Arizona Chickens

[Papas Chickens]

I went out and checked my garden this morning and found two of my three cucumber plants eatin, i looked around and seen a cotton tail hopping awya in my neighbors yard looks like im going to have to set up traps.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

I came across this sad story of a fellow Arizonan who lost his entire flock.

 

[City farm]

So i let my Four week old girls out into there run this morning from there grow up coop and they all just ran back into the coop lol hopefully they will explore the run later during the day, we will see. 

The do act like scardy cats at first.. Put some meal worms out by the exit.. Our flock loves rice & watermelon.. We have been going threw a large watermelon every 2 days..

 

[Papas Chickens]

The do act like scardy cats at first.. Put some meal worms out by the exit.. Our flock loves rice & watermelon.. We have been going threw a large watermelon every 2 days..

My coop has a open face entrance and exit wich is a full sheet of plywood on the top and nothing on the bottom of the front wall that leads into the run. I put raisins out for them and they ran grabbed the raisins then ran back inside lol.

 

[Papas Chickens]

I came across this sad story of a fellow Arizonan who lost his entire flock.

I just read that story it is sad to hear, it sounds like coyotes though but not sure because i dont know what part of AZ he lives.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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Aren't coyotes everywhere? They're thick as thieves here in Tucson. It sounds like his birds weren't eaten, just piles of feathers and possible puncture marks. Whenever I read something like that I immediately suspect dogs.

 

[Papas Chickens]

Aren't coyotes everywhere? They're thick as thieves here in Tucson. It sounds like his birds weren't eaten, just piles of feathers and possible puncture marks. Whenever I read something like that I immediately suspect dogs.

Ya coyotes are everywhere i have noticed out here our coyotes are pretty large, we also have Mexican Red Wolves out here but i have never seen one in or around my property even if i did i wouldnt be able to do anything because there protected. Im also thinking that it also could be Owls that killed his chickens.

If it happened early morning it could have been Harris Hawks since they hunt in cooperative groups of two to six.

 

[Macboat]

Good Morning everyone.

I have a question please. Last night I bought an 18 pack of eggs from the store and somehow left them on the counter all night. Are they any good now?

Of course! If you still not sure, crack them one at a time in a seperate bowl when you cook them, you will tell a bad egg right away.

 

[carnivore]

Thank you. What's the rule on eggs?
My chicks aren't laying yet.

Sorry I didn't get back sooner, was installing a transmission in my truck.
In Europe, eggs are commonly not refrigerated at all. If you eat them within a week or so, they'll be fine. I don't really eat a lot of eggs but I do buy them in 18 packs, so I do refrigerate them, might be a while before I finish them.

 

[K9Dave]

Sorry I didn't get back sooner, was installing a transmission in my truck.
In Europe, eggs are commonly not refrigerated at all. If you eat them within a week or so, they'll be fine. I don't really eat a lot of eggs but I do buy them in 18 packs, so I do refrigerate them, might be a while before I finish them.

I thought I'd be the only one buying eggs here. You don't eat many eggs either?