Arizona Chickens

[BlueBaby]

There is a huge swath on west side has no proof of water for the next 100 years as required for approval to undergo development. And we as a State have been giving water away by millions of gallons for years so middle eastern companies can grow hay to feed thier horses. Maybe someone will wake up and stop the madness now that we are in middle of drought triggering negotiations on Colorado River water rights at a State to State to Tribe level.

Don't count on them waking up any time soon. They have the blindfold's on and only see the more money that they can make from the extra taxes that they can get from having more businesses and resident's moving in. Hay isn't the only thing that has been given away to them, what about all of those pistachio trees that guzzle up water?

 

[CaroleW]

Don't count on them waking up any time soon. They have the blindfold's on and only see the more money that they can make from the extra taxes that they can get from having more businesses and resident's moving in. Hay isn't the only thing that has been given away to them, what about all of those pistachio trees that guzzle up water?

They kinda have to wake up soon or abandon the power plant on Lake Mead.

 

[BlueBaby]

They kinda have to wake up soon or abandon the power plant on Lake Mead.

Pinal county is rubber stamping any developer that want's to build out here in my area. Many time's we aren't even being notified of those plan's like we are supposed to be. We have to keep an eye on all of the meeting's that they have online at their site to know what's about to happen. Many of us are trying to fight it, but they ignore us like our opinion's do not matter.

 

[Happy Novogens]

Make sure you are disconnecting hoses from outdoor faucets. I've been doing that for the last couple months be it in Mesa (where I'm only there every weekend or so) or near Prescott (where I am almost full time). I don't have to worry about the pipes freezing so much.

I have some AZ ice tea jugs that I fill with warm water everytime I go out to do chicken chores so I can top off or clean a couple water bowls so I'm not doing everything at one time. Or I wait till middle of the day when it's not as freezing.

When a storm is coming I pre-fill all the jugs in case power out = no well pump = no water. That way I can wait it out for a while instead of hurrying to start a generator. I already have some pre-filled (in a NON-FREEZING LOCATION) just sitting around most of the time.

Good reminder about the hoses. I turned off the supply line out to the coop/garden beds and drained them. But I typically don't think about the spigot and hoses against the house under the back patio roof. They may be close enough to the house to get some warmth, plus they're protected from frost, but it wouldn't hurt to wrap them.

 

[igorsMistress]

Seems it wasn't too long ago, we were collecting blue bunny ice cream containers to keep our flocks cool.....

And we'll be back to it sooner than you think.

Shshshsh, let’s not talk about that yet. I don’t even want to think about it.

 

[igorsMistress]

I work in the design and construction field for the past 20+ years. Phx and metro area water infrastructure is not as solid as you might like to think. In my experience in submitting plans for new or even just tenant improvement projects water system issues is not a new thing, it's been going on behind the scenes for at least 2-3 decades.

Water is life - especially in the desert - whether we want to admit we live in a desert or not.
Look at your or your neighbor's landscaping to see if you realize you live in a desert. The truth will set you free...

When I used to commute into Phoenix I would call the water department about water leaks all the time. They were pretty responsive, I only had to call twice about one of them, but the rest were fixed very promptly.

I agree, water is our most important resource. I’m always looking for ways to save it. The family is sick of my buckets in every tub and next to every faucet but they need to get over it.

 

[igorsMistress]

There is a huge swath on west side has no proof of water for the next 100 years as required for approval to undergo development. And we as a State have been giving water away by millions of gallons for years so middle eastern companies can grow hay to feed thier horses. Maybe someone will wake up and stop the madness now that we are in middle of drought triggering negotiations on Colorado River water rights at a State to State to Tribe level.

I hope the hay farms go. My son is in the area affected by the no proof of water issue which is scary. I keep telling them to get out of there while the getting is good but they’re blind to it. It’s not a problem for them right now so they’re ignoring it.

 

[CaroleW]

I rounded up all the "hidden" eggs yesterday to the tune of 28! I have about 24 layers with some more upcoming in Feb/March. This has been probably a few days for some hidden clutches and up to a week for one of them. Only about 7 seemed to be unfit for human consumption - not that I'm selling/giving any away right now - these are all ours or the dogs, especially since some have probably been frozen.

Some hidden areas are because they laid in newly spread straw in a corner that I can't see very well and behind doors that are hard to open/close due to frost/moisture so I neglected them thinking they weren't laying very many.

 

[BlueBaby]

I rounded up all the "hidden" eggs yesterday to the tune of 28! I have about 24 layers with some more upcoming in Feb/March. This has been probably a few days for some hidden clutches and up to a week for one of them. Only about 7 seemed to be unfit for human consumption - not that I'm selling/giving any away right now - these are all ours or the dogs, especially since some have probably been frozen.

It seems that they had you on the Easter Egg hunt ahead of time!

 

[CaroleW]

It seems that they had you on the Easter Egg hunt ahead of time!

Thankfully not a hard Easter Egg hunt- only 4 places - they looked SO pretty sitting there in those clutches especially the dark chocolate Welsummer or Cuckoo Maran eggs!