Arizona Chickens

[cyborg]

For your viewing pleasure, I keep this pic on the wall next to my desk......

well, OK, at least one of them is an accomplished climber!

 

[aviddamy]

Hi everyone. I'm new. I live in Yuma and I'm preparing to go on my new chicken adventure. I'm getting Buff Orpingtons and some meat chickens in the mail in a bit more than a week. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on.
My brooder is up and ready to go. My coop will be finished soon and I'll keep adding to it over time. This should be fun. Wish me luck!

 

[cyborg]

I wish you luck, and welcome to the Arizona thread!

 

[ChuskaMtns]

This afternoon I had an interesting thing happen. I stepped out onto the patio this afternoon and saw a long fluffy tail hanging down from the roof. I couldn't quite see the whole animal, but whatever it was, looked like it was laying on it's side. I was not being particularly quiet, so I thought it might be dead. I stood up on a stump, but still wasn't high enough to see it. So I went over to the side of the house to the storage room, walking right under it, and got my 3' long aluminum snake tongs. Went back and the animal was still there. I grabbed the tail with the tongs as far up as I could and yanked down in one smooth movement! I pulled down a very much alive FOX which hit the concrete WHUMP! and must have stunned it a bit, it snarled and spit as it staggered off into the dirt. I went into the house to get my pellet gun, but by the time I cocked it and got back outside, the fox was gone. It must have been sleeping up on the roof. It was on the roof right under where my overgrown olive trees are branching over the roof, so it was shady. I think this fox is getting WAY too comfortable here! I have been finding bits of pipe tape wrap chewed off from our solar hot water pipes onthe roof and wonder if the fox is doing that. I thought it was a packrat. I am going to try setting traps. With all the poultry here, I really do not want this fox hanging around, beautiful as it is. I was a bit up on caffeine at the time, but let me tell you, I was REALLY buzzed after pulling a fox off the roof! I do not know what possessed me to do that except I didn't know what it was and thought it might be dead, but I pulled it down quick and hard just in case. So far, I have not seen any evidence it is trying to get into the pens and we have seen this fox (I assume the same one) on several occasions over the past several weeks, although only quick glimpses through a window and then it disappears. This was actually quite funny after I thought about it a bit. I will post photos if I am successful in trapping it.

You are brave woman! I agree, you don't want to let it get comfortable, next thing you know it will be chowing down on your poultry!
Your turkey is gorgeous! I've never seen that color before. I swear I am weakening once again seeing everyone's beautiful poultry. DH keeps telling me I have enough but what is enough?

 

[K9Dave]

I go there just about every month because our Tucson Rare Fruit Growers group, which is very small, meets there. Nice people. Brad helps his son out in the store, I've known Brad for years.

I just saw the pics from their ad on CL. You can tell just by the ad that they are nice, knowledgeable and seem to have great prices. Just wish it wasn't so far.

She is a Blue Red Bronze http://www.porterturkeys.com/blueredbronze.htm She is just 4 months old.

Is she gonna be Thanksgiving Dinner or ? I don't know much about raising turkeys. She sure is pretty though.

This afternoon I had an interesting thing happen. I stepped out onto the patio this afternoon and saw a long fluffy tail hanging down from the roof. I couldn't quite see the whole animal, but whatever it was, looked like it was laying on it's side. I was not being particularly quiet, so I thought it might be dead. I stood up on a stump, but still wasn't high enough to see it. So I went over to the side of the house to the storage room, walking right under it, and got my 3' long aluminum snake tongs. Went back and the animal was still there. I grabbed the tail with the tongs as far up as I could and yanked down in one smooth movement! I pulled down a very much alive FOX which hit the concrete WHUMP! and must have stunned it a bit, it snarled and spit as it staggered off into the dirt. I went into the house to get my pellet gun, but by the time I cocked it and got back outside, the fox was gone. It must have been sleeping up on the roof. It was on the roof right under where my overgrown olive trees are branching over the roof, so it was shady. I think this fox is getting WAY too comfortable here! I have been finding bits of pipe tape wrap chewed off from our solar hot water pipes onthe roof and wonder if the fox is doing that. I thought it was a packrat. I am going to try setting traps. With all the poultry here, I really do not want this fox hanging around, beautiful as it is. I was a bit up on caffeine at the time, but let me tell you, I was REALLY buzzed after pulling a fox off the roof! I do not know what possessed me to do that except I didn't know what it was and thought it might be dead, but I pulled it down quick and hard just in case. So far, I have not seen any evidence it is trying to get into the pens and we have seen this fox (I assume the same one) on several occasions over the past several weeks, although only quick glimpses through a window and then it disappears. This was actually quite funny after I thought about it a bit. I will post photos if I am successful in trapping it.

Good times. My trapper friend used to get fox's and coyotes and put them in his shed and ask me to go get stuff. I was just a kid and it scared the crap out of me everytime. He and my grandpa got great laughs out of this. Lol

 Hi everyone. I'm new. I live in Yuma and I'm preparing to go on my new chicken adventure. I'm getting Buff Orpingtons and some meat chickens in the mail in a bit more than a week. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on.
My brooder is up and ready to go. My coop will be finished soon and I'll keep adding to it over time. This should be fun.  Wish me luck! :yiipchick

Welcome. Who did you order from? I think I remember another member from Yuma. Not too many I don't think though. @City farm may know.

 

[kpgoldstar]

Heyas. Doing my monthly check in. I've been crazy busy with my art and crafting costumes for a convention so I haven't had much time online. My littles are a bit over 4 months now. They're all doing great. They're starting to warm up to the older girls now too. They stay segregated most of the time but if I throw out some scratch they all come together.

Twinklin thanks for the update. Your hens look beautiful and so healthy. It shouldn't be too long before you start seeing eggs from your new girls! It's funny how they've stayed segregated. Keep those great photos coming. We miss you!

 

[kpgoldstar]

Hello Arizona!

We are newbie chicken owners who are looking forward to our first eggs.We are excited to join your thread on BYC.

Have a great day!

Gilbert, AZ

Great to have you! This is the best thread on BYC by far! How old is your flock? Be sure to take pics when you get your first egg! We love pics here!

 

[kpgoldstar]

Here is one of my keepers for next year. I think she is lovely, I love pastel colors on turkeys.

Wow, Marcia that turkey is stunning! I sure wish I lived closer. I would be buying processed chickens and turkeys from you on a very regular basis.

 

[K9Dave]

Help with ID please?

 

[kpgoldstar]

Hi everyone. I'm new. I live in Yuma and I'm preparing to go on my new chicken adventure. I'm getting Buff Orpingtons and some meat chickens in the mail in a bit more than a week. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on.
My brooder is up and ready to go. My coop will be finished soon and I'll keep adding to it over time. This should be fun. Wish me luck!

Good luck! I am upriver from you. Summers can be challenging with our heat, but my first flock made it just fine. I started my chicken adventure just a year ago and wish I had gone with a variety of layer hens rather than all the same breed. It would be easier to tell them apart and the egg basket would be more colorful! I have 4 RIR's and layers only, no meaties.