescue, in with my chickens. I am feeling sorry for it, it is kinda lonely. She calls for a mate in the early mornings. She is a sweet thing. I can pet her. She gets so excited and follows me around when I get the bag of dried worms out! She loves them. She has bonded with my 2 youngest chickens.
Kris

 

[Billiam]

We went to the Superstition Farm Market on Hawes Road tonight to check it out. What fun. They had goats, sheep and a donkey you could feed and they must have had two dozen or more hens, roosters, chicks, and geese. And a farm dog that wants you to play ball with him. What a fun place. We bought some milk and cheese from them. We will be back for sure. They have all kinds of eggs for sale too, but....well...I already have a few of those of my own.