Arizona Chickens

[City farm]

I posted this in the Law section of the forum, but I know not everyone looks there as often as you do here.

Hello Friends,

Whether this bill affects you or not, it is important to our friends that wish they could raise chickens in their own backyards, but can't because the minorities in the HOA's (this doesn't affect HOA's, but HOA's affect the town councils) and Municipalities law firms get paid lots of money to support their agenda. If you have a few minutes, please email and/or (preferably and) call these representatives to let them know you are in support of SB1151; restoring property rights, allow people to know where their food comes from and what went into it. You don't have to be in AZ to contact them.

Sonny Borrelli R [email protected] 602 926-5051


Doug Coleman R [email protected] 602 926-3160


Demion Clinco D [email protected] 602 926-4089


Thomas Forese R [email protected] 602 926-5168


Lydia Hernández D [email protected] 602 926-3376


John Kavanagh R [email protected] 602 926-5170


Warren Petersen R [email protected] 602 926-4136


Martín J. Quezada D [email protected] 602 926-5911


Michelle Ugenti R [email protected] 602 926-4480 

Thank You!

Email done, not sure if I have the time to call...
Here is what I wrote;

Dear representative's,
Please support this bill, our family has been farming big and small, city and rural, for hundreds
of years. You know that my dogs and our neighbors dogs make way more noise than our
chickens do? Plus they eat all the little critters including scorpions? Bug control naturally!!
Plus their poo is fantastic for our soil!! Great for our environment! Ok , wait did I forget to
mention farm fresh eggs, daily.. Our neighborhood is one of the most densely populated area
in Arizona.. Every block in our amazing community "260+" homes has chickens..  And
that number is growing. Once you weigh the positive it is far more important to us all as a whole..
How can you go wrong??  Please do us all a service and support this important bill.  

                               Jude 24-25 KJV
                              "In God we trust"

 

[dnx717]

sorry, it is the "night guard lite".

 

[City farm]

Hi, everyone! I just can't keep up with you folks these days!

My neighbors are ready for chickens. Anyone have any hens/pullets for sale. Message me! Thanks!

Ha! Don't we all have to many?? Funny..
How many do they want to start with? They do understand chicken math right?

 

[City farm]

My DH finished getting the chicken's run covered today.  I'll have to post some pics later when they get to come out.  He had to leave for work so I didn't want to let them into the run until he could watch them get to free range as much as possible in our tiny backyard.  Also got the pallet composters finished.  Since they are in the chicken's run there will be plenty of bugs to find for the chickens and they will get to help turn the pile.

Yes do post photos..

 

[City farm]

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for. So if I go ahead with my current order they will be shipped 4/30/14. Will it be too hot to keep them in the garage if they are needing around 90°? Does anyone know what this is? http://www.idealpoultry.com/item.html

Normally when you order they do have minimum or they will charge you the same for 7 chicks as 15 chicks.. Do you know if
this is how they do it? If so I am sure someone will go in on it with you for the extra chicks..

 

[pipemum]

So, I think the 7 packing peanuts I got are buff brahmas, not cochins. They are getting the little ring of dark feathers around their necks. Supposed to be good as a meat birds as well...I just wonder how long until they start to crow. I probably won't be able to grow them out to their full 10lbs. If so, great. I wouldn't mind keeping one as a rooster, if he can be quiet. The CX are bigger than the tiny silkie mix raising them. I butchered 4 a couple of weeks ago, and I think I'll do 3 this weekend and 3 next weekend. I wonder if I can squeeze one more set of CX in before the heat sets in. I really love the CX. I do wish the hatchery had not messed up my plan with all those peanuts!

I bought a bag of rice hulls to try out as bedding. I mixed a couple of handfuls with shavings in the the nest boxes, and the girls all laid outside of the box in the corner of their coop. I guess they didn't like it! I'm trying it in the meatie pen as well, mixed with pine shavings. I'm not sure about the mess factor--they are lighter than shavings and I'm wondering how much they'll be blown around and end up in the corners of my patio. Otherwise, it seems like the rice hulls would be better for my compost than pine shavings. Especially in the amounts of bedding I use for the meatie pen.

My garden is doing well. Looks hideous from all the contraptions I have to keep the chickens out of the beds, but no chickens=green things growing. My tiny patch of lawn is hideous. I don't know whether I should just start over with $40 more worth of sod, or keep trying to groom the tiny strands of green that are attempting to grow.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

So, I think the 7 packing peanuts I got are buff brahmas, not cochins. They are getting the little ring of dark feathers around their necks. Supposed to be good as a meat birds as well...I just wonder how long until they start to crow. I probably won't be able to grow them out to their full 10lbs. If so, great. I wouldn't mind keeping one as a rooster, if he can be quiet. The CX are bigger than the tiny silkie mix raising them. I butchered 4 a couple of weeks ago, and I think I'll do 3 this weekend and 3 next weekend. I wonder if I can squeeze one more set of CX in before the heat sets in. I really love the CX. I do wish the hatchery had not messed up my plan with all those peanuts!

I bought a bag of rice hulls to try out as bedding. I mixed a couple of handfuls with shavings in the the nest boxes, and the girls all laid outside of the box in the corner of their coop. I guess they didn't like it! I'm trying it in the meatie pen as well, mixed with pine shavings. I'm not sure about the mess factor--they are lighter than shavings and I'm wondering how much they'll be blown around and end up in the corners of my patio. Otherwise, it seems like the rice hulls would be better for my compost than pine shavings. Especially in the amounts of bedding I use for the meatie pen.

My garden is doing well. Looks hideous from all the contraptions I have to keep the chickens out of the beds, but no chickens=green things growing. My tiny patch of lawn is hideous. I don't know whether I should just start over with $40 more worth of sod, or keep trying to groom the tiny strands of green that are attempting to grow.

I always wanted to try out the rice hulls too. A few people here have given them the big thumbs up. They would seem to be perfect for compost.

After living without any lawn at all for the past 25+ years (not including the disaster of the Bermuda), we decided to plant a patch of grass today. We've been on a big mission to make the entire back yard more hospitable to the tortoises and we're removing ornamental stuff (e.g. purple fountain grass) and replacing them with things the torts love to eat. We had woeful amounts of grasses for them to feed on, which are apparently very important. Anyway, while researching I discovered that three of the best grasses for them are just short little plants that are very suitable for a desert adapted lawn. I got seeds from an outfit out of Texas that sells them for that purpose, and surprisingly, much of the seed originated here in AZ. The most thirsty of the species requires about 12" of rain per year and the least requires only 5". In my reading I also discovered that they are considered excellent forage grasses for livestock so I'm guessing (and hoping) that the chickens really like it too.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

I also took pictures of flowers and fruits in the garden today.

Dwarf Bonanza peach:




All-In-One Almond:




Anna's Apple:




Black Mission fig:




White Kadota figs:




Scented geraniums:




Limes:




Beauty plum blossoms:




Tomatoes:

 

[rockmissjess]

Normally when you order they do have minimum or they will charge you the same for 7 chicks as 15 chicks.. Do you know if
this is how they do it? If so I am sure someone will go in on it with you for the extra chicks..

I got my 5 chicks from chickensforbackyards.com...

 

[pipemum]

Your trees look great. Where did you get your trees from? I've planted a black mission fig and 2 more citrus this year. Next up, apples, another fig, and something from the heritage tree project.

That grass looks like a great blend. I love curly mesquite. And blue grama eyelashes! I was thinking about doing the UC Verde buffalograss when I did my 10x6' area, but $$ and time won out. Sod was cheap, instant, and looked great for months. It's really had to beat $36 for instant lawn!

Oh, and hey, I am going to order some of the seed mix--it's not too expensive for my tiny patch. In the bottom photo of the page you linked, there are 2 chickens on the grass!