Arizona Chickens

[MaddBaggins]

MaddBaggins, this is bat country!

Awesome coop, awesome avatar! Welcome!

You know, I was so busy thinking about my chicks and coop, I totally missed the reference.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Mahonri, I just don't know what to say. I guess that was their way of saying thanks?

 

[Rezia]

I'm posting pictures tonight... I think...

 

[squeakyballs]

Just so everyone knows, this will be the only place I'll post it, and it will probably be deleted by staff, but I was "not worn out" doing hatch a longs.

I was basically forced out, told it could no longer be "Mahonri's" hatch a long.

Nuff said.

I'm sorry, that really sucks.

 

[squeakyballs]

You know, I was so busy thinking about my chicks and coop, I totally missed the reference.

I was hoping someone would get it, eventually! In the meantime it created an interesting conversation about bats.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Quote:
One of my favorite bats is Centurio senex. We were mist-netting for bats in Costa Rica the first time I ever saw one. It has a face only a mother could love...or a bat lover. Oddly enough, it has a flap of skin that it can move up to cover it's face, at will.

 

[countrygirl74]

Okay, for everyone who is following this... here are the pictures of my 12 chickens. In a quick re-cap... I ordered 11 chickens from Ideal. I specifically asked for NO males except for what I might receive with the silkies as they were straight run. They sent me 12 chickens and it seems like I have a LOT of roos. So disappointed...
I will start with all the silkie photos and see what you guys think.

These photos were taken today and they are all almost 16 weeks old.


These first 2 photos are Snuffleupagus, our red silkie. I think he is a roo, but no crowing yet. But he fights a lot with our blue silkie.






These two are of Cloud, the white silkie... I think she is a hen - smaller, very mellow.





Here is the blue silkie Disco - think he is a roo too. No crowing yet, but fights with the red silkie.




The Rhode Island Red - a sweet hen (Esther)



I have 2 of these Barred Plymouth Rocks - both are hens! (Pocahontas & Mayflower)


This is one of the EE's of the two that I ordered - pretty sure this one is a hen. (Chipmunk)


The only speckled sussex female I ordered (Cookie) and it's not a girl! He is crowing as of today!


The other EE female I ordered who is now crowing regularly as well.

(Chubby)
The funny thing about this one is we thought she was just the sweetest little girl ever... She/He was bullied for a while and we worked very hard to get her/him back into the flock. At one point this chicken was so scared of the rest of the flock that it would run and hide in the house all the time and run and hide under us when possible - even jumping up into our lap and burying its head into our jackets to hide... Now he is fine but still very personable.


Now, the next few pics are tricky - can't quite tell if these australorps are roos or hens... no crowing from this one. (Shimmer)





Also, no crowing from this one... (Ninja)





This one, however, was the extra they sent and he is definitely crowing! (Falcon)



Okay, so, if the other 2 australorps are not roos, my total is 3 roos and 6 hens (not counting the silkies as I knew they were straight run). That is not the 90% accuracy rate that they claim. If the australorps are not hens, then the rate is worse. What are all your thoughts on this?

 

[Arizonachicken]

Okay, for everyone who is following this... here are the pictures of my 12 chickens. In a quick re-cap... I ordered 11 chickens from Ideal. I specifically asked for NO males except for what I might receive with the silkies as they were straight run. They sent me 12 chickens and it seems like I have a LOT of roos. So disappointed... I will start with all the silkie photos and see what you guys think. These photos were taken today and they are all almost 16 weeks old. These first 2 photos are Snuffleupagus, our red silkie. I think he is a roo, but no crowing yet. But he fights a lot with our blue silkie. These two are of Cloud, the white silkie... I think she is a hen - smaller, very mellow. Here is the blue silkie Disco - think he is a roo too. No crowing yet, but fights with the red silkie. The Rhode Island Red - a sweet hen (Esther) I have 2 of these Barred Plymouth Rocks - both are hens! (Pocahontas & Mayflower) This is one of the EE's of the two that I ordered - pretty sure this one is a hen. (Chipmunk) The only speckled sussex female I ordered (Cookie) and it's not a girl! He is crowing as of today! The other EE female I ordered who is now crowing regularly as well. (Chubby) The funny thing about this one is we thought she was just the sweetest little girl ever... She/He was bullied for a while and we worked very hard to get her/him back into the flock. At one point this chicken was so scared of the rest of the flock that it would run and hide in the house all the time and run and hide under us when possible - even jumping up into our lap and burying its head into our jackets to hide... Now he is fine but still very personable. Now, the next few pics are tricky - can't quite tell if these australorps are roos or hens... no crowing from this one. (Shimmer) Also, no crowing from this one... (Ninja) This one, however, was the extra they sent and he is definitely crowing! (Falcon) Okay, so, if the other 2 australorps are not roos, my total is 3 roos and 6 hens (not counting the silkies as I knew they were straight run). That is not the 90% accuracy rate that they claim. If the australorps are not hens, then the rate is worse. What are all your thoughts on this?

Shimmer and Ninja are both cockerels. I agree with your other assessments.

 

[MaddBaggins]

BTW, what do other Tucsonans do when they end up with roos? We can't have any in the city, whats the plan if I get some? Try to raise them until they're fat enough for a roast and hope no one complains?

 

[off-grid hen]

Yup, both those BAs are boys. I'm judging by the long saddle feathers. That is some BAD sexing!