Arizona Chickens

[cyborg]

I do enjoy this part of living here.
Sounds like fun to me. I like playing in the rain and mud though.

Well, I just spent about 4 hours trying to pull a 747 out of the mud. we had two tugs hooked together with a steel tow cable, and managed to make some impressively deep ruts. We left the 747 in the mud for day shift tomorrow.

 

[MrsFitzDarcy]

Well, I just spent about 4 hours trying to pull a 747 out of the mud. we had two tugs hooked together with a steel tow cable, and managed to make some impressively deep ruts. We left the 747 in the mud for day shift tomorrow.

An airplane?!?

 

[K9Dave]

Well, I just spent about 4 hours trying to pull a 747 out of the mud. we had two tugs hooked together with a steel tow cable, and managed to make some impressively deep ruts. We left the 747 in the mud for day shift tomorrow.

Wow. That tops my heaviest by a but I'm sure. I was the TC of the M88 Recovery Vehicle in the Army. My heaviest mud stuck vehicle was an Abrams Tank which is 62 tons, give or take a few. What's a jet weighing nowadays?

 

[K9Dave]

 

[cyborg]

An airplane?!?

Wow. That tops my heaviest by a but I'm sure. I was the TC of the M88 Recovery Vehicle in the Army. My heaviest mud stuck vehicle was an Abrams Tank which is 62 tons, give or take a few. What's a jet weighing nowadays?

Yes, a Boeing 747. Dry weight (no fuel) is about 45 tons. It's not the weight, though, it's the lack of traction. Think about trying to walk in about a foot of snot.

 

[Bobby Basham]

No precator here at the moment because I haven't started on my pending projects

I've been getting some of those hunting/outdoor magazines for the last several years. Some of those pellet/CO2 guns can do some significant damage to critters (and some disrespectful two-foot ones) who have total disregard for another''s property and have nothing better to do than torment/steal your animals.

Some of these guns close to discharging a firearm in the city. I haven't read up on the ordinances for many months, but where is the line drawn between a BB/Pellet gun and a dangerous firearm? I won't hesitate to shoot anyone, even if it's with a sling shot, bow & arrow or just throwing a **** rock at them. I just have an issue with folks violating others' property. --BB

Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona

 

[kacklinkelly]

Hey guys - it's not chicken related but… I just attempted my first mating of meat rabbits tonight. Yes I"m sure I have a buck and a doe

The doe was definitely interested. The buck seemed very unsure. He would do the deed on the wrong end. When he got to the proper end, he would just stop and sniff around. This is the first mating for both. He's smaller and younger than she is. I kept them together for about 10 or 15 minutes. There was chasing each other then a break, then sniffing then it would all start over. I was surprised at how well they got along and disappointed that there wasn't a love connection. Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[a little chiken]

Hey guys - it's not chicken related but… I just attempted my first mating of meat rabbits tonight. Yes I"m sure I have a buck and a doe

The doe was definitely interested. The buck seemed very unsure. He would do the deed on the wrong end. When he got to the proper end, he would just stop and sniff around. This is the first mating for both. He's smaller and younger than she is. I kept them together for about 10 or 15 minutes. There was chasing each other then a break, then sniffing then it would all start over. I was surprised at how well they got along and disappointed that there wasn't a love connection. Any feedback is appreciated. did you take the buck to the doe o

did you take thw buck to the doe or the doe to the buck? how old is he? sometimes it takes awhile for them to figure it out. you can leave him with her over night it wont hurt them.

 

[kpgoldstar]

A bit of a sad day around here. We have had our chickens for just over a year. Sisters, RIR hatcheries all raised together. My Snoop lately has just been WAY too loud. She molted in some lighter feathers a couple months ago and has since become our transvestite. I swear she thinks she is a rooster. She squawks at the top of her lungs every morning for well over an hour. A squawk with every breath. Seriously it sounds like you are torturing a cat! It is the most god-awful sound! My neighbor called me and said her bug lady thought there was a sick bird over here and thought she should check it out. We aren't zoned for chickens and I had them growing up and never remember any chicken screeching the way she does.

We have tried a number of methods and nothing works. She just squawks for no reason. Food, no food, treats, in the coop, out of the coop, free range all day, it doesn't matter. We finally came to the conclusion she either goes to freezer camp or gets rehomed. Other chicken owners in my area are rare, but thankfully the gal who owns the feed store offered to take her.

Prior to the noise problem she was my husband's favorite chicken. She learned to follow him around when he was skimming the pool waiting for him to give her some bugs. She was the most curious, most adventurous, but also the bossiest of the 4. She will be missed for sure. I think hubby even got a little tear in his eye when we bid her farewell.

Marcia, I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you can find a solution. My one chicken leaving the homestead seems miniscule in comparison.

 

[kacklinkelly]

did you take thw buck to the doe or the doe to the buck? how old is he? sometimes it takes awhile for them to figure it out. you can leave him with her over night it wont hurt them.

Thanks for the info. I took the doe to the buck. He is 5 months old. I'll give it another shot with a different doe tomorrow to see if he figures it out or I'll wait till their ready. I just thought it was strange.