Arizona Chickens

[Parront]

I have an electric pressure cooker and crock pot thing just not an instapot then. LOVE it

I like the time controls on those things. Just oldfashioned, used to my gas stove and stove top cooker!

 

[igorsMistress]

I like the time controls on those things. Just oldfashioned, used to my gas stove and stove top cooker!

It's my favorite gadget in the kitchen. I can brown stuff in it first, then slow cook without having to wash a skillet.

 

[DuckMochi]

Hey there Arizona friends! Thought I post here to see if anyone has any ducklings/young ducks for sale. We recently lost our cayuga duck and are looking for a new friend for our mallard so she isn't alone. My parents aren't sure if they want to raise a duckling again and thought maybe getting a duckling that was a month or two old would be better. Not sure though but I wanted to ask if any of you bred ducks and have any for sale?

 

[Junochick]

Golden hills nursery has full grown ducks in globe az, that's over 1hr +drive if you can't find any in the valley

 

[DuckMochi]

Well I am discussing getting a duckling over a full grown duck. Some of our chickens are very unfriendly and I don't think bringing a full grown duck that can fight them into the family will be a good idea. Obviously we wouldn't be throwing the duckling in the coop, it would be living inside until it had its feathers and all. But we would introduce it to the others every day so it gets used to them and they get used to it. If we get a duckling we can find one in the valley easily, but if not I'll definitely check out Golden Hills

 

[DesertChic]

I understand the circle of life thing... but I could never eat my pets....

I try very hard to limit the number of my birds that become pets, but it's really hard. I've worked diligently to breed not only for production with a line for meat and a line for eggs, but also for temperament. I have some of the sweetest, most affectionate cockerels and roosters you could imagine, and the nicer they are to me the harder it is for me to cull them....Which is why I currently have seven roosters and six cockerels.

 

[DesertChic]

It's my favorite gadget in the kitchen. I can brown stuff in it first, then slow cook without having to wash a skillet.

I have an InstaPot too. I just haven't quite figured out how to use it.

 

[DesertChic]

We are currently debating the merits of a wood feeder in our climate. I don't know whether to build or buy a metal feeder. Obviously would have to line anything metal but they all look so cheap and flimsy. I don't want to pay $30 to $50 for a feeder that won't last.
If we move forward will post pics.

Wood doesn't last very long out here if it's exposed to the elements at all. I made a "feeder" for oyster shell only out of scrap wood three years ago and it's now in very poor shape. Granted I didn't put a whole lotta effort into it the way I do when I design and build furniture, but still....

I used large metal feed dishes that look like massive bottle caps for all of my feed, which is always wet feed. The caps are painted so the feed never interacts with the metal, until the paint started to flake off. I'm thinking of media blasting them and then having them powder coated instead.

 

[BlueBaby]

Most of the time, yes, at least in the cockerels. The pullets will get a "blush" in the face but it's rare to get one with a fully red neck, and even then her neck may not be red all of the time. As a general rule, the red is a good indicator of vigor. Here's my "reddest" and oldest NN rooster, Heisenberg.

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It look's like he's growing some big spurs there. Do all of the Black NN roosters have that red in the wings?

 

[MagicChicken]

I try very hard to limit the number of my birds that become pets, but it's really hard. I've worked diligently to breed not only for production with a line for meat and a line for eggs, but also for temperament. I have some of the sweetest, most affectionate cockerels and roosters you could imagine, and the nicer they are to me the harder it is for me to cull them....Which is why I currently have seven roosters and six cockerels.

I feel your pain. I love my roosters. I don't hesitate to cull the mean ones, but I don't have many mean ones any more. And I don't have enough space to keep all of them. I have one cockerel who is knock-kneed so I can't breed him. He's so sweet I haven't been able to eat him either. For now he is watching over this year's pullets and he is doing a great job. I will have to make a decision about him soon. Breeding season is coming fast and space is limited.