Arizona Chickens

[notinoz2007]

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just one more reason i really want a wood stove... in my cabin... in the woods....

 

[MagicChicken]

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If a hummingbird can survive outside in temperatures down into the 'teens, which a lot of hummingbirds did here in Tucson a couple of years ago, a healthy chicken will do just fine outside in the 20's with no heat lamp. Just saying...

 

[Phottoman]

@ Maryysong (sp?)

I just sent them an email. I'll let you all know how THAT works out.

Thanks for listing this, Maryysong

Skip

Quote: Not Tucson but you are probably closer than I am; I haven't dealt with these folks before, just passing along the ad that I saw.
http://sierravista.craigslist.org/grd/3403457854.html

Well, a couple of days since I posted, but I finally received an answer to my email. They are two guys with very supportive wives, and they didn't know they were being discussed here on BYC. They can't ship eggs that are close to hatching because it's so late in the "season," so my idea of replacing the golf balls late at night when she is sleeping is a no-go. I'll have to look closer to home to see if I can find what I am looking for.

He did mention that his folks pass through Kingman several times a year and he could ask them to drop off some chicks "in the Spring" on teir next trip to Las Vegas, but that would work ONLY if I had broody hens AT THAT TIME..

Just thought I would mention that.

 

[Mahonri]

Does anyone have any idea about the Holiday Chicken Calendar that was suppoised to be made with pictures submitted during the Easter Hatch Along last year?

PM KathyinMo....

 

[City farm]

I am reluctant to put chemicals on my animals.  I just rely on the old methods.  Put the dead ashes from the stove in their dust bath.  It does the trick.

We do not use chemicals either.. I do however like the oil on the legs.. Coconut gets firm when cold.
By the way we have not ever had mites yet... But this is great to know for us newbies..
The crabbing fishermen use wd40 when we were in Bandon OR.. My dad & brother love to go crabbing.. I love cooking up the crab cakes..

 

[City farm]

For some reason my iPad did not post out invitation.. You might see it 2x..

SATURDAY NIGHT.. 7 PM.. ROASTED MARSHMALLOW'S
PM us if you are able to come..

 

[Rezia]

Anyone in AZ invited? If so, I'll see what we're doing...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

We treated a Rhode Island Red for about two years for bumblefoot. We did the surgery twice.

During a big wind storm, a totem pole cactus blew down. I let it lay until the guys came to take care of the lawn and trees. She walked on it, and I suspect that was the source of the bumblefoot.

We had her isolated in a separate coop and doctored her with antibiotics. She would get better, but relapse when we took her off of the antibiotic. She still layed, but we did not dare eat the eggs. We fed them to the feral cats. On a positive note, the cats' eye infections seemed to get better when they ate the eggs.

On the question of scale mites, just spray the hens' legs ever once in a while with WD40. Some people say that we should use vaseline instead because WD40 is a petroleum based product. But just where do they think vaseline comes from?

I say to use an edible oil such as olive or safflower, or an oil made for skin such as bath oil. However, I also say to soak and scrub the legs, first.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: The oil suffocates them. It would work on other mites, too, but would be a HUGE mess to have oil soaked feathers. Ivermectin works quite well on scaley leg mites.

 

[Fuzzybird]

Quote: I tryed that last time you told me to and get no response from her. I thought maybe a thread was talking about it but can't find any. I have tryed now 2 times to PM her and no response. I wonder if we are going to get one? I want to know in time to decide to get that calendar or the BMC one. I also want to find a turkey calendar but only find Wild Turkey and don't want that!