Arizona Chickens

[Gallo del Cielo]

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I will mail you the very first seeds my moringa makes.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Good morning everyone. I know I have not been on here in a while but it is with a heavy heart that I let everyone know that Phoebe (my Avatar) passed away yesterday. I went out in the morning to check on the girls and all three were roaming the yard and acting normal. I refilled their "pool" shallow pan in the coop that we keep water in so that they can stand in to keep cool They love it. Then around 4pm I went out to take some kitchen scraps to the compost and she was laying on her side dead in the coop. I am wondering if anyone may have an idea what could cause this? I believe she may have been egg bound as she had not laid an egg in a week but she had no other symptoms. I did notice some very liquid and greenish in color stool near the coop but not sure if it was hers. She was still eating and drinking water as well as roaming the yard and spending time with her sisters in the compost bin. She seemed to be normal and the only other thing could think of was that her feathers looked a little ratted and rough looking. I thought maybe she was starting to molt as she had not done this yet and was around 14 months old. I also thought maybe that was why she hadn't laid an egg in a week since I read that can happen when they molt. My other two birds still seem just fine although I could tell they were a little off after Phoebe passed yesterday. They seemed more cuddly and wanted to sit on our laps more than usual. Any advice would be great because I feel horrible if she was egg bound and I didn't do anything to help this. I guess I just thought she was molting and it was normal.

I was also wondering if anyone knows of anyone locally that has some chicks for sale. My wife and I are looking to get 2 or 3 chicks to add to our flock. Thanks for any help or advice.

I'm sorry to hear this. It's often hard to know what got them.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Gallo, my experiences echo yours to a "T". I thought it tasted VERY bitter & my mouth could feel the alkalinity as i was chewing it!

Blecch!

I will say that my chickens seem to eat the leaves if I put some in their coops where they are a captive audience, but they wont go for the leaves when they are free ranging. I do wonder if the extreme bitterness & alkalinity will affect the taste of the chickens eggs? Anybody care to venture a guess?

Ok, so neither me nor my chickens are that weird then.

 

[City farm]

109 wow.. What about her family? Have you contacted her?

Hey CF, while doing a people finder search, I found another in Phoenix named Effie J Sarber, age 102. I guess our family has longevity genes. My dad is 81 and still kicking, but not hard or high. I guess 58 ain't so old, huh?

Wonder if she is related?? 102 how cool.. Hope she is related & you make a trip this way.. Let us know..

 

[Papas Chickens]

@Papas Chickens

I have not yet sent them. I have been sick and finally went to Urgent care last night. I will try and get them sent in the next few days. Sry for the delay.

Its ok darlin take as long as you need, hope you get well soon.

 

[Papas Chickens]

@Papas Chickens

I have not yet sent them. I have been sick and finally went to Urgent care last night. I will try and get them sent in the next few days. Sry for the delay.

Its ok darlin take as long as you need, hope you get well soon.

 

[City farm]

 

I dont need the seed box, just a few seeds from it lol.

We will have it for another week if you would like something I don't mind mailing you a gift!!e

That is very thoughtful of you, but I'd rather we not do this.  I thought about a seed swap, where we mail seeds to each other, but I thought the meeting with the box is better to promote our community.  If someone has their own moringa seeds to send Papas Chickens, then that would be great, but I think that seeds in the seed box should stay in the seed box until someone wants to remove them.  Of course that would mean they'd have to get the box.  A lot of people will spend the time, money and energy to get the box, so it's not really fair to them.

Yeah, ok.. Not sure how many seeds are left..I will check..there were about 20-30 when I got it.. Since the tree will reproduce seeds once they go threw their cycle, it will be easy to have more to share.. I guess I should read the instructions on the lid..
I know I keep on mentioning have a seed exchange party, I agree that it is the best way to meet other members.. Even if we don't have it on the 25th of October, ya all are welcome to come talk chicken & enjoy roasted marshmallow's by the fire, with a drink in hand..

 

[Papas Chickens]

I will mail you the very first seeds my moringa makes.

Sounds good Gallo thx.

 

[City farm]

That is very thoughtful of you, but I'd rather we not do this.  I thought about a seed swap, where we mail seeds to each other, but I thought the meeting with the box is better to promote our community.  If someone has their own moringa seeds to send Papas Chickens, then that would be great, but I think that seeds in the seed box should stay in the seed box until someone wants to remove them.  Of course that would mean they'd have to get the box.  A lot of people will spend the time, money and energy to get the box, so it's not really fair to them.

Shot down by the seed box police lol.

 

[desertmarcy]

Yeah, bitter tastes are associated with alkaloid substances which are in turn sometimes troublesome. I wonder if our alkaline soil has a contributing factor. I did did a quick search and found that eating the roots is not recommended because of potentially dangerous alkaloids (I don't know for sure about the veracity of that). I'm going to try drying them too. I've been drying the celery leaves from the celery I grow. Fresh, the leaves are practically inedible they're so bitter, but dried they're really good. We put them in soups. Maybe the moringa will be a bit like that. Desertmarcy, have you eaten the leaves you've grown? Have you tried feeding it to the chickens?

Mine aren't big enough yet for me to want to harvest. No, I haven't tasted them, I guess I should. Maybe if you grow them in more mulch that might help acidify the soil a bit? IDK, our water is too alkaline. I grew celery one year and had the same experience, very bitter, but I never thought to dry the leaves, shucks.