Arizona Chickens

[deserteggs22]

Bantam Cochins are good, broody mothers (at least, that's what I've been told). Silkies are also very good. 

Ok, are frizzles good mamas?

 

[DesertChic]

Ok, are frizzles good mamas?

Frizzles are not a breed in and of themselves. "Frizzle" refers to the feathering type, which can occur in different breeds. I recently hatched Frizzle Easter Eggers and don't know yet how broody they'll be. There are also Frizzle Seramas, Frizzle Silkies, Frizzle Naked Necks (which often look pretty darn funny) etc. So....it still depends upon the breed.

 

[deserteggs22]

Frizzles are not a breed in and of themselves. "Frizzle" refers to the feathering type, which can occur in different breeds. I recently hatched Frizzle Easter Eggers and don't know yet how broody they'll be. There are also Frizzle Seramas, Frizzle Silkies, Frizzle Naked Necks (which often look pretty darn funny) etc. So....it still depends upon the breed.

Okay, thanks. So if "frizzle" is just a feather type, then what are the "frizzles" that you get from hatcheries? Would they be frizzle silkies?

 

[moms3cuties]

@City farmYes! I still have a sugar cane for you!

My son Still has 4 more sugar cane starts for sale, for $4 each!
We will be getting some more started This next week, if anybody else is interested. I will be trying to do some clumping bamboo as well.

 

[moms3cuties]

My poor barnyard mixed who's going to be an Olive Egger with Rose comb, got herself stuck this past week. My poor baby!
I think she Wastrying to get back into the cage instead she got herself behind the cage and the wall!

 

[City farm]

Hi, I am new to this thread. I am located in Tucson, and I'm wondering if there are some breeds that will lay eggs in the hot Arizona summer and will still do well healthwise

Depending on what, size and egg color you would like from your flock.. I have to say, jungle fowl & our French Bresse are laying. It also depends on their laying season. Our broody silkie raised so many chick's last year, she is now laying.. Leghorn are prolific layer's.. But only for a while.. They all need a break..some will lay for up to 5 years, (only 2-3 egg's per week).. So again it just depends, do you want dual purpose bird's??
Our duck, Lauren has been laying all summer!! Now then there are quail, a totally different set up.. @Sill has a great set up.. They lay all summer..
Here are some different egg's from our flock. The chocolate one are from sill's quail.

 

[City farm]

Yes. They were too cute to pass up.

Do you know what colors they are? Are they for egg's or meat? They are a lightweight breed,& can get up to 290 egg's per year..

 

[City farm]

I have a "starters" variety of laying chickens. Barred Rocks, RIRs and EEs.
They Eggers don't really like laying in the Summer heat, but have always laid massive eggs when they get the chance!
The Barred Rocks seem to do the best for me, they haven't had a single health problem and are very easy to find.
My RIRs get sick from the heat sometimes and I have to take them inside and give them a saline drip... It's rough.
I also have a few bantams and exotics (Silkies and Sultans).
Obviously the exotics don't do so well in the normal coop, so I just built them a seperate short pen, essentially a run with shade, in my garden where it is VERY cool and they get along just fine! They don't kill my plants or anything like that so it's great! c:
The Bantams do extremely well in the heat! Maybe it's their size or something? But they lay teeny tiny eggs. Maybe you could just get a whole bunch of them to compensate for the small eggs. Also, we have a lot of bantams here in rescues because they're used in fights and are bred like crazy for that.

The most important thing here is to get a mister and a dust bath, maybe even an auto waterer!
My mister is just a strip at the top of my coop, not too close to the bottom because I don't want the floor to get mucky and humid. And my Dust bath is a small pool I got at ace for $10, filled with gravel that someone what giving away at the curb. I don't have an autowaterer, but I'm a crazy bird lady, so I go refill their water every evening.

Salvage is your best friend here by the way! If anything I said seems like it's be too expensive (ex. 2nd bantam coop) then go curb hunting and you're sure to find some good stuff!

Seriously, they don't eat your garden!! I want your chicken's!! Our brat's love to devour our green !!
We have never had a chciken pass from the heat, however our biefielder does suffer.. She did pass today, but I don't think it was from the heat.. Her eyes were dilated & it was not that hot today..
We just had mites, & it could be that.. Not sure if the mites can kill a chicken that fast?? I still need to read up on them.. The wild doves got into our run about a month ago when the tarp blew down..

We love to repurpose.. Why send stuff to the landfill if you can re-use.. Post up photo's of your babies..

 

[City farm]

Hello, last night something got my favorite mama bantam hen that would never break a set. She was the sweetest thing. But, i have no idea what she was so i don't know what to get another of. Does anyone know of any really good mama breeds that are bantams?

Oh no, condolence's from us..
What preditors do you have? They will be back.. Our silkie is great..

 

[City farm]

@City farmYes! I still have a sugar cane for you!

My son Still has 4 more sugar cane starts for sale, for $4 each!
We will be getting some more started This next week, if anybody else is interested. I will be trying to do some clumping bamboo as well.

Okay great.. Yes, I can't wait!! I'll text you..