Arizona Chickens

[BBQJOE]

Here's some pics ofmy Amaricauna rooster

 

[City farm]

smell mop who

X2, smell mop who??

Lmao. Nobody get it yet?

Have to say the words all together to get the joke?

Smell Mop Who?

That's funny, cause I said it out loud to my DH, not fast enough though..

 

[generaldsherman]

Lmao. Nobody get it yet?

Have to say the words all together to get the joke?

Smell Mop Who?

Got it yesterday; it's one my nephews would enjoy

 

[generaldsherman]

Here's some pics ofmy Amaricauna rooster

He's handsome! Too bad I can't keep rooster in my city limits

 

[City farm]

Spring is in the air! Baja fairy duster Dwarf everbearing mulberry blossoms Native goji berry blossoms and fruit. These are also called wolfberry. Spanish lavender 'Blue elf' aloe 'Red Baron' peach gave us a sport flower

Wow, great photo"s!! This is the time to be out side.. If we do a seed exchange, who can make it? It would be on a Friday or Saturday around 5:30/9:00 PM.

 

[City farm]

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Don't forget the moringa trees! Bees and humming birds love the flowers. Last year I cut the biggest moringa to just the trunk. It sprouted back in days! In a couple of weeks it was putting on lots of new growth In less than a month it was over the roof! These are young morninga trees that I forgot to water. The tops died back but the tubers were fine and grew into trees. Very drought tolerant. [/quote There are seed's in the BYC box.. Thanks to you!!! The flock loves to eat the leaves.. No waste to this tree or bush being on your property..

 

[Peoria Eggs]

1 Mine are in the space between the house and block wall so right next to it. The important thing is providing some deep shade. Hopefully you have a tree in there? Trees are great in summer because it's way cooler under them than just some man made shade of some sort. Trees actually transpire through their leaves, releasing water and help cool the air below them. The denser the tree canopy the cooler it will be for the birds. If you don't have trees plant some that are very quick growing like moringa (which is also edible) that can grow 12 feet in a year and love heat. There are moringa seeds in the seed box! Maybe some vines on an arbor? At the very least some shade cloth will help until you get some trees or other plants. A damp section of ground can be a life saver when it's over 110. Pans, shallow trays, plant saucers or anything you can use to put water in for them to wade in will help them stay cooler.
2 You can always clip a wing if they start trying to fly over a fence. Most breeds of chicken are happy to stay in the yard but some like jungle fowl and Egyptian fayoumis love to fly. Of course flight is only an issue if you free range them. I only free range them for a few hours just before roosting time. They put themselves to bed just before sun down and don't have time to get into much trouble because they are busy foraging their last meal of the day.
3 They are noisy when they lay an egg. Some individuals are louder than others. Keeping them away from neighbor's bedroom windows is a good idea. However they are not as loud as a barking dog! Since I'm on a corner lot my chickens are pretty far from any of the neighbor's homes.

Thanks for the response, do the moringa trees drop alot of leafs?

 

[City farm]

Moringa trees will grow here but always freeze back in the colder months.  Then regrow - I keep hoping the trunk will get bigger and bigger - so far not happening but I keep working on it!!   Your plants are lovely - wish we had the growing climate of Tucson!  

Do yours grow enough to have the pod's? Have you tried the pod's, if so are the good? We only have one tree @ our rental.. @sill shares her leaves with us.. I keep forgetting to ask other's that have this on their property if they have tried the pod's..

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Here's some pics ofmy Amaricauna rooster

He's gorgeous! But I don't think it would work out for me because I'm on the east coast and my hens are only a week and a half old. :/

 

[CroqueArizona]

I did not know about moringa trees. I am in casa Grande and will plant some. In the past I have used bamboo it also grows from tubers quickly. Shade is a blessing with the heat here.