Arizona Chickens

[pipemum]

We have a rotating list of chicken names, for the same chickens. We can't tell the barred rocks apart, but one is named Daisy Mae and the other is whatever my daughter feels like calling her. I think this week it's Diamond. The gray silkie also has a rotating name. Sometimes it's Tangled, sometime Flower Bloom...I think this week it is Crystal. My daughter is naming everything Crystal and Diamond. Oh, and Chrys Diamond together has been popular lately. THis is what happens when you can't remember names worth a darn, and let a small child choose names! The other two are firmly Astrid and Slayer, and I won't let my kid change their names. She's tried to rename our dogs as well.

 

[Beastie]

Glad you are on here! &.

if this is your first post...

Delaware's are so beautiful.. The photos look almost unreal.. Hope that you have a hen.. What other breeds do you have?

Thanks for the welcome! We bought eight chicks, five of them we are keeping and the other four are my dad's/brother's. I haven't for sure figured out the breeds on the three dark chicks yet, two of them are my dad's and the one with the pale face I'm keeping. Other than that the ones I'm keeping are 1 speckled Sussex, 1 Egyptian Fayoumi, 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 Delaware (as long as she is female), and one unidentified pale faced dark chick lol. My dad/brother are taking two dark chicks, 1 RIR, and 1 EE.








More pics on my profile page if you feel like being killed by cuteness.

 

[rockmissjess]

Todays Entry: Okay so today is the beginning of week 2 of having the chicks...seeing as how their brooder box needed a good cleaning i decided for some odd reason to do half sand on a lower level and do the pine shavings on the other side (the upper level) why did i do this? no idea? being creative maybe? lol.... not sure..

 

[Sill]

Hello Everyone!

I'm new to the world of chickens. I just wanted to stop in and introduce myself!

Hi! And welcome.

I picked up three new pullets today. They are from a fourth generation blue barred olive egger rooster over french black copper marans hens. One is blue with very faint lacing, one is blue with barring and the other is black with brown ruff I'm hoping for some nice dark eggs once they start laying. I think they are only 2-3 months old. I'm not sure how soon to introduce them to my older pullets. I've got them partitioned off in a separate area of the inside of the coop but everyone can see and hear each other.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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Congratulations! You'll have to post pics of the eggs when they come. Here's a great place to start reading about introducing new birds to your flock.

 

[chisandchicks]

Hi! I am in Casa Grande - that's between Tucson and Phoenix; we use a mister and tarps for shade. We have the tarps hung in a way that keeps the misted water in the hen's yard and not going all over the place --- we get lots of strong winds here!
The tarps also give shade - it works out very nicely. Also, we have a few small tubs the girls can use as "pools" - they love those! And of course, we keep lots of water containers full for them to.
I made sure we started out with 5 hens that were born and bred here (in Indian Hills) - that way we knew they were "heat tolerant" - we got 11 chicks that 2 of those hens had with them. After that I went to our local feed store (they have been here for years and years and years) so I could deal with folks who knew what breeds I needed for our weather.
We now have 2 chicks from last season and 3 new ones [so far!] this season that are from the purebreds and our crosses mixed with our [purebred] RIR roo.
We are very hopeful this mix will produce chicks that are even more heat tolerant and great layers to!
* We would like to sell our chicks eventually - specifically for folks who want a more heat tolerant chicken. Wouldn't that be cool?!!!
I think we will be introducing 1 more purebred into the mix -- I am researching that now...
Pray for me y'all!!!

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

Someone has been crowing, I think it is him, the only one I think is a cockerel, he is one of the 12/25 hatch from City Farm.

I will post more pics of my little peeps from Flowers girls and Angle. I not not had anyone interested in the 7 peeps that I am fostering. I think now they are Production Red/Red Star, do not know the 3 white ones are. Please let me know, I am fostering so they are free to good home.

I have to take him to Stock-Shop tomorrow. PM me I will check before I leave at 8:45. There are 5 pullets about the same size. I think they are pullets. Time will tell. They plus at lest 4 of my girls will be going. Just not ready to make that call yet. Flower will have first pick of the 4 Fluffy Butts from her flock.

Please some come PM about the 7 Foster Chicks. I really not prepared to take care of them, I do not have them with the 4 peeps. They are still in quarantine. This coming week end will be perfect for some one to pick up chicks that have been watched. I need the brooder pen for my little ones. They are free, and so fair seem healthy. I will be powdering them tomorrow when I get home. Had planed on to day, but it just didn't happen.



Also, I need help in cleaning up my back yard. I have a lot of weeds my girls will not eat, imposable to pull up and I will not poison resort to poison yet. I need to fill the back of my truck with dump stuff, get the chicken pen cleaned up and composting, I have to get my work shop area cleaned up as well. I have been pledged with noise bleeds, go to my profile, the last 3 in FAMILY ALBUM, I will be erasing them in a week or so, to see what I am talking about, inappropriate to post. Trying to clean out and up wreckage left from depression. It is really funny. Anyone that is familiar with it and how it works, it makes no sense at all. I have normal depression right now, anyone normal person would, but I know it has an end, I know why I feel as I do, most of all I can be and am being comforted. The other is like a Steven King Fog Bank rolling in and destroying, you are helpless, only no heart or heroine..

Please let me know if anyone can help.... Bring weed Wacker's, machetes and whatever else you might think to clear the jungle. I have plants going to seed, so I can offer people 'pick your own seeds'. I will be closing in my garden, there may be some salvageable stuff I have you may be able to use. Planing last week end of the month, or the first on April. My mom's memorial is the 13th of April, I have a need to have it done by them. Actually, I am available when you are.

 

[FeatherPugs]

Hi! I am in Casa Grande - that's between Tucson and Phoenix; we use a mister and tarps for shade. We have the tarps hung in a way that keeps the misted water in the hen's yard and not going all over the place --- we get lots of strong winds here!
The tarps also give shade - it works out very nicely. Also, we have a few small tubs the girls can use as "pools" - they love those! And of course, we keep lots of water containers full for them to.
I made sure we started out with 5 hens that were born and bred here (in Indian Hills) - that way we knew they were "heat tolerant" - we got 11 chicks that 2 of those hens had with them. After that I went to our local feed store (they have been here for years and years and years) so I could deal with folks who knew what breeds I needed for our weather.
We now have 2 chicks from last season and 3 new ones [so far!] this season that are from the purebreds and our crosses mixed with our [purebred] RIR roo.
We are very hopeful this mix will produce chicks that are even more heat tolerant and great layers to!
* We would like to sell our chicks eventually - specifically for folks who want a more heat tolerant chicken. Wouldn't that be cool?!!!
I think we will be introducing 1 more purebred into the mix -- I am researching that now...
Pray for me y'all!!!

Welcome! I'm just outside CG off 11 Mile Corner Road - Small world!! I also use tubs for the girls and tried the tarp this spring before the rain - I'd rather have a good roof over the run instead. Misters go on when its 110degrees or better outside so seem like it was almost all summer last year - hope this one is better! I currently have 14 hens and 4 littles - I'll eventually keep the flock at 14 hens. No roos here - my choice - not the neighbors! Enjoy - maybe we can meet up some time.

 

[kevs-chickadees]

Well I'm way behind on the posts and way behind on putting this out there. Just an fyi since so many of you are interested in gardening there will be a series of garden classes featuring the Mittleider garden method. There is a class Thursday in Queen Creek, Friday here in Mesa and 2 on Saturday in Gilbert. LDS Prepper is here from Texas and Jim Kennard will be here shortly all the way from Missouri. They are traveling through several states teaching anyone who might be interested. If you are please email him at [email protected] to let him know you are coming. Wish I knew how to upload a link to the flyer but I'm illiterate that way. I can tell you that the one here in Mesa is from 1-6. 2 1/2 hours in a classroom setting and the rest of the time here in my backyard.

 

[rockmissjess]

I cant get anything to grow here... grrr... i came from utah with 50 plants i ordered that are heat hardy.. and ALL died.. even the succulents.. the only thing that survived was my lilies.. and the javalinas ate those.. i gave up on the idea of having a garden... *sighs*