Arizona Chickens

[City farm]

Guess what I got free tonight? Guess??!!! Huh, will post in the morning...

Glad one of my posts actually worked for someone. ALL of them Dephane? Whoa

When you posted the flamingo a while back I wanted one.. Always wanted one.. Voila a neighbor moving has a few things for sale, it looked new so I did not think it was for sale, I actually look right past it at a metal table. Then she offered me a beer, so we chatted for a bit.. Poof there it was..

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Yeehaa girl, now your talking... Thanksgiving at your place???

Guess what I got free tonight? Guess??!!! Huh, will post in the morning...

You didn't!

You guys are easy to fool!! no more ducks.. We love what we have...

 

[rockmissjess]

HELP PLEASE!!

So this morning we woke up to let the hens out and i grabed the poo-poo tray to spray it off and there was a broken egg on it with no shell....its really weird.. why would this happen?? of my 6 hens only two have begun to lay.. the other 4 have not yet.. it was really weird... this shelless egg.. and was was weirder to me is the two that are laying dont lay until 9am-10am so it must of happened overnight? granted i dont know who did it.. and im just scared..worried.. newbie chicken owner lol .... penny for your thoughts????

 

[Timskins]

HELP PLEASE!!

So this morning we woke up to let the hens out and i grabed the poo-poo tray to spray it off and there was a broken egg on it with no shell....its really weird.. why would this happen?? of my 6 hens only two have begun to lay.. the other 4 have not yet.. it was really weird... this shelless egg.. and was was weirder to me is the two that are laying dont lay until 9am-10am so it must of happened overnight? granted i dont know who did it.. and im just scared..worried.. newbie chicken owner lol .... penny for your thoughts????

Nothing to worry about, perfectly normal, especially in new layers.

 

[girlchick]

You didn't!

Even with the same breed and age they can look so different. What breeds do you have?

They are Columbian Wyandottes

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

I need to find a home for a couple of 12 week old BCM roosters. Anyone interested?
To a good home only. If they are going to be eaten, I'll do it myself.
Asking $10 to make sure they are wanted. (pullet is not for sale)
"big rooster" is the one in front. He is a little bigger than the other one, has quite a bit more copper and some feathers on his legs.
"little rooster" is the one in back. He has less copper but the black is very shiny and he has a great personality. No feathers on legs.
Both have been hand raised and fed organic, soy free, corn free feed and are already free-ranging during the day. They come from local chickens so they should be heat tolerant.
I live in the East Valley of Phoenix but travel to Tucson regularly.


big rooster


little rooster

Any homes out there if they are free and I'll bring them to you if you are in the Phoenix area, or in Tucson, or anywhere in-between?
They are starting to crow.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

HELP PLEASE!!

So this morning we woke up to let the hens out and i grabed the poo-poo tray to spray it off and there was a broken egg on it with no shell....its really weird.. why would this happen?? of my 6 hens only two have begun to lay.. the other 4 have not yet.. it was really weird... this shelless egg.. and was was weirder to me is the two that are laying dont lay until 9am-10am so it must of happened overnight? granted i dont know who did it.. and im just scared..worried.. newbie chicken owner lol .... penny for your thoughts????

Normal, especially for new layers. Are you feeding them layer feed and supplying extra calcium for when they want it?

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

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I found some Big Sky starter I can pick up today. In the meantime, I fed the chicks the last of the starter with some smoothie mixed in so they won't be too hungry until I pick it up.

 

[desertmarcy]

I'm usually on grower at that stage. I know if u feed very young ones layer feed it can hurt them. Their bodies can't handle the higher proteins, calcium and other things in the layer feed. I don't know at what age they are old enough for that though. I usually stay on grower till the first egg or within a couple weeks of it. Hopefully someone else chimes in. It might be worth getting the right feed even if it's not organic for a week or so. By the time they start giving you eggs you would have been back on the organic long enough for their systems to be "clean".

It's the extra calcium in the layer that isn't good for the youngsters. The higher protein is actually good for the growing birds.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

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and the extra protein in the grower doesn't hurt the hens, right? as long as they have oyster shell available.

 

[City farm]

HELP PLEASE!!

So this morning we woke up to let the hens out and i grabed the poo-poo tray to spray it off and there was a broken egg on it with no shell....its really weird.. why would this happen?? of my 6 hens only two have begun to lay.. the other 4 have not yet.. it was really weird... this shelless egg.. and was was weirder to me is the two that are laying dont lay until 9am-10am so it must of happened overnight? granted i dont know who did it.. and im just scared..worried.. newbie chicken owner lol .... penny for your thoughts????

Add osyer shell to their feed..