Arizona Chickens

[jbolt]

Ok, I live in wittmann......the first question is do you have school age children? The drugs my community are rampant in both the schools and the community. I send my kids to private school, and though my family has lives here for 30+ years, the parents.who move here have no clue what kind of social influence the drugs in this town have on the children. just A strong warning from a mother who has seen the best of this place.....and the worst.

 

[jbolt]

These are people who will bring kids down in a bad way here, the community isn't like that......I wish it was. There's worlds of trouble just down the street here.....my kids don't leave our property unsupervised for a simple bike ride.....wild aggressive dogs, tweekers wandering, nothing wholesome for kids to find on their own. We are lucky because we have family all over out here, and family in town, but please don't assume its just safe for kids here unless they are streetsmart kids.

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Just throwing this out there for those in the yarn ell area.....I have an extra stall for livestock that I will donate for 1 month to an animal in need of housing. Can house a few goats, a horse, a cow or? You will have to pay for feed, but the space is available for free with auto waterer and shade, and turnout. Just trying to think outside the box on how me and my family can help during these tough times. Also, I have an unused coop area to house 6 to 8 chickens if needed as well.

That is very generous of you to open your place for livestock that may be in need of a temporary home. I live in Peeples Valley and as soon as the folks of Yarnell can return to their home I will be working with them to help clean up and start rebuilding their lives here. If I learn of anyone in need of a place for their livestock, I will certainly share your offer.

Thank you!

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

Oh, by the way, a note of thought. The Age of Aquarius, is something like year 2600. We are still in the Age of Pieces, each age lasts 2,150 years. There is a lot of dispute about just when each age starts among astrologists. I think it is pieces. The ages are in revers order. At lest that is how I remember it.

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jbolt I understand what you are saying. In a group of like minded people, a village (smi-commune) you could call it. Kids would have the community to watch then. Drugs have been around for ever. Times are different now. Kids no longer have to work to help support a family along with a long list of other conditions that are very different.

As for wild dogs I feel for them, but, wild dogs end up the same as coyotes. Tears will not stop me from protect our animals and our selves. Wild dogs are more dangerous then coyotes. I have no idea if I would try to trap them or not. Many can not be saved. There are things you never really know for sure until you are face to face with it. I do know I have surprised my self at my on metal.

I do not have little children I'm 67.

 

[Demosthine]

Ok, I live in wittmann......the first question is do you have school age children? The drugs my community are rampant in both the schools and the community. I send my kids to private school, and though my family has lives here for 30+ years, the parents.who move here have no clue what kind of social influence the drugs in this town have on the children. just A strong warning from a mother who has seen the best of this place.....and the worst.

I feel for you. Out of the entire county, the two most dangerous locations are Guadalupe and Wittman. Most of the Officers and the Constable I know rarely enter Wittman without having a backup unit on standby and them being fairly close. Even 15 years when I was in high school, it wasn't that bad at all. I knew several kids who were bused in to my high school every day. Now, though, things have significantly changed. It's hard seeing that kind of change in somewhere that you've dedicated that much of your life to. Even my Inmates talk about it, but their philosophy is different. They know it's a safehaven for drug users and they can get anything their hearts desire. Too bad the Sheriff's Office can't get enough funding to hire the Deputies to keep that area flooded with heavy patrols for a few years. Clean it up and get a fantastic community support system set up. Unlike Guad, though, they wouldn't have the extreme opposition from the ACLU and La Raza for arresting illegal immigrants.


I've never lived in a commune or similar environment. I've heard great things and bad things about them. I've always wanted to visit Arcosanti, but somehow never manage to stop when I'm driving by.

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Noel: Here are the babies almost 5 weeks old. My washer test now says roos

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Washer test for roos?

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Washer test for roos?

LOL...Our little secret... Old wives tale...Use a string and metal washer. Hold chick and hold string and washer over the base of the tail. Goes in a circle....pullet Goes back and forth...roo It has been pretty accurate till now. Try it over your hens. I did this on my dogs and it was right.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

We just got back from a couple weeks of travel to NM and CO. We spent an awesome week at our friend's bee farm in Truchas. Situated above the town at 8000' and one of the last houses up the road before the forest rises to Truchas Peak (second highest in NM), it always makes a great get-away from our low desert heat. Their bee business is doing great, down from the 540 colonies last year as they focused on a new child, but they're gearing up for an even bigger 2014. It was a lot of fun working with the bees, but mostly it was just loading and unloading the truck. They had a big party while we were there and we met all sorts of interesting people from the Santa Fe/Taos/Rio Grande river area. Everyone was somehow involved with food production--bee keeping, ranchers, orchard farmers, restaurateurs, so it made for fascinating conversation. The Jaroso Fire, just over the ridge caused a bit of concern over the week as the smoke would cross over and fill the valley at night, making it hard to breath. We also watched the occasional spot fire cross over, wondering if we would have to evacuate. I'm glad we didn't have to pack up all those colonies.



After that we went to Buena Vista, CO, a magnificent little town situated at the base of the Collegiate Peaks (all >14k') with the Arkansas River flowing by the edge of town. It was an unforgettable time with another couple of our BFFs, filled with world-class fly fishing and rock climbing.





It was really hard to come home after that. I was glad to find that we didn't lose any birds, thanks to my fantastic house-sitter and Squeakyballs, who watched over them so so well.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Quote: Hmmm...O.k.