Arizona Chickens

[Demosthine]

We just passed the anniversary, so it seems appropriate to retrieve this news bulletin:

Associated Press, By Jesus Hock Seng

Nuevo Phoenix, East Sector 226 (AP), Septiembre 7, 2211

It is central to our culture that the sacred Moringa tree provided sustenance that allowed our people to survive the Great Contraction. While every school child knows the nutritional and material benefits of our great benefactor, the origin of the Moringa tree has been shrouded in mystery and legend. The most popular fable is that of Meg Moringaseed, some say she was a fairy princess with a knapsack full of Moringa seeds, skipping around our region singing songs of joy and depositing seeds in the yards of those who were most deserved. Others suggest she was a guerrilla gardener, dressed in black and planting seeds in the dead of night in her righteous fight against those that would control our food supply. For most, these fables served to explain how we, as a people were able to feed Moringa to our chickens and survive the great famine that laid waste to most of the former U.S. While we may never know the true origin of Mother Moringa to our region, genetic science tells us that this is the 200th year since the introduction of our Mother tree. Take the time today to reflect on all that she has given us.

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but what's with the dates? Years 2111 and 2211? Can you kindly help me understand? I'm having trouble finding a reference to the Great Contraction or President Alvarez crossed with Moringa and a banning. Heck, I can't even find Nuevo Phoenix. I love the bulletins, though.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but what's with the dates? Years 2111 and 2211? Can you kindly help me understand? I'm having trouble finding a reference to the Great Contraction or President Alvarez crossed with Moringa and a banning. Heck, I can't even find Nuevo Phoenix. I love the bulletins, though.

They're news bulletins, obtained from the future through a wormhole.

They're a reminder of what this thread used to be. We used to post things that made you laugh. Nearly every day you could look forward to a snort-your-beverage-through-your-nose laugh. Gosh, I miss that.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Meg Moringaseed (aka mclevinson) introduced us to moringa trees a bit over a year ago. Because of that, she was completely inundated with requests for the seeds. True to her awesomeness, she made sure we all got them. Another person noted that in the future we would be able to drive around AZ and see a moringa tree and know that they were a bycer. I wrote the bulletins as an homage to Meg on the morning of Sept. 7, 2011 (thus the dates, and she's a sci-fi fan, thus the subject). The knock against african sumac was a nod to info that Sonoran Silkies posted about them around that time.

I really miss the posts of folks like LareePQG, mclevinson, TT!, constance and many others. They could be incredibly funny and were catalysts for bringing out the hilarity in the rest of us. The moringa post just made me think of that era.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

Meg Moringaseed (aka mclevinson) introduced us to moringa trees a bit over a year ago. Because of that, she was completely inundated with requests for the seeds. True to her awesomeness, she made sure we all got them. Another person noted that in the future we would be able to drive around AZ and see a moringa tree and know that they were a bycer. I wrote the bulletins as an homage to Meg on the morning of Sept. 7, 2011 (thus the dates, and she's a sci-fi fan, thus the subject). The knock against african sumac was a nod to info that Sonoran Silkies posted about them around that time.

I really miss the posts of folks like LareePQG, mclevinson, TT!, constance and many others. They could be incredibly funny and were catalysts for bringing out the hilarity in the rest of us. The moringa post just made me think of that era.

Oh no! I didn't realize they were all gone. Maybe they'll come back... like I did.

 

[notinoz2007]

those do sound like good old days, too bad i wasnt around for that. i havent seen mclevinson on here in some time, so since i am now interested in acquiring a moringa tree to see to the future needs of my family, how do i go about getting one??
does anyone have seeds they would share?

 

[Mikey D]

Quote: I think I read an article on her!

 

[Mikey D]

Meg Moringaseed (aka mclevinson) introduced us to moringa trees a bit over a year ago. Because of that, she was completely inundated with requests for the seeds. True to her awesomeness, she made sure we all got them. Another person noted that in the future we would be able to drive around AZ and see a moringa tree and know that they were a bycer. I wrote the bulletins as an homage to Meg on the morning of Sept. 7, 2011 (thus the dates, and she's a sci-fi fan, thus the subject). The knock against african sumac was a nod to info that Sonoran Silkies posted about them around that time.

I really miss the posts of folks like LareePQG, mclevinson, TT!, constance and many others. They could be incredibly funny and were catalysts for bringing out the hilarity in the rest of us. The moringa post just made me think of that era.

And if you want to know how to kill one slowly, I'm the resident expert on that.

 

[Mikey D]

those do sound like good old days, too bad i wasnt around for that. i havent seen mclevinson on here in some time, so since i am now interested in acquiring a moringa tree to see to the future needs of my family, how do i go about getting one??
does anyone have seeds they would share?

Meg still swoops in & I'll bet she has some seeds as well...

 

[AZKat]

Demosthine: When you see people talking about hens 'only laying for 2 years', what they are really talking about is the typical drop off in production that happens after the first two years of a hen's life. This drop off in production is most severe with the high production, commercial breeds, and the high production hybrids. Also, somewhere between 18 and 24 months, chickens go through a molt, and stop laying for a month or so. If you have a commercial operation, it isn't worthwhile to feed a hen that isn't producing eggs, or who is "only" laying 2 or 3 eggs a week rather than 5 or 6 eggs a week. Many people have observed that chickens that lay fewer eggs are often more consistent producers, over their lifetime.
As a side note, when I've integrated new birds into the flock, or taken birds out of the flock, the stress of the social upheaval tends to reduce the number of eggs for awhile, and I've had fairly 'easy' flock integrations.

As far as getting a broody to take chicks goes, a week is too old. Ideally, you want chicks no more than two or three days old. And honestly, if you're willing to use the cockerels for meat, you'd be just as well off putting fertile eggs under her. Of course, this assumes that you get a broody hen to start with. Some breeds are more likely to go broody than others, but there are plenty of stories of hens from breeds that typically go broody as soon as they see an egg that never go broody. And on the other side of it, you get birds like my Emma, who is a Cali White, which people will tell you never, ever go broody, and she took off on her own and hatched 3 chicks. Of course, she may never do it again, so who knows.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

Quote:
Hi Mikey,
I killed mine too. I tried sprouting it in a bag like was recommended. I'd like to try again and try sprouting in dirt this time.