Arizona Chickens

[a little chiken]

I have had two bright blue eggs that pipped, but didn't zip. The first one I assisted. There was virtually no blood. It went really well. This is my first incubation ever, so I'm really a virgin at this all.

The shell was soooo thick compared to the lighter blue one that pipped and zipped and hatch within about 2 hours. I'm glad I helped because it was not doing the zipping itself. I have a second bright blue egg that was in the same situation. I've peeled back the egg shell around the pip to about halfway down. There was a spot with blood that came through the membrane. It just pooled; it wasn't free flowing. I put it back in the incubator, in the egg flat with some moist face-cleaned towellettes around it and under it. I'm giving it some time to absorb the capillaries before I try to help again. This eggshell was really thick, too.

I have a bantam blue wheaten that just started peeping, but no pip. Does that mean it's internally pipped? I hope it manages. I also have a Silkie egg that I candled because something was smelling in the incubator. It looked fully formed, but no movement. I pipped the aircell end and there was no movement whatsoever. I put it back and am going to give it some time. I had an olive egger yesterday that had air sacs at both end and was really light. That one had mold in it and seemed to have died a while ago.

I just replaced the cover and am going to go back to my reading for grad school. Appropriately, I'm reading Frankenstein. I may just call myself the Modern Chicken Prometheus.

Supposed Crested Cream Legbar:



Splash Amerecauna:

congrats!!!! Mine are supposed to hatch tomorrow. ugh I hate this waiting and I am hving a very hard time keeping the humidity high enough. One was defiantly alive when I locked down yesterday but not sure about the other one. guess time will tell.

 

[kpgoldstar]

maybe we could plan something like that here in Tucson. I know Ace hardware on 22nd would probably donate something as they are big on Tucson Clucks. Great Idea!!

OMG I LOVE your barred NN roo and I would love to have him and I have Polish Crested. I wish you were closer or someone was coming this way. He would have an awesome home here.
@desertmarcy those are beautiful barred rocks!

Not to volunteer anyone but maybe moms3cuties can bring you the NN roo when she goes to pick up the BR pullets from desertmarcy. Wouldn't hurt to send her a PM.

 

[desertmarcy]

TRAGEDY over here! Something, probably bobcat, dug under my big end pen in my poultry house where I had housed all my growing Barred Rock cockerels and killed all but 3. I had 2 different line crosses of birds in there plus one older male (sire of one of the crosses). This is a real setback on my plans for this breed. I had 33 young males in there to choose from. 8 had already been selected to cull but hadn't had time to do it. Now I have only 3 to choose from and am out hundreds of dollars in feed, and many hours of time. In over 2 years time I had not had any breach of my poultry house, now this. Will be setting trap tonight for sure.

I do not have the time or energy to deal with these birds. Some are probably still okay to process, although they had been laying outside until noon today before I finished my other bird chores and was able to gather them all up, remove bands, and bag them. I have them in two big heavy duty plastic trash bags right now, in my cool garage, feet are cut off so as not to poke holes in the bags. I would estimate there is 100 pounds of chicken.

IF ANYBODY WANTS THESE BIRDS TO FEED TO THEIR DOGS, PLEASE CALL ME AND GET OVER HERE ASAP AND THEY ARE YOURS. I know some people feed raw to their dogs. These are all organically fed chickens.

 

[K9Dave]

TRAGEDY over here! Something, probably bobcat, dug under my big end pen in my poultry house where I had housed all my growing Barred Rock cockerels and killed all but 3. I had 2 different line crosses of birds in there plus one older male (sire of one of the crosses). This is a real setback on my plans for this breed. I had 33 young males in there to choose from. 8 had already been selected to cull but hadn't had time to do it. Now I have only 3 to choose from and am out hundreds of dollars in feed, and many hours of time. In over 2 years time I had not had any breach of my poultry house, now this. Will be setting trap tonight for sure.

I do not have the time or energy to deal with these birds. Some are probably still okay to process, although they had been laying outside until noon today before I finished my other bird chores and was able to gather them all up, remove bands, and bag them. I have them in two big heavy duty plastic trash bags right now, in my cool garage, feet are cut off so as not to poke holes in the bags. I would estimate there is 100 pounds of chicken.

IF ANYBODY WANTS THESE BIRDS TO FEED TO THEIR DOGS, PLEASE CALL ME AND GET OVER HERE ASAP AND THEY ARE YOURS. I know some people feed raw to their dogs. These are all organically fed chickens.

Ahh sorry for you. That is a set back. I wish I were closer I feed raw and would love all that. Dang it.

 

[chicksurreal]

TRAGEDY over here! Something, probably bobcat, dug under my big end pen in my poultry house where I had housed all my growing Barred Rock cockerels and killed all but 3. I had 2 different line crosses of birds in there plus one older male (sire of one of the crosses). This is a real setback on my plans for this breed. I had 33 young males in there to choose from. 8 had already been selected to cull but hadn't had time to do it. Now I have only 3 to choose from and am out hundreds of dollars in feed, and many hours of time. In over 2 years time I had not had any breach of my poultry house, now this. Will be setting trap tonight for sure.

I do not have the time or energy to deal with these birds. Some are probably still okay to process, although they had been laying outside until noon today before I finished my other bird chores and was able to gather them all up, remove bands, and bag them. I have them in two big heavy duty plastic trash bags right now, in my cool garage, feet are cut off so as not to poke holes in the bags. I would estimate there is 100 pounds of chicken.

IF ANYBODY WANTS THESE BIRDS TO FEED TO THEIR DOGS, PLEASE CALL ME AND GET OVER HERE ASAP AND THEY ARE YOURS. I know some people feed raw to their dogs. These are all organically fed chickens.

So sorry, that's a huge loss.

I hope you catch whatever it is that got in there.

 

[City farm]

I think a few of my birds have a respiratory infection.  they are coughing, sneezing and have nasal discharge. My neighbor redid the water way a few years ago (although I thought that was illegal) he moved the wash and now it comes right through my yard. my property is on an angle with my coops at the top but this year they flooded bad, several times. someone suggested maybe the floods brought bad stuff and deposited it in my coop area. I have decided to clean them all (again) add lime and then add sand about 6-12 inches to each coop. I am hoping this will help. I have all those coops on oxytetracycline and it seems to be helping the sneezing slow down. (they have only been on it 24 hrs). I am really hoping this solves any issues I am having. 


I have 2 pips and peeps eggs in the hatcher. having some issues keeping the humidity in the right area. Pray they both hatch. 

Oh no.. Girl no fun.. I hope you can get it figured out..

 

[City farm]

 

It seems like the tour is not well planned. I would have thought a bus would be taking people around. I wonder what that would cost and if you could get Purina or Nutrients to sponsor door prizes for the tour attendees and have them vote on their favorite coop and give them a prize too. I bet Lowes would donate something like a new wheelbarrow or $ off chicken wire or something.

maybe we could plan something like that here in Tucson. I know Ace hardware on 22nd would probably donate something as they are big on Tucson Clucks. Great Idea!!

 

Tucson has had a chicken coop tour for the last six years.  Usually in early December.  Tickets are usually $5.  The year I went I paid in advance for the ticket and they emailed me the map of coops a day or two before the event.  There is no online evidence of a coop tour for 2014, but it is still early.  Check the Food Conspiracy Co-op website for information.  Nothing online yet.  Maybe toward the end of October.  Or call them and ask if there will be a 2014 coop tour.

The year I went most of the coops were in central Tucson, but there were also some in more outlying areas.  It was a fun day.  Well worth the $5 and gas.

The tickets are $20.00 if you pre order.. Better than $40.00..

 

[City farm]

I made my nest boxes yesterday and told those Brats to gimmie my eggs! ONE OF THEM DID! First egg, first egg!!! e

Oh how eggciting!! Glad your chciken's listen

 

[City farm]

My newest chicks will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. So adventurous, little cuties!

They look big for. 6 weeks old.. So spoiled

 

[mom-to-5]

TRAGEDY over here! Something, probably bobcat, dug under my big end pen in my poultry house where I had housed all my growing Barred Rock cockerels and killed all but 3. I had 2 different line crosses of birds in there plus one older male (sire of one of the crosses). This is a real setback on my plans for this breed. I had 33 young males in there to choose from. 8 had already been selected to cull but hadn't had time to do it. Now I have only 3 to choose from and am out hundreds of dollars in feed, and many hours of time. In over 2 years time I had not had any breach of my poultry house, now this. Will be setting trap tonight for sure.

I do not have the time or energy to deal with these birds. Some are probably still okay to process, although they had been laying outside until noon today before I finished my other bird chores and was able to gather them all up, remove bands, and bag them. I have them in two big heavy duty plastic trash bags right now, in my cool garage, feet are cut off so as not to poke holes in the bags. I would estimate there is 100 pounds of chicken.

IF ANYBODY WANTS THESE BIRDS TO FEED TO THEIR DOGS, PLEASE CALL ME AND GET OVER HERE ASAP AND THEY ARE YOURS. I know some people feed raw to their dogs. These are all organically fed chickens.

I'm so sorry, if we were closer (I'm in E Mesa) I would gladly take them. I feed my dogs raw and my Great Dane can go through a lot of raw chicken really quickly!
I hope you catch the culprit!