Arizona Chickens

[Arizonachicken]

Gallo,
Our family sends it condolences. For chickens & dearest kitty..

Arizona Chicken,
Please let me know how you did it from your iPad. I tried to cut and paste a few times with photos but it never worked. However, I tried it with my phone not my iPad. Is that how you did it?

I did it from my iPad. When you hit the quote/reply, the text window pops up and there are three buttons right under where it says "reply" in the upper left corner. The third button has an icon of a mountain...that's for attaching a pic. When you tap it a window pops up titled "embed an image". Choose "upload from my device". Then you can either take a photo with your iPad or "choose existing" and your photo library that you have on your iPad pops up. Choose the photo you want and that's all! If you have problems call me and we'll go thru it together. Do you still have my #?

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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Black spots on the comb and wattles can be a couple different things, but usually it's due to pecking order squabbles. The spots are small scabs from being pecked and seems to be at it's worse in birds about the age of yours too. It usually happens in the context of positioning on the roost at dusk. Another possible cause is fowlpox, a virus vectored by mosquitoes and other biting insects. That seems unlikely given the low numbers of mosquitoes out now. I'm not even sure how common fowlpox is in AZ and I don't recall reading about anyone dealing with it on the thread.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

I did it from my iPad. When you hit the quote/reply, the text window pops up and there are three buttons right under where it says "reply" in the upper left corner. The third button has an icon of a mountain...that's for attaching a pic. When you tap it a window pops up titled "embed an image". Choose "upload from my device". Then you can either take a photo with your iPad or "choose existing" and your photo library that you have on your iPad pops up. Choose the photo you want and that's all! If you have problems call me and we'll go thru it together. Do you still have my #?

Thanks for that! I had given up hope of being able to post pics from the iPad. I'll have to try it today. Oh, maybe you know a fix for another pet peeve. When I go to get on the AZ thread it takes me to the first page and not the last post. I then have to scroll down through that long first page and then select the last page tab. Is there a shortcut?

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

I took some quick pics this am of my flock, well, some of my flock.


Here's my too. You can see how big he is next to by Blue Marans hen, she hatched at Easter...no egg yet though. SLW pullets in back.


Here he is again, the black bag in the back is full of garden waste...ready for composting and/or chicken treats!




One of my SLW pullets...about 18 weeks old.


Group shot of some of the flock.

Ooooh, I like that Blue Marans! I think I might have to get one of those. What are your thoughts on her? Beautiful flock and the rooster is stunning!

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

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I just leave a dedicated window tab up for AZ Chickens all the time. If I go somewhere else within BYC I open a new tab. That way all I have to do to see the latest AZ posts is refresh the tab.
I may not have the time to post very often but at least I can keep up this way.

 

[Billiam]

We had a crappy day yesterday. I let my birds out to free-range at 8am, as usual, while I piddled around the yard doing chores. Went in at about 8:20 to take a shower and the phone rang. I never get out of the shower to answer the phone, but something had me answering. It was my neighbor at the end of the block asking if I was missing any chickens. He had just seen two birds running across the street to the next block over. I surely didn't think they were mine, but I raced out back to check on them. What I saw was complete carnage, feathers everywhere and my poor BO, Waldo, dead on the ground. Not another bird to be found. I ran down the street and around the corner where the two birds were spotted and found my Delaware and one of my EE hiding in some dried weeds. They let me pick them up and I quickly searched for others. Went back to my house and saw my BA standing in the middle of the yard, apparently in shock and I grabbed her up and put the three into the run. It was so crushing that more than half of my flock was gone. I searched the yard again and then looked into the back alleyway, right there in front of me was a coyote, eating my other EE. It was barely bothered by my presence and only took the bird and ran away when I hopped over the wall and went after it. So, two birds were still unaccounted. For one I had high hopes, there wasn't a single feather from Mrs. Beasley anywhere. But most crushing was the massive amount of feathers and a wing from Weegee, my CM, the top bird in the flock. I searched the yard for another fifteen minutes or so and then searched the surrounding blocks and alleyways for the next hour, but finding no trace. I just killed me thinking that she could be lost out on the street. When I gave up searching and went home to look in the back yard again, right there next to the coop was Mrs. Beasley and standing right next to her was Weegee. It was one of the few times in my life I was sure that I was hallucinating because I was so certain she was dead. But I wasn't. She lost a good portion of her feathers, including most of the flight feathers from one wing (which is why I thought I saw her wing on the ground), but escaped with no other obvious wounds. So, in the end, we were fortunate that only two birds were killed. They stayed up on the roost for a couple hours, but by late afternoon, they were anxious to be let out of the run, which was not going to happen. I think the coyote came back this morning because they still have not come down off the roost.

Sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what this would be like. I flipped out when I caught our dogs using our hens as chew toys last year. None were killed but it was very upsetting to think of the potential loss. That coyote is going to be coming around for a long time until it finds something else more interesting.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Sorry for your loss. I can't imagine what this would be like. I flipped out when I caught our dogs using our hens as chew toys last year. None were killed but it was very upsetting to think of the potential loss. That coyote is going to be coming around for a long time until it finds something else more interesting.

I think it just came back again. They had finally come down off the roost at 9 am this morning and were venturing out into the run and I just went to check on them and they were all huddled together in the elevated/sheltered part of the coop--not even on the roost. They've never done that before.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

I just leave a dedicated window tab up for AZ Chickens all the time. If I go somewhere else within BYC I open a new tab. That way all I have to do to see the latest AZ posts is refresh the tab.
I may not have the time to post very often but at least I can keep up this way.

That's a good idea and simple fix!

 

[Billiam]

I think it just came back again. They had finally come down off the roost at 9 am this morning and were venturing out into the run and I just went to check on them and they were all huddled together in the elevated/sheltered part of the coop--not even on the roost. They've never done that before.

I'm thinking trap it.

AZ Game & Fish: http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/urban_coyote.shtml


Laws and Policies

• Coyotes are classified as predators and have an open, year-round hunting season. A valid license is required, except in a case where livestock has been killed. See Arizona Game and Fish Department Hunting Regulations.

Traps: Google Link

 

[pastrymama]

Hi there...im looking for true breed frizzle chicks anyone breed or know where to get?

YES!!!!!!!!! i have a friend that has some young ones that just started laying. send me a pm with your info and i will have her get in contact with you. they are from a frizzle roo x silkie hen, cute as a bug's ear!