Arizona Chickens

[kukupecpec]

Great about the hatch! I really don't think it got cold enough to kill a healthy rooster. He may have gotten injured some how. Poor baby.

I don't know, it was pretty freaking cold and the wind was blowing like mad RIGHT into his box. I would bet he had a little win tunnel in there.

That's an absolute shame about your rooster. I find that more difficult to understand, the sudden death, as opposed to sending one to Camp Freezer. There is an ultimate cause and benefit from the latter.


On a few positive notes, the Black Copper Maran chicks are getting bigger by the day and are significantly more heavy at this stage than the Barred Rocks are the Production Red were. I hadn't thought about there being a weight difference like that between breeds. Two are already roosting on the sides of their container and pooping on my floor.

I also just put up an ad on Craig's List to sell some of my mealworms. The colony completely took off and I have too many to be giving my girls. I listed them at $5.00 for a quarter pound, which is quite a lot of worms, actually. I still barely put a dent in the colony.


And we just started getting some rain up here. The temperature had a sudden drop about a half hour ago and the wind kicked up. My wife had some hail down at 99th Avenue and Greenway road. Looking to be a good night!

It's a bummer. I think DH is more upset than me. He gets so much more attached to animals than I do. I have no problem enjoying their companionship, slitting their throat and enjoying them for dinner. I think I just feel really strongly about food haha. We spoil them as best we can, I just don't get attached. Ive also had a LOT of pet death in my life. I was an only child with a single mother who was always teaching me kindness and responsibility, which equals years and years of fish and hamsters, and we just recently put down my childhood dog after the last of 6 pet rats passed.

yay for babies! I'm collecting eggs now, so in a month hopefully I'll have some too. Sorry to hear about your roo. I lost two babies that were about 6 weeks old. They were in the house with a heat lamp but I think it go too cold a couple nights and everybody dog piled and they were smothered. I have no other ideas what might have happened to them. I will say once I had a young rabbit dead in it's pen; I autopsied him and his heart had burst. Literally it looked like it had exploded in his chest. We had a opossum hanging around the barn and I think it was scaring the rabbits and this guy just had a weak heart.

The little mutt chicks are SO DARN CUTE!!!! I love it! I have two serama chicks that are 4 weeks old and the fresh chicks heads are bigger than the serama! Their bodies are a little bit smaller though.
A Necropsy eh? I wish I could get up the guts to do that. I'm in school for Vet Tech, no problem with blood and guts and the nasty, but as SOON as that dead animal goes stiff, I can't touch it. It seriously freaks me out... I just can't figure out how to get past that!!! I've had three dead roosters in the last few months - failed caponizing, dog attack, and now this guy - and had NO problem getting into the failed capon and checking out all I could learn from his anatomy - he was a HUGE naked neck roo so lots to look at - but the other two that I found dead the next morning, I couldn't even touch. Made me gag and freaked me out.

Here are my 7 noisey mutts!!! And a picture of one of them compared to Turtle one of my 4 wk old serama chicks.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hpEnLtqUDg 

 

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[LadyKotaDoria]

I need some help in explanation. I covered my T-Frame, as everyone knows by earlier entrys. I used Home Depot 4mil plastic. My nephew is questioning what I have done, my design. He is watching it on my security camera on his computer. He is watching it blow in and out as the wind blows it. He is telling me I did it wrong, I and not keeping the warm air in. I have to many holes in it.

I told him that the plastic is not the right kind and not designed for this application. No it is not sealed. It dose have tears in it, the wind the first night tore holes in it at the clips. This plasic is brittal, when you open it is is like opening paper. The other, if you remember flowed over the frames, I used the same clips on them and it did not tear it. The plastic has stretch to it. To some degree it is air pressure. You have X volume of air. When it is pushed in on one side, the air pushes out the other side, when the air pressure releases, there is now a sucking in because some air had beed forced out.

How can I explain? Or am I wrong in my physics? I do not mind being wrong, but I would move to be corrected. I have over a 222 sq ft sail. I no longer have my old formula books, I do have the Internet (better then the books). But is it really worth me figuring out the ft pounds of air pressure, the curve of the tops and adding in the vectors. If I wonted to do that I would have gone into Brigid or skyscrapers design. I know of it, had to do it in school, that is it. Strieght of materials, physics, metallurgy, and all the math classes, in collage gave me foundation, I only used that what I needed in residential design and civil engendering on roads, sewers and such such as water flow and compactly. Maybe a pilot, or a sailer help me? I feal so in adequate in my ability to communicate.

Well I guess there is no way to explain basic physics to someone that doesn't understand physics. Air pressure and all that stuff. Thanks anyway. I know, (pretty sure anyway) I'm right.

 

[Billiam]

I need some help in explanation. I covered my T-Frame, as everyone knows by earlier entrys. I used Home Depot 4mil plastic. My nephew is questioning what I have done, my design. He is watching it on my security camera on his computer. He is watching it blow in and out as the wind blows it. He is telling me I did it wrong, I and not keeping the warm air in. I have to many holes in it.

I told him that the plastic is not the right kind and not designed for this application. No it is not sealed. It dose have tears in it, the wind the first night tore holes in it at the clips. This plasic is brittal, when you open it is is like opening paper. The other, if you remember flowed over the frames, I used the same clips on them and it did not tear it. The plastic has stretch to it. To some degree it is air pressure. You have X volume of air. When it is pushed in on one side, the air pushes out the other side, when the air pressure releases, there is now a sucking in because some air had beed forced out.

How can I explain? Or am I wrong in my physics? I do not mind being wrong, but I would move to be corrected. I have over a 222 sq ft sail. I no longer have my old formula books, I do have the Internet (better then the books). But is it really worth me figuring out the ft pounds of air pressure, the curve of the tops and adding in the vectors. If I wonted to do that I would have gone into Brigid or skyscrapers design. I know of it, had to do it in school, that is it. Strieght of materials, physics, metallurgy, and all the math classes, in collage gave me foundation, I only used that what I needed in residential design and civil engendering on roads, sewers and such such as water flow and compactly. Maybe a pilot, or a sailer help me? I feal so in adequate in my ability to communicate.

My answer would be, "Mind your own business! And now for your real life physics lesson" (As you slap him in the back of the head)

The only thing I can add is that I remember watching the LDSPreppers video on this and he rolled his mulch over the plastic on the ground to keep it from blowing around.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

I need some help in explanation. I covered my T-Frame, as everyone knows by earlier entrys. I used Home Depot 4mil plastic. My nephew is questioning what I have done, my design. He is watching it on my security camera on his computer. He is watching it blow in and out as the wind blows it. He is telling me I did it wrong, I and not keeping the warm air in. I have to many holes in it. I told him that the plastic is not the right kind and not designed for this application. No it is not sealed. It dose have tears in it, the wind the first night tore holes in it at the clips. This plasic is brittal, when you open it is is like opening paper. The other, if you remember flowed over the frames, I used the same clips on them and it did not tear it. The plastic has stretch to it. To some degree it is air pressure. You have X volume of air. When it is pushed in on one side, the air pushes out the other side, when the air pressure releases, there is now a sucking in because some air had beed forced out. How can I explain? Or am I wrong in my physics? I do not mind being wrong, but I would move to be corrected. I have over a 222 sq ft sail. I no longer have my old formula books, I do have the Internet (better then the books). But is it really worth me figuring out the ft pounds of air pressure, the curve of the tops and adding in the vectors. If I wonted to do that I would have gone into Brigid or skyscrapers design. I know of it, had to do it in school, that is it. Strieght of materials, physics, metallurgy, and all the math classes, in collage gave me foundation, I only used that what I needed in residential design and civil engendering on roads, sewers and such such as water flow and compactly. Maybe a pilot, or a sailer help me? I feal so in adequate in my ability to communicate.

My answer would be, "Mind your own business! And now for your real life physics lesson" (As you slap him in the back of the head)

The only thing I can add is that I remember watching the LDSPreppers video on this and he rolled his mulch over the plastic on the ground to keep it from blowing around.

You right I have to stop frustrating myself. I know communication is my week point. I have to learn to laugh I know, my cover was not blowing around but the 30' X 7'-8" sides going in and out. As the wind hit the East Side, The West Side would ripple and below out. Physics. LDS also put 1x2 strips at the bottom so it is easier to roll up. Also he had greenhouse plastic single sheet. I have not watched the update video with the fabric yet. I was told that LDS made some improvements. I need to check that out.

 

[Roosten95]

I would say make sure they always have water and when they are big enought to go out side make sure they have lots of shade ! speialy in the summer I had to build a little pond for my chickens

 

[cbnovick]

**CORONATION SUSSEX & BLUE LACED RED WYANDOTTE PULLETS AVAILABLE *********

HI AZ'ers!!!
I have decided to focus solely on just a few heritage breeds and am limited on suburban space, so I am offering 2 lovely pullets that just started laying a few weeks ago. They are best friends and I would like them to go together. They are nice birds and lay regularly in the nest box. I have recently wormed my flock and they have been dusted too....so everyone's ready for Spring and coming heat burden too. They were hatched on Chicken Scratch Poultry Farm in Illinois and shipped to me as young pullets. They are about 9-10 months old. I am asking $50 for both as a pair to a good home, which is less than half what I paid for them. Both are nice quality birds but because they are not yet APA recognized varieties, they would not be suitable for showing...but perhaps breeders and of course decent layers too. I figured that I would post here on our AZ BYC thread before offering them elsewhere.
Please PM me if interested

Thanks, Cindy

Scottsdale, AZ

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

**CORONATION SUSSEX & BLUE LACED RED WYANDOTTE PULLETS AVAILABLE *********

HI AZ'ers!!!
I have decided to focus solely on just a few heritage breeds and am limited on suburban space, so I am offering 2 lovely pullets that just started laying a few weeks ago. They are best friends and I would like them to go together. They are nice birds and lay regularly in the nest box. I have recently wormed my flock and they have been dusted too....so everyone's ready for Spring and coming heat burden too. They were hatched on Chicken Scratch Poultry Farm in Illinois and shipped to me as young pullets. They are about 9-10 months old. I am asking $50 for both as a pair to a good home, which is less than half what I paid for them. Both are nice quality birds but because they are not yet APA recognized varieties, they would not be suitable for showing...but perhaps breeders and of course decent layers too. I figured that I would post here on our AZ BYC thread before offering them elsewhere.
Please PM me if interested

Thanks, Cindy

Scottsdale, AZ

Drool...

They are beautiful. Two breeds I would love to have. No more room for newbies at the moment. I have to come see your girls!!

 

[cbnovick]

Drool...

They are beautiful. Two breeds I would love to have. No more room for newbies at the moment. I have to come see your girls!!

Hi, we do need to get together...we said we would after the holidays (-; I would love to come see your coop and flock too! PM me or [email protected] and let's get a date on the calendar!!
Cindy

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: You right

I have to stop frustrating myself. I know communication is my week point.

I have to learn to laugh

I know, my cover was not blowing around but the 30' X 7'-8" sides going in and out. As the wind hit the East Side, The West Side would ripple and below out. Physics. LDS also put 1x2 strips at the bottom so it is easier to roll up. Also he had greenhouse plastic single sheet. I have not watched the update video with the fabric yet. I was told that LDS made some improvements. I need to check that out.
Unless you asked (and want) his opinion, tell him to

Or in your most syrup-py sweet voice say something along the lines of "Why thank you for your kind input. That is so thoughtful of you to compliment my work."