Arizona Chickens

[Fuzzybird]

most predictors would leave feathers, rappers would definitely leave feathers.... A lot of feathers I would think. Wild dogs and coyotes would also. Human Chicken Snatchers wouldn't leave feathers. I found out at Home Depot, from a woman that lives West of Buckeye area, that for about 2 or 3 weeks some one was steeling chickens from people's coop. She lost a couple of chickens, in the morning the coop door was open. Some one apparently caught the person in the act and tried to catch him. The Thief took off, jumped in a truck/car and took off, no license plate. At that point apparently no more chickens were missing from coops. Don't remember many details. But she said was a new comer to the area and that so she was not in the community loop as to look out for a chicken Thief. Do you have strangers driving around out there? I would think your dogs would give you plenty of knowtice if that was the case. . Geese are great watch dogs. But they are not as mean as a swan.

You know for some reason I thought maybe they were stolen but in broad daylight? Wouldn't it be hard to chase and get a hold of the chickens while they were free ranging? And why take a very small roo. The dogs are not out all the time since it has been hot. You know it has been windy these last days so maybe the feather that were loosened up just blew away. This had to be happening in the afternoon also. So owls can't be. Also I just thought. The turkey isn't taken and she is real tame so if someone is steeling they were surely take her, wouldn't you think?

 

[City farm]

i am trying to see if I can host the "party here", I have am 8x4 work table we could use, it will be BYOC X2. Bring Your Own Chicken and Bring Your Oun Chair. I am very short on comferts, when my oldest daughter moved out she sold everything I had.

I have extra chairs

i can also bring extra chairs, extra roosters, and i'm probably bringing an extra person. my mom always helps me, i do the butchering and skinning, she does the gutting... cuz she likes to keep that stuff.

i can also bring water containers potable and/or not. if its is going to be at 5 in the far north west valley i might be a bit late...

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Nice, love the family help.. We will keep the extras as well.. Plus if others don't want theirs we will take them.. Our dogs will be
Happy, Happy, Happy.. Although heart and liver cooked to perfection is good...
I will bring beer.. & possibly a snack to,share.. Table and chairs.. Ect... will call u with a total of people & Roos..
Thank you for hosting.. We will talk later

 

[Fuzzybird]

Mystery solved of my missing chickens. Went down the road to see the neighbor and asked if she saw any loose chickens and she tells me she saw a very large coyote with a buff colored chicken running a crossed her field! I can't believe the skill of that coyote being able to bring down a chicken a day and two yesterday and not leave feathers! The fact he got over the field fencing is weird also. My sister boyfriend has a point, he said the chickens are so used to our farm dog that maybe they don't think much about a coyote coming close? Darn clever bugger! The chickens are one thing but we are getting ready for kidding this early winter. I guess the farm dog will have to do day and night duty during that time!

 

[Mikokoke]

Mystery solved of my missing chickens. Went down the road to see the neighbor and asked if she saw any loose chickens and she tells me she saw a very large coyote with a buff colored chicken running a crossed her field! I can't believe the skill of that coyote being able to bring down a chicken a day and two yesterday and not leave feathers! The fact he got over the field fencing is weird also. My sister boyfriend has a point, he said the chickens are so used to our farm dog that maybe they don't think much about a coyote coming close? Darn clever bugger! The chickens are one thing but we are getting ready for kidding this early winter. I guess the farm dog will have to do day and night duty during that time!

 

[AZ_HenHouse]

Nobody replied about getting a duckling to scare off the wild birds... Any thoughts? Was told they're more territorial so they run off the birds. Or am I just making excuses to get a little quack quack?

That sounds like a plausable reason to get a duck...I would back you up on it, heck might even use it on my hubby. HHmm wonder if he would buy that theory

Does anyone know if it is true? My kids would love it, they want to add ducks.

 

[kacklinkelly]

Hey all - sounds like the AZ processing day is coming together. I would like to join in order to meet those who have assisted me in my first year of backyard chickens and help out if necessary. I processed my first and only batch of meaties in May. I don't have anything to process at this time but am very interested in learning how to process a rabbit. I believe Redrocketrooster
mentioned being able to bring one along. Am researching meat rabbits. DH is not sold on the idea but he wasn't on board for the chickens either. Sometimes he just doesn't know what's good for us

. I will keep an eye on the thread to confirm the date, time and location. I will contribute in whatever way I can. Thanks, Kelly

 

[mckenzy]

Chicken in the sky over N Phoenix. See it?

 

[City farm]

Hey all - sounds like the AZ processing day is coming together.  I would like to join in order to meet those who have assisted me in my first year of backyard chickens and help out if necessary.  I processed my first and only batch of meaties in May. I don't have anything to process at this time but am very interested in learning how to process a rabbit.  I believe Redrocketrooster
mentioned being able to bring one along. Am researching meat rabbits.  DH is not sold on the idea but he wasn't on board for the chickens either.  Sometimes he just doesn't know what's good for us  . I will keep an eye on the thread to confirm the date, time and location.  I will contribute in whatever way I can. Thanks, Kelly  

Yeah hubby & kids were like CHICKENS!! No way.. But they are getting use to them.. Can't wit to find out what you get.. I would get extra
just in case you end up with a roo..

 

[City farm]

Chicken in the sky over N Phoenix. See it?

How cool . Thank you for sharing photo.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

I'm PM ing with I for to anyone that is comings as they post interest. I hope my directions will help. I have one 8x 4 work table, I will clear off the table I use for my computer, it is a 5' table. I will make as much space as I can to set food on, I have a really nice BBQ, I will get gas, just in case anyone wants to use it.