Arizona Chickens

[ChuskaMtns]

Thanks, I'll look for nutri-drench tomorrow.  Do most feed stores have it?
She is standing up a little today but leaning against the wall of the box.  She still tends to fall to the left.  She also ate more mealworms and has now added scrambled eggs and a little bit of her regular grower feed to her diet!    (thanks to @moms3cuties
for the eggs! my chickens are still on strike)

I pick up Nutri-Drench at Tractor Supply, I would think most feed stores would carry it. Sounds like she's going to pull through this, tough little girl!
My girls are on strike too, either molting or broody. Got 3 eggs today & I have 23 girls! Feathers everywhere, was trying to pick them up today but it git so windy.
I'll be rooting for a speedy recovery for your little one!

 

[MrsFitzDarcy]

I had another unsuccessful crested cream legbar hatch. Sigh. Only two hatched out of my 15 crested cream legbar eggs. One was facing the wrong end, and I helped her out, but she didn't make it. And then there was one little ... she is going to live my friend @AZChiknGoddess since she had one boy and one girl make it. She is going to trade me for a trio of wheaten amerecaunas. I didn't want the Princess to be alone.

Also, we made lots of fortifications to the coop and the pen, so I was surprised when I found Agatha, my rescue leghorn, dead. At first, I thought it was a predator, but she had a prolapsed cloaca and was a few feet away from one of her eggs (which she never lays outside in the pen). She is a little older, maybe 2 or 2.5 years, so maybe it was her time. I don't know, but it's been difficult. I still have five Rouen eggs in the Hovabator that last look were paddling away.

I'm down to 5 laying hens, so while I'd like to do more chicks at some point, I'll probably look for some started pullets or already laying hens if anyone has any or knows of any.

 

[moms3cuties]

 

Short story:


We got the chick back but she is injured!


Long story:

When we went out the first time the hawk was out there, we couldn't find the chick, Amy.  Amy didn't come out when Penguin called them out of hiding and my husband and I looked in all the bushes and under all of the the trees around that area.  All we found were a few BR feathers, one of them mangled.  We both thought the hawk had taken her and come back for another one.  I finally locked Penguin and the other 3 chicks up and gave up looking.  I even went out there a few more times to look over the next couple of hours just to make sure. 

About noon (just before I needed to leave the house) I heard Penguin making lots of noise and looked out there to see the hawk was back and this time she had Amy.  I went running out there.  I was pretty sure Amy was dead, but I didn't want the hawk to have her.  The hawk tried to take off with Amy but couldn't clear the wall and ended up dropping her in the pool.  When I went to fish her out, I saw that she was alive and just floating there looking at me.  I brought her in the house and put her in a box with shavings.  I had to leave and fully expected her to be dead when I returned. She was in shock, her left wing was injured and she couldn't seem to stay upright. When I got home she drank a little water, but wouldn't eat anything.

This morning her condition hasn't changed much except that she is more alert and she ate 6 mealworms  and drank some water.

She can move her wing but acts like she doesn't want to.  She has a hard time staying upright and tends to list to the left. If I move her at all it takes her a few minutes to recover, like it's really painful.

My daughter and I put betadine on the one small abrasion on her wing and looked for other injuries but couldn't find any.


I feel so bad that she was out there hiding the whole time and we didn't find her! 

I know chickens can recover from some pretty bad injuries so I'm hopeful, but not overly optimistic.

Put a heat lamp on her also, it helps when they're injured. Give her some Nutri-Drench also. Keep her isolated

Thanks, I'll look for nutri-drench tomorrow.  Do most feed stores have it?
She is standing up a little today but leaning against the wall of the box.  She still tends to fall to the left.  She also ate more mealworms and has now added scrambled eggs and a little bit of her regular grower feed to her diet!    (thanks to @moms3cuties
for the eggs! my chickens are still on strike)

your poor Amy, I'm so sorry to hear that. (Hugs) Is it possible the formula, nutri drench has electrolytes in it for chicks/chickens? If so then you might be able to find a product that similar.

 

[moms3cuties]

Poor Peanut.  Is he just missing or is he dead?  If he is missing, give him a day or two.  He may find his way back. 

A few months ago  someone's loose dogs attacked and killed several of the chickens in my yard.  After I collected all the dead birds and counted the live ones, I was still missing several birds.  All the missing ones came back home over the next two or three days.  I have no idea how they survived for two or three days in the desert in July with no water, but they did.  You never know.

We didn't find any feathers or a body, but we heard the coyotes yipping last night. Maybe he will come back, that would amazing if he did

dear do you need another rooster for your mom that had been hand raised a bit? PM me if you're interested.

 

[Sill]

I missed out on some of the breeds that I wanted this past spring, so this year I got my order in as soon as Meyer opened up ordering

I got Egyptian Fayoumis, Easter Eggers and Red Sex-links. As always, I ordered more than I need so that I'd get the bulk discount and save on shipping, so I'll have extras. My order is scheduled to arrive in the middle of June. Since its so far out, I can also add extra chicks onto my order, if anyone wants to get chicks from Meyer in mid-June.

No crowing from my Jersey Giant cockerel yet, which is a good thing. I'm hoping that he'll stay quiet for another month, since I'd like to invite him to dinner on Christmas Eve.

Isn't June too hot to ship chicks? I might be interested in some chicks by then. I'll PM you.

Have to start with a Sigh................. My chicks are 6 months old now. Well, they will be in a couple days.
2 RSL and an Easter Egger............. not a single egg to date. Everyone I know that got chicks when I did have eggs galore.
They are in a little commercial roost built for up to 4 chick with an 8' x 2 1/2 ' run attached. Plenty of food and water. Giving them the layers feed now with treats like marigold flowers, basil and cilantro. In fact my basil is a few years old and was getting to big, so I placed the pot closer to the run..... boy did it EVER get a pruning.. they ate all the yellow Mums that were in the same pot too.

I even boiled a couple eggs and put them in the nests...... They look and act really healthy. I just find it odd that I pick out 3 chicks and they are all 3 non-layers or very late bloomers. Are they to confined? or Is it just my luck?

Don't you just love newbies.

One thing about chickens is they will lay when they are good and ready and not a day before. If you are wanting eggs in the mean time you could always try some quail. They are very prolific layers and mature super quick.

Speaking of new layers here's a 5 gram fairy egg layed by one of my young quail hens next to a normal sized 14 gram egg. The fairy egg had no yolk in it. Very cute and tiny!

 

[rhondita55]

Isn't June too hot to ship chicks? I might be interested in some chicks by then. I'll PM you.

One thing about chickens is they will lay when they are good and ready and not a day before. If you are wanting eggs in the mean time you could always try some quail. They are very prolific layers and mature super quick.

Speaking of new layers here's a 5 gram fairy egg layed by one of my young quail hens next to a normal sized 14 gram egg. The fairy egg had no yolk in it. Very cute and tiny!

cute. I'll have to try quails, need to build another coop first.

 

[Tanichca]

So... I'm a youth minister at my church, and I was talking yesterday at our meeting about how I'm going the TPPFFC show this coming weekend. All the teens got really excited, so they all decided to come to the show and visit all the chickens. I may have just inducted 20 kids into the love of chickens.

 

[desertmarcy]

I had another unsuccessful crested cream legbar hatch. Sigh. Only two hatched out of my 15 crested cream legbar eggs. One was facing the wrong end, and I helped her out, but she didn't make it. And then there was one little ... she is going to live my friend @AZChiknGoddess since she had one boy and one girl make it. She is going to trade me for a trio of wheaten amerecaunas. I didn't want the Princess to be alone.

Also, we made lots of fortifications to the coop and the pen, so I was surprised when I found Agatha, my rescue leghorn, dead. At first, I thought it was a predator, but she had a prolapsed cloaca and was a few feet away from one of her eggs (which she never lays outside in the pen). She is a little older, maybe 2 or 2.5 years, so maybe it was her time. I don't know, but it's been difficult. I still have five Rouen eggs in the Hovabator that last look were paddling away.

I'm down to 5 laying hens, so while I'd like to do more chicks at some point, I'll probably look for some started pullets or already laying hens if anyone has any or knows of any.

I have quite a few hens to part with, mostly New Hampshires that are either 1-1/2 or 2-1/2 years old. I'm still trying to decide which of the older hens I will retain for breeding this coming year, but the New Hampshires are definitely out because I lost my male and have decided not to pursue replacement since I have enough breeds to work with. Also, I will probably wait until after Thanksgiving, but I'll be going through and culling the Barred Rock pullets again and I feel like I owe you one of those if you want to try again. These are older now so if they were going to get Marek's I think they would have already because I know they have been exposed. Hoping next year I will have more resistant stock to work with

after culling out the weak ones.

Also, if you can come to the poultry show at the Fairgrounds this weekend (doing wait until late Sunday, the birds will be gone by mid-afternoon), there will be birds for sale there and you might see something you'd like. I've seen people selling pullets for way less than I know it costs to feed/raise them---like $10 for one already laying---if you aren't picky about breed, you can get some good deals.

Chickens can get so many problems, it is a wonder any of them survive! Yes it can be a bit trying at times but the rewards are worth it IMO. I have read that the breeds that lay heavily, like leghorns and the hybrid crosses bred to lay heavily, have a higher rate of reproductive issues like cloacal prolapse. I'm sure it was nothing you did. There is certainly always something to learn when caring for chickens. I've had my share of problems this year and frankly, I'd like that learning curve to flatten out a little bit

 

[moms3cuties]

 
I had another unsuccessful crested cream legbar hatch. [COLOR=333333]Sigh. Only two hatched out of my 15 crested cream legbar eggs. One was facing the wrong end, and I helped her out, but she didn't make it. And then there was one little ... she is going to live my friend [/COLOR][COLOR=333333]@AZChiknGoddess
 since she had o[/COLOR][COLOR=333333]ne boy and one girl make it. She is going to trade me for a trio of wheaten amerecaunas. I didn't want the Princess to be alone. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]Also, we made lots of fortifications to the coop and the pen, so I was surprised when I found Agatha, my rescue leghorn, dead. At first, I thought it was a predator, but she had a prolapsed cloaca and was a few feet away from one of her eggs (which she never lays outside in the pen). She is a little older, maybe 2 or 2.5 years, so maybe it was her time. I don't know, but it's been difficult. I still have five Rouen eggs in the Hovabator that last look were paddling away. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]I'm down to 5 laying hens, so while I'd like to do more chicks at some point, I'll probably look for some started pullets or already laying hens if anyone has any or knows of any.[/COLOR]

I have quite a few hens to part with, mostly New Hampshires that are either 1-1/2 or 2-1/2 years old. I'm still trying to decide which of the older hens I will retain for breeding this coming year, but the New Hampshires are definitely out because I lost my male and have decided not to pursue replacement since I have enough breeds to work with. Also, I will probably wait until after Thanksgiving, but I'll be going through and culling the Barred Rock pullets again and I feel like I owe you one of those if you want to try again. These are older now so if they were going to get Marek's I think they would have already because I know they have been exposed. Hoping next year I will have more resistant stock to work with after culling out the weak ones.

Also, if you can come to the poultry show at the Fairgrounds this weekend (doing wait until late Sunday, the birds will be gone by mid-afternoon), there will be birds for sale there and you might see something you'd like. I've seen people selling pullets for way less than I know it costs to feed/raise them---like $10 for one already laying---if you aren't picky about breed, you can get some good deals.

Chickens can get so many problems, it is a wonder any of them survive! Yes it can be a bit trying at times but the rewards are worth it IMO. I have read that the breeds that lay heavily, like leghorns and the hybrid crosses bred to lay heavily, have a higher rate of reproductive issues like cloacal prolapse. I'm sure it was nothing you did. There is certainly always something to learn when caring for chickens. I've had my share of problems this year and frankly, I'd like that learning curve to flatten out a little bit

.....okay I'll take one of the new Hampshires and I'll take another one of the barred rock pullets ♡ pretty please!!

So... I'm a youth minister at my church, and I was talking yesterday at our meeting about how I'm going the TPPFFC show this coming weekend. All the teens got really excited, so they all decided to come to the show and visit all the chickens. I may have just inducted 20 kids into the love of chickens. 

good job, good for you!

 

[City farm]

What breeds of chickens do you have or want? 3 sided is a great idea, along with tons of shade, frozen treats & saucers full of water for them. As for the cold, honestly I think they will be fine. However unless we have a blizzard..
Love your avatar

I'm new to all of this. I'm trying to reply with quotes and copying and such. I'll get it one day!

I don't have chickens yet but hoping to get some chicks today while in Phoenix area. I am hoping to get barred rock, Rhode Island reds, and/or buff Orpingtons. Thank you for those suggestions for keeping my flock cool during the summer heat.

I think we all had to try different buttons and figure out how this site works.. In the beginning I accidentally touched the wrong one..
What chicks did you get?