Arizona Chickens

[generaldsherman]

Speaking of canning makes me feel guilty for not processing my tomatoes

 

[Rhapsody1]

Question for all my AZ peeps. We had a buff Orpington go broody on us. She went to chicken jail and has been broken and is now back with the flock acting like her old self. Generally how long before hens go back to laying after the have "seen the light"?

 

[desertmarcy]

Needing help identifying this girls breed. Feathered feet, lays a dark egg like a maran is a purebreed something....

I also have three buff orpington/mutt cross juvenile roosters I am looking to rehome. For someone to raise for meat or whatever. They are free.

Looks like a splash Marans.

 

[FeatherPugs]

Question for all my AZ peeps. We had a buff Orpington go broody on us. She went to chicken jail and has been broken and is now back with the flock acting like her old self. Generally how long before hens go back to laying after the have "seen the light"?

Mine have gone from 2 weeks to a month - it just varies.......some have gone sooner - like a first time broody and others who are chronically broody take longer to begin laying again. Big help, sorry!

 

[Sill]

So hilarious... But true for all of us.. You should knw better than to go to the store to buy egg's!!!! There are penny of us here that can give you egg's... Btw, my neighbor loves the girl's you gave her!!! Thank's...

So glad the girls got a great new home. They should be in chicken heaven with all that grass and foliage to forage in.

 

[Sill]

Free shelving on the valley craigslist would make perfect nest boxes for anyone with the means to get them home!

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/zip/5231303706.html

 

[DesertChic]

Question for all my AZ peeps. We had a buff Orpington go broody on us. She went to chicken jail and has been broken and is now back with the flock acting like her old self. Generally how long before hens go back to laying after the have "seen the light"?

My Silkie usually only takes about 2 weeks to start laying again, but my cochin/NN mix stopped laying a month ago and still hasn't started.

 

[chicksurreal]

Question for all my AZ peeps. We had a buff Orpington go broody on us. She went to chicken jail and has been broken and is now back with the flock acting like her old self. Generally how long before hens go back to laying after the have "seen the light"?

Seems like mine usually start laying anywhere between 2-4 weeks after breaking their brood or they hatch chicks. Seems a little bit longer when they actually have chicks.

 

[moms3cuties]

Question for all my AZ peeps. We had a buff Orpington go broody on us. She went to chicken jail and has been broken and is now back with the flock acting like her old self. Generally how long before hens go back to laying after the have "seen the light"?

For me at my house with the Easter Egger and it was her first Broody, it was one week before she started laying eggs and for a couple of my Black Copper Marans girls, about a week Or two at most even with hatchings.

 

[moms3cuties]

I thought this was a cute pic on Facebook! It gave me a good giggle or two!