Arizona Chickens

[BlueBaby]

@igorsMistress

i think i saw one of those treadles on youtube, i would love to know how you design it, with our 360 cage the only birds that get in are the mini winter birds that have come once again and they just leave their droppings all over any other bigger birds than that and the roosters growl at them when they pass by, but they can't get in anyhow but those little ones, in the water, in the food dish, but since i got this new one they tend to perch on the side and not go inside of the dish so the droppings stay out of the food for the most part now...

You might want to check out this thread about them:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/building-a-treadle-chicken-feeder.47900/

 

[Parront]

You might want to check out this thread about them:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/building-a-treadle-chicken-feeder.47900/

I tried the link, but did not work.

 

[BlueBaby]

I tried the link, but did not work.

I corrected the link.

 

[Parront]

I corrected the link.

Thank you, it looks like a cool project!

 

[igorsMistress]

You might want to check out this thread about them:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/building-a-treadle-chicken-feeder.47900/

Thank you!!

 

[BlueBaby]

@Parront and @igorsMistress if you try to make one of those following the instructions in that link that I gave on the treadle feeders, I am sure that other's here in AZ. would like to see how yours turned out.

 

[cactusrota]

@cactusrota How are those little naked neck chicks that you hatched out doing now? How big are they getting? Did you get any black ones in the bunch?

Ok, I did my best with the little energizer bunnies.. err, chicks. It seems so far that SOME of the ones that hatched totally black are popping out with this neat silver pencilling and wild partidge look. Others are staying totally black.

And SOME of the ones that hatched with the white on the face are showing this speckling/mottling on their chest and legs... but I don't think that's going to stick. It's hard to get a picture of but you can see a bit of it in the above too... Will have to see.

I'm looking forward to see what this little feather legged girl is gonna grow up to be. She sure is cute with her fluffy leggings!

 

[Parront]

Ok, I did my best with the little energizer bunnies.. err, chicks. It seems so far that SOME of the ones that hatched totally black are popping out with this neat silver pencilling and wild partidge look. Others are staying totally black.
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And SOME of the ones that hatched with the white on the face are showing this speckling/mottling on their chest and legs... but I don't think that's going to stick. It's hard to get a picture of but you can see a bit of it in the above too... Will have to see.View attachment 1161184
I'm looking forward to see what this little feather legged girl is gonna grow up to be. She sure is cute with her fluffy leggings!
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Positively Pre-historic looking! Like little Velociraptors from Jurassic Park.

 

[BlueBaby]

Ok, I did my best with the little energizer bunnies.. err, chicks. It seems so far that SOME of the ones that hatched totally black are popping out with this neat silver pencilling and wild partidge look. Others are staying totally black.
View attachment 1161181
And SOME of the ones that hatched with the white on the face are showing this speckling/mottling on their chest and legs... but I don't think that's going to stick. It's hard to get a picture of but you can see a bit of it in the above too... Will have to see.View attachment 1161184
I'm looking forward to see what this little feather legged girl is gonna grow up to be. She sure is cute with her fluffy leggings!
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Thanks for sharing! I wonder if the necks on them get red when they mature?

 

[cactusrota]

Thanks for sharing! I wonder if the necks on them get red when they mature?

More so on the males than the females. Here's one of the momma's of this batch.

And here's some "brothers from a different mother" That I plan on breeding soon. They are from another forum member up in Utah, out of a mid April hatch so about 6 months old right now.