Arizona Chickens

[City farm]

It is a huge commitment. That also kept me from pursuing it further. I have read a few books on the subject but haven't heard of that one. I trapped as a kid for pelts occasionally and was very into wolves so I've read a lot of the books dealing with those. I held a training course at Nellis AFB once and they were having a Falconry get together close so I went. They were roosting their birds out in front of the holiday inn. I fell in love and still am. Doubt I'll ever commit to owning/training one though. I had a ***** drug Dog in the back of my pick up and each handler was taking their birds to show how they hunt for everyone to see. We were all going to walk around and flush stuff for the bird. We flushed a jackrabbit and boom there this thing goes. Have to look it up again the name of this bird but when it was in the air, for a sec it almost went for my dog back in the truck. The owner said he would've killed the dog too as this bird is known for bringing down large game. I think it was a Harpy Eagle.

Yes it is a huge commitment. My deceased partner was a falconer. He liked to fly Cooper's Hawks but also flew Harris Hawks. He said the difference was like the difference between a sports car and a sedan. He would get up a 4 in the morning to go fly the bird in the summer. There used to be great rabbit hunting right near us, now it is Costco and a bunch of other businesses   He would travel across the country to go to the meets. Very few people would be able to handle a Harpy Eagle. I still have his collection of falconry books. Most of the other falconry related stuff and personal things I donated to the Archives of Falconry in Idaho http://peregrinefund.org/falconry  He is on their Wall of Remembrance. Bill Girden. Died in 1994 at the young age of 37. OMG, it has been 20 years! I still miss him  He was one of those special people.

Love both of your passion for birds.. .

 

[City farm]

Anyone know a good way to get rid of mosquitoes? We have thousands of them right now and my dogs get covered in them when they go outside and then they bring them inside and there driving us nuts.

I have seen our ducks eat them..

 

[Papas Chickens]

I have seen our ducks eat them..

I have no ducks just chickens and guinea keets.

 

[City farm]

I am so ****** off at Channel 12 news right now. They're the worst. Can't get facts straight and can't even tell a story right. As it turns out they can't even get it right and are issuing an apology.

Anyone else hate the **** media? I'm not ever like this but it's ridiculous. Anyone follow the Anthony Holly murder? Glendale police officer shot in 2007.

No,

 

[City farm]

Well we have one chick that came out with a wry neck. Hoping its just a vitamin dificiency. We will see.

Keep us posted..

Updated the coop this week with some new watering techniques. Ran piping with chicken cups both inside and outside.Can't really see the cups inside here but drilled a hole through the 2 x 4 to run the cups on the inside. Hooked up to a cooler on the outside so we can fill it easily and add ice to keep it cool. Also have a cooler inside the coop with chicken nipples. Now just have to add some windows to the hen house for the girls.

I totally forgot we bought that system.. Ugh, been terribly busy.. Looks wonderful..

Thanks I have a lot of sweat equity in it! I actually built everything myself with the help of my wife. We have made some changes since originally building it a year ago. We actually didn't stain the wood. It was a non-toxic wood conditioner that aged the wood from the beginning but it supposed to help keep it from rotting.

Wish I had help.. Actually had a friend over on Friday that was a great help!! Only 2 1/2 hours.. However with both teenagers working 2 jobs they are of now help this summer.. School starts Monday.. .

moms3cuties - The wood preserver is called ECo Wood Treatment. I was able to get it online at Home Depot. Haven't found it anywhere locally. It is really easy to use. Just buy a pump sprayer and know that anything that it touches including clothes will stain. My coop is nearly a year and half old and no rotting wood or anything. I love the stuff. Gives it a nice aged look. Great looking wood treatment.. Thanks for posting up the brand name. Also we got our first two eggs from the 5 month old Black Copper Marans we received from Desertmarcy a week ago. The first was tiny and cute and the second is a great chocolate color and almost the size of a normal egg.

Wow, georgous

 

[moms3cuties]

moms3cuties - The wood preserver is called ECo Wood Treatment. I was able to get it online at Home Depot. Haven't found it anywhere locally. It is really easy to use. Just buy a pump sprayer and know that anything that it touches including clothes will stain. My coop is nearly a year and half old and no rotting wood or anything. I love the stuff. Gives it a nice aged look. Also we got our first two eggs from the 5 month old Black Copper Marans we received from Desertmarcy a week ago. The first was tiny and cute and the second is a great chocolate color and almost the size of a normal egg.

Thank you for the info on that healthy nontoxic wood stain. ...Bad news my turkey just died last night and thinking he fell off his crate and broke his neck As he was covered with ants this afternoon when I came out to find my tom turkey. ?where can you dispose of deceased fowl?

 

[desertmarcy]

Thank you for the info on that healthy nontoxic wood stain.

...Bad news my turkey just died last night and thinking he fell off his crate and broke his neck As he was covered with ants this afternoon when I came out to find my tom turkey.
?where can you dispose of deceased fowl?

Sorry for the loss of your turkey. Dig a hole in your yard and bury him or take him to a landfill. What kind of turkey and how old? Are you the one who just called me about a turkey?

 

[kevs-chickadees]

We can't bury anything like that in our yard or the dog will dig it up. We have a burn pit type thing and that's what we usually do, especially on no burn days.

 

[kevs-chickadees]

Looks like a Coopers going off of the tail pattern, that is our now 8' tall Moringa tree it's next to.

 

[moms3cuties]

Sorry for the loss of your turkey. Dig a hole in your yard and bury him or take him to a landfill. What kind of turkey and how old? Are you the one who just called me about a turkey?

yes,, I had just called you to see if he hadn't been dead long enough whether he could still be put into freezer camp or not. hate that I used my time and energy into him and organic food All Now,,going down the drain....he was probably about 3 1/2 plus months old and deceased, he weighed 17.6 pounds he was a white broad breasted turkey. It looked like he had fallen off the large container and broken his neck there was nothing that appeared to have bitten him.