Arizona Chickens

[Geranium]

Oh, and I have two big dogs that will hopefully dissuade some would- be predators.

 

[igorsMistress]

I've had a massive Red Hawk scouting out my flocks. Luckily my 13 roosters do a fantastic job of both sounding the alarm and hurrying the girls to sheltered area, giving me time to react. It turns out that hawks don't like being blasted by a water hose. It should be grateful that that's what I had immediately handy instead of my rifle or crossbow.

crossbow

 

[FeatherPugs]

Yuck - having fun discplining my 6-8 year old rescue chug from chasing chickens! I just need patience - NOW!

 

[FeatherPugs]

@igorsMistress and @DesertChic My thoughts exactly!!
Once upon a time I would use by bow to poke male dogs around my gated female sled dogs in heat but that was 30 years ago or so - bit out of practice and not a cross bow!

 

[SonoranChick]

Still haven't fixed the leak in the next box and it looks like more rain is headed our way tomorrow night! Guess I'll have to be nagging hubby after all I am so used to taking care of most chicken issues myself but I can't wiggle my way to the top of the nest box with this giant belly lol. I can barely reach the eggs in the back of the box. I love being pregnant but it will be nice when she's finally here and I am able to do things like lift, carry, climb and reach again!

 

[DesertChic]

Still haven't fixed the leak in the next box and it looks like more rain is headed our way tomorrow night! Guess I'll have to be nagging hubby after all I am so used to taking care of most chicken issues myself but I can't wiggle my way to the top of the nest box with this giant belly lol. I can barely reach the eggs in the back of the box. I love being pregnant but it will be nice when she's finally here and I am able to do things like lift, carry, climb and reach again!

Ah...yes....I remember that stage of pregnancy. And shortly after giving birth I remember wishing I was still pregnant so I could actually enjoy a hot meal and even sleep through the night again. That didn't happen until he was 4 years old.

 

[BlueBaby]

I've had a massive Red Hawk scouting out my flocks. Luckily my 13 roosters do a fantastic job of both sounding the alarm and hurrying the girls to sheltered area, giving me time to react. It turns out that hawks don't like being blasted by a water hose. It should be grateful that that's what I had immediately handy instead of my rifle or crossbow.

My crossbow is in the spare room. I need to get new bales of hay to put in the back of the yard on the pallets to replace those older bales. We stack them up and use those to practice.

 

[FeatherPugs]

@SonoranChick I'd be looking for some plastic something to put over it and worry about it after it rains again!! Duct tape/Gorilla tape - they all work for me. Just put a giant piece(s) of gorilla tape over a hole in my wheelbarrow - last repair lasted a year. I don't want to buy a new one!

 

[meetthebubus]

My buff orps started laying again today, the molt was so fast and light! One, I think punky, layed a
shell-less egg, so I gave them more calcium, I figure it's normal bc of the chick feed

So I got 3 eggs, from them, 11 egger eggs they are faithful layers

Btw only Rambita molted from the eggers and only a bit bc she wasn't laying so I assume it triggered molt instead

Chulita is growing up great has a white fuzz beard I see Marshmellow in her and I think her eyes will be big like her mama Guava.

 

[Geranium]

The coop is coming along! Roof going on today.