Arizona Chickens

[aviddamy]

I would probably sit and watch for hours. Once I collapsed from exhaustion, then they'd hatch. LOL. That's how my luck runs.

 

[houdiniduck]

I am more than half tempted to take a chair in there. If only my family wouldn't look at me funny. hahahah

 

[AZGardenFarmer]

* Go for it. Put a chair in there. Downside, ya leave it unattended and ya might loose it to your chicken/s. ;-) *

 

[Sill]

Oh I can't wait to come over.

did you find what you needed for your greenhouse?

I still need some greenhouse panels, those UV resistant plastic panels with an air space in the middle.

 

[Sill]

@moms3cuties
Candled last night, I only took out one of the leghorn egg's not fertile..

@Sill
How's "BIG BOY?" do the girl's like him? Did you re-name him?

The Dude is finding out how to snatch and grab food, poor thing is so hen pecked. He's learned that I bring him special treats away from the girls, spoiled Dude. I swear he's grown already though, and hackle feathers are getting longer. Doing great with the collar so far.

 

[Sill]

Not to bad, the duck's were happy.. They ate a ton of worms that came up from the ground.. If we had snails they would be even more happy..

I need to catch and bring you a bucket of snails. They are rampant here. What's gross is during the rain and subsequent damp nights the snails migrate to "greener pastures" and they can be found climbing into pots, up fences and walls or across the patio. They crunch when you step on them. I go out at night with a flashlight and hand pick them out of my veggies.

...I think I must have gotten something like 8 inches it seems or more, lol. My "White," leghorns look like a dirty buff color.

Sill and City farm... how was the rain by you two?

Lots of mud, some standing water. I'm sure the fowl ate lots of earthworms as they were coming up everywhere to get out of the soggy ground. I wormed everyone in December, probably moot since they are eating so many worms.

 

[Sill]

Well I was staring into the incubator for like the fith time and I saw two of the eggs shake. ITSS ALLLIIIIIIIVVVEEEEEE! hahahah. OH man I keep walking in there to look.

I can so relate. I've got a batch of quail eggs on lockdown. I keep going over to check on them. A couple are moving....

 

[DesertChic]

Well I was staring into the incubator for like the fith time and I saw two of the eggs shake. ITSS ALLLIIIIIIIVVVEEEEEE! hahahah. OH man I keep walking in there to look.

LOL! On day 22 I walked into our "hatching room" to find my husband leaning over the incubator, his ear hovering just above the top and his face tense with concentration as he told me, "I think I hear them tapping." He was very disappointed when I informed him it was the fan in the incubator rattling, not chicks tapping. As funny as it was it was also very endearing as up to that point I thought I was the only one obsessing over those darn little eggs. I spent a lot of hours staring at those eggs, willing them to hatch, and terrified that they wouldn't.

 

[MandyFitch]

Hey Guys,

Hope you're all having fun with your chickens. I haven't posted in a while because (primarily) it's impossible to keep up with you all!

I have been researching Seramas and am considering hatching out some if I can find some good quality eggs. I've never hatched out anything so it will be a learning experience for me and my daughter. I'm wondering, if I manage do succeed, would anyone here be interested in adopting some pet quality mini chicks? I hear they make great indoor pets!

Let me know if you have any interest. I can't keep boys and I'd probably only keep one girl but I'll try to hatch a dozen.

Would love to discuss with anyone here who already has Seramas!

 

[DesertChickens1]

Hey Guys,

Hope you're all having fun with your chickens.  I haven't posted in a while because (primarily) it's impossible to keep up with you all!  

I have been researching Seramas and am considering hatching out some if I can find some good quality eggs. I've never hatched out anything so it will be a learning experience for me and my daughter.   I'm wondering, if I manage do succeed, would anyone here be interested in adopting some pet quality mini chicks?  I hear they make great indoor pets!

Let me know if you have any interest. I can't keep boys and I'd probably only keep one girl but I'll try to hatch a dozen.

Would love to discuss with anyone here who already has Seramas! 

I've got two Seramas and I'd love to have any that you hatch out! They do make great house pets, my little rooster sits on my head and watches TV with me lol