Arizona Chickens

[City farm]

So Daisy came home today. I went to pick her up from the farm after work. Brought her home and introduced her to Rosco and Boss Hogg. It has gone surprisingly well! They do peck at her a little. But it doesn't seem overly aggressive, they just sort of peck at her once or twice and then leave her alone for a while. I suspect she must have been getting pecked at at the farm too, because she seems totally unphased by it. She just runs a few steps and then goes right back to doing her thing. I put her in the roost tonight when I saw Rosco and Boss Hog heading up there. They all seemed ok. The neighbors invited us over for dinner, so I checked on them an hour later and Daisy was actually all snuggled into Rosco. Rosco was still awake too, so she clearly doesn't mind the arrangement. I'm really relieved that they seem to be getting along so well. And Daisy seems pretty happy and has been warming to me already. She came out close to bedtime and was looking for me, so I went in the coop, sat down and put her on my lap and we just hung out for a bit. So far so good!! Fingers crossed it continues to be so smooth... Here's a pic and a video...

Ahhhhh, don't you love it when they get along... Love the video...

 

[City farm]

So I have some silkie/showgirl eggs on Tuesday, I figured I was almost done with the incubator, no problem if they sit on the kitchen counter for a few days..... four days later I have found out that I am possibly the worst electrician ever lol, is there anyone with a broody hen that would be willing to work something out please please please

Shoot, shoot, shoot, if the school, dearest friend & I & our broody hen did not just hatch a ton of eggs I would... We are busy till the end
Of June with stuff.. I even got a bunch of friends to start & add to their flock...

 

[City farm]

Tomorrow night come and relax by the fire.. It's only suppose to be 80. 7 mph wind. Perfect for roasted marshmallow's..

 

[kacklinkelly]

Coolest experience today with "my girls"
I took the day off of work and spent the entire day in the yard gardening and cleaning up- BLISS

Every once in a while I would take a break, sit down and put my feet up.
One time, I layed my head back and my australorp and easter egger both
jumped into my lap. The easter egger climbed onto my arm and hung out
awhile. I held her to my chest, talked to her, petted her and she put her head on
my shoulder for just a bit. Then she was done and ran off. I must admit - I melted.
Never in a million years imagined this when I thought about getting chickens.
Perfect mental health day off.

 

[LAFreewayChickens]

I'll be in Florence, AZ on May 25th, and I thought I'd post here to see if anyone is interested in Cream Legbars, either mostly feathered chicks or hatching eggs. If so PM me. I'll be coming out the 8 from San Diego, so won't be passing though PHX, just Yuma.

Unless my newer pullets start laying before the trip, I would only have a handful of hatching eggs available, but without the rough travel via USPS.

 

[ChicksOfHazzard]

Ahhhhh, don't you love it when they get along... Love the video...

YES! I am so relieved. I was worrying about it all day, how it would go. But my husband and I had been talking and decided to get her sooner rather than later since a) they are at an age where I thought I could sex them and b) they were getting manhandled pretty roughly by 2 and 4-yr olds at the farm and we were worried that if their formative weeks were spent running from children they might be skittish to being handled. So it was sooner than we had originally planned, but I'm glad it's worked out (so far, knock on wood).

Coolest experience today with "my girls"
I took the day off of work and spent the entire day in the yard gardening and cleaning up- BLISS

Every once in a while I would take a break, sit down and put my feet up.
One time, I layed my head back and my australorp and easter egger both
jumped into my lap. The easter egger climbed onto my arm and hung out
awhile. I held her to my chest, talked to her, petted her and she put her head on
my shoulder for just a bit. Then she was done and ran off. I must admit - I melted.
Never in a million years imagined this when I thought about getting chickens.
Perfect mental health day off.

HEAVEN! This really made me smile. I'd love to spend a day off like this too...

 

[kacklinkelly]

Requesting some insight -

My black australorp has been sitting in the nesting box since 4pm yesterday.
She is acting normal other than that.
I checked on her yesterday concerned that she might be egg bound as she
didn't lay yesterday. However, today, after giving her the once over and
removing her from the nest, I think she may have turned broody.
When I took her out of the nest box today, I "felt her up all over" I put her on
the ground and she pecked a little, got some water and ran back into the
nest.

Now What?

I have no fertile eggs to place under her. If I can, I'd like to interrupt the
brood. If not, am in need of some fertile eggs. Don't want a crazy chicken
on my hands. She's our best layer and friendliest.

Your opinions and insight are requested. Thanks all

 

[Mahonri]

Requesting some insight -

Now What?

I have no fertile eggs to place under her. If I can, I'd like to interrupt the
brood. If not, am in need of some fertile eggs. Don't want a crazy chicken
on my hands. She's our best layer and friendliest.

Your opinions and insight are requested. Thanks all

Once she stays on the nest two nights in a row, you know she's broody, so PM aloha chickens (Sommer) and see if she can spare 9 or 10 eggs. (Australorps are pretty big)

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

Well, trying to get the beehive to migrate from the water meter box to the hive was a failure. Apparently, when I disturbed it yesterday, they opted to abandon the combs they had built and swarm. Maybe next time...

From my limited understanding at this point, you need to actually capture them, put them in the supper, lock them in with sugar water and a pollen mixture if you have it, then give them a small opening to get out, one ware the queen can not escape. It takes a week or so to become established. The queen is the key. It sounds like you had a sworn with an established queen. Make sure you have the queen, they (should) will fallow her sent and stay with her.

Did you know if they were Afriacnized or Europen? African become aggressively more aggressive when hive is established. At first they do not have the numbers, to form a full out attack. I believe that Africanized are still much more aggressive even in the swarm.

I will let you know when I am ready to do something about mine, ore when they swarm. We have a box to put them in and an attractant (I think my nephew said he had some), as for a queen, we could get a couple of queen cells from the established hive to start a new hive. After I am finished with the new run and coop I will spend more time with the bees, will know more by then.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

a dozen eggs.... i think wittmann may be out of my driving range lol the wife is already a little peeved at how much I spent on this dang incubator and I still need to spend another 50ish to get it workin properly, Im just lucky shes so..... silent in her disdain lol 

You lucky I'm not