Arizona Chickens

[alohachickens]

A quick question. Does any store sell "Gro Gel" locally? Thanks!!!

http://www.jefferspet.com/grogel-plus-b/camid/liv/cp/MCH-G1/

 

[EKC Farms in the desert]

I might have a pack from my last group of baby chicks. I will give a quick look tomorrow. I got mine from a hatchery on line.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

 
Hello and it is...... ...........nce we added this. They would just go stand in the water for a bit and be perfectly content. Good luck!

We were looking for land so we could have chickens and other livestock. We were excited that they were established and laying already, making it easier for us. We actually put the chickens and their supplies in the written contract when we made an offer on the house. During the 8 weeks we waited to close, I read pretty much every chicken book in the library plus internet reading.

Some of my hens love walking in the water I dump out when washing their waterers. I am hoping to figure out how to put in a mister system by next summer. Does anybody here use one?

I am happy to here that you had chickens written in when you bought your home. I want to sell mine and buy something with more land. I have had a lot of advise. One thing was to get rid of the chickens, and some concern over my garden. I am not in a hurry, and if I sell it will be at my price, garden stays and I am not worried about my girls. To some people, garden and a set up for chicks maybe part of thief wildest dream. Most people assume everyone thinks the same as they do.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Yes, the blue eggshell gene is very closely linked with the pea comb gene. They have a 96% chance of being inherited together. Easter Eggers are not a breed; they are a mutt that had a blue egg laying ancestor, but could have been mixed with anything; many do not lay blue eggs. Ameraucanas and araucanas are breeds; if they do not lay a blue egg, it is a serious fault. Yes, blue eggshells are dominant.

 

[roostereggs]

The reed fencing isn't really fencing, more of a privacy screen. I bought a 6x15' roll at lowes for $20. No, it's not very durable, I'll maybe get another year on my coop. But a roll has been attached to my wrought-iron fence for 6 years, as long as it doesn't get messed w it'll last a while.

 

[roostereggs]

Pipemum...Thank you! That sounds like exactLy what I need to hang on my coop.

 

[Stynch]

I might be interested; do you know what line he might be out of? And yes that is for sure a Wellie cockerel. While I"m looking for a decent one for breeding I can't guarantee he might not be dinner at some point, depending on how he was to grow out.

So, should I be overly concerned about my EE? I'm not sure of the exact age - when I got her in mid-August, Pratt's told me she was 4-1/2 months, which would put her at over 7 months now. She continues to show pre-egg-laying behaviors, just no eggs! I know, I know ........ patience is a virtue, but no one has ever called me virtuous

 

[pipemum]

Lol, Stynch, she'll be laying an egg soon. Maybe even today!

 

[pipemum]

I am happy to here that you had chickens written in when you bought your home. I want to sell mine and buy something with more land. I have had a lot of advise. One thing was to get rid of the chickens, and some concern over my garden. I am not in a hurry, and if I sell it will be at my price, garden stays and I am not worried about my girls. To some people, garden and a set up for chicks maybe part of thief wildest dream. Most people assume everyone thinks the same as they do.

People have advised you to get rid of your garden when trying to sell? That's crazy talk! I've seen pictures of your beds, and they are nice and orderly...nothing at all to scare a potential buyer off even if they don't want to garden. Chickens may not be everybody's thing, but garden beds as a detractor seems odd to me.

I would love to buy more land. Places where land is affordable are lacking in jobs. As much as I dream to live off the land, I can't make a realistic income doing it. Not as a suburbanite with no real, heck not even 4-H level, ag experience. Not enough to pay a mortgage, and the everlasting student loan bills. But....by the time I retire I should be able to make something happen.

 

[ctroyer]

So my wife and I will be partaking in the Tour de Coops this weekend and I was wondering who out there is showcasing their coops? We will probably only go to the Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe ones...maybe Glendale depending on distance but thought it would be neat to know who we might be seeing.