Arizona Chickens

[City farm]

I don't know how many eggs a bantam can hatch, but for quail eggs check on the FB Arizona Backyard Farmer's several people there have quail https://www.facebook.com/groups/401859019894039/

Ok very nice thank you so much...

 

[City farm]

My silkie "minnie sat on 18 eggs !! only 14 hatch.

Minnie looks extra soft.. Like a cloud... That is great to know thank you.. Can't wait for one of ours to go broody... Did the other eggs start to form? Did you open them at the end?

 

[Demosthine]

I was on the silkie Fourm.. One family has had a blizzard where they are.. So I asked if they use anything to keep them warm
They replied " no just deep Shavings & a little insulation in the coop"

I remember ready here on our Fourm that some people would use heat lamps for their chickens... We got to 25' here in Tempe
a few weeks ago... We did nothing... But then I was thinking that it was probably someone who had baby chicks outside? Not
sure but found it interesting...

During that really cold snap, we hit 21* here in far North Peoria. The only thing we did was throw a blanket over the coop to protect them from the crazy wind. They seemed extremely comfortable the entire time. During the day, even with highs in the mid-30*s, we let them out and uncovered the coop. They roosted in the regular spots and everything. The coop is on the back porch and designed so we can see in from the window.

Now, they were all fully feathered, so chicks would be a very different story...

 

[thebanthams]

Minnie looks extra soft.. Like a cloud... That is great to know thank you.. Can't wait for one of ours to go broody...
Did the other eggs start to form? Did you open them at the end?

we candled them, they were duds. We did it because we thought some of them were not fertile . (They are not all her eggs)

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

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No, sorry. Can't have a rooster.

 

[some guy]

I have a small backyard with close nieghbors. Can hens get loud? If so are there any tips to minimize it? Thanks

 

[Demosthine]

I have a small backyard with close nieghbors. Can hens get loud? If so are there any tips to minimize it? Thanks

My hens are no louder than a typical bird you find in the yard. In fact, when I overseeded my yard for winter, the swarm of birds were significantly louder. I would say volume-wise, it's probably no louder than a typical house cat.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

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They are usually very quiet but can be a little noisy occasionally. Not more than a dog, though, just different. They are silent in the dark hours.
The quietest hens I have are leghorns (Ideal 236 hybrid).

 

[Mahonri]

I have a blue copper Olive Egger that is as load as any roo. Her egg song is outrageous.

 

[maryhysong]

I have a blue copper Olive Egger that is as load as any roo. Her egg song is outrageous.

I'll say all my girls; Welsummer, Buff Orpington, Easter Eggers all get loud with the egg song. What's crazy tho is I have an old Wellie roo that sings the egg song to his girls!