Arizona Chickens

[City farm]

On lending out your rooster.  That should never be done because it causes a whole new set of problems.  The pecking order is very important and it could take a long time for your hens to adjust to the new set up let alone your neighbors hens would also take a while for the new dynamics in the flock.  And then when you bring your rooster back the dynamics changes again in both flocks and you could cause your hens, and your neighbors hens, to stop laying for a while.  If you lend out a rooster, don't bring it back especially if there's another rooster in your flock because it can lead to fighting.  Just my humble opinion of 50 years raising chickens.  Wait until one of your hens has a clutch of eggs she's brooding and then offer them to your neighbor or tell your neighbor to purchase their own rooster - doesn't cost that much.

X2!!

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

I have been posting on YouTub progress every Wed. There are other videos of them as well. [VIDEO]

subscribe and it will be easer for you to check on them. I do not want to upset people by posting every week Mama and Chick videos People will think I am chicken obsessed.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

I have been doing more reading on good and bad mama hens. I am understanding better the chicken that was spared the ax, that may Grandmother would talk about to me. It died of old age. In the 1800- early 1900, chickens was meat and eggs. Only on special occasions did they butcher a fryer. Usually, she said it was stewed or a soup. But her dad had a hen that would even steal chicks from other mama's. She would set on kittens, new born calfs, puppy..... You name it. She was Mama to the world. (I wish cameras were in every home back then, what I would give for a photo of a chicken trying to keep a calf or a colt warm. ). Her job was hatching chicken, duck, and goose eggs. Grandmother said that when it was not unusual to see chicks, goslings and ducklings of different ages behind her. When the ducklings and gosling took to water, she would panic and go crazy calling, that just wasn't normal. When she didn't have peeps, her dad would give her as many eggs as she could handle. I guess if she would adopt so easily, you could give her the peeps from other hens so they would go back to laying early????

 

[City farm]

I have been posting on YouTub progress every Wed. There are other videos of them as well. [VIDEO]

subscribe and it will be easer for you to check on them. I do not want to upset people by posting every week Mama and Chick videos People will think I am chicken obsessed.

I have been posting on YouTub progress every Wed. There are other videos of them as well. [VIDEO]

subscribe and it will be easer for you to check on them. I do not want to upset people by posting every week Mama and Chick videos People will think I am chicken obsessed.

Clair is higher up in the peeking order it seems.. The Moma & her are cute sisters..
They look so happy.. :yiipchick

 

[City farm]

I have been hearing Clark Kent make his "something is flying above us, don't move sound" so I put up the bird cloth today.
It feels so great to get something on the list of things to do done.

 

[jubilation]

Anyone know of where I can purchase some standard bred buff orpington chicks in Arizona? I bought some from the feed store but they are smaller than the standard bred. Looking to increase my flock with the bigger birds. All the companies and hatcheries won't ship less than 15 birds and I don't need that many now.

 

[ItsMr2u]

Finally got my chicks from Ideal poultry! They sent 15 and I ordered 10. All doing well so far!

 

[Timskins]

Anyone know of where I can purchase some standard bred buff orpington chicks in Arizona? I bought some from the feed store but they are smaller than the standard bred. Looking to increase my flock with the bigger birds. All the companies and hatcheries won't ship less than 15 birds and I don't need that many now.

Hatchbawks usually has them. There are just tough to get ahold of and take a while to respond to emails and phone calls.

 

[Timskins]

Congrats fun times ahead. Just wait till you get that first egg!

 

[mom-to-5]

Anyone know of where I can purchase some standard bred buff orpington chicks in Arizona?  I bought some from the feed store but they are smaller than the standard bred.  Looking to increase my flock with the bigger birds.  All the companies and hatcheries won't ship less than 15 birds and I don't need that many now.

I got two BO from Hatchbawks but they are also smaller than the standard size. I also got a light brahma that, although it has feathered feet, like a brahma, the feather patterns are not what they should be.
It doesn't bother me much but if you're looking for the real deal, a standard size BO, I would not recommend Hatchbawks.