Arizona Chickens

[cbnovick]

O.K.???? This one belongs in a magazine!

X 2

 

[squeakyballs]

X 2

X 3!

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

YIKES!!! Check out the winter storm warning from the National Weather Service:

Winter Storm Warning​

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
618 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 3000 FEET. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING IN SOME
MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS.

AZZ503-504-506>510-515-200930-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/
UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA-
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES-
BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...VAIL...ORACLE...
SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW
618 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY. THE ELEVATION HAS BEEN ADJUSTED DOWNWARD TO INCLUDE
LOCATIONS AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR
FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM
WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BETWEEN 3000
AND 5000 FEET... FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000
FEET... AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS.

* SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 3500 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 2800 FEET BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2200 FEET
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL
AS ACROSS COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES.

 

[Mahonri]

13 eggs out of 15 hens today. Woot!

 

[parentwarrior]

I am a little late to respond on an earlier post but thought I would add my 2 cents anyway.....I bought my Jujube tree Lowe's. They get them in certain times of the year. It produces loads of fruit that taste similar to apples. I have a Plumelo tree. It is a great producer. It is like a sweet grapefruit, no sugar needed. I also have 2 apple trees. They give ton's of apples, so much that I have to support the branches so they don't break. Grapes are my other big producer. I have the Thompson Seedless and my chickens go wild for the fruit and leaves. I also have orange tree, plum tree, lemon, nectarine, Pear and a Asian pear. (cross between an apple and pear) I am looking for a Kiwi next.

 

[AZKat]

I was at the Mesa Feed Barn today, and they are getting in a shipment of chicks on Thursday- Rhode Island Red, White Leghorn, Easter Egger and Barred Rock, in case anyone is looking to buy chicks.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

I am a little late to respond on an earlier post but thought I would add my 2 cents anyway.....I bought my Jujube tree Lowe's. They get them in certain times of the year. It produces loads of fruit that taste similar to apples. I have a Plumelo tree. It is a great producer. It is like a sweet grapefruit, no sugar needed. I also have 2 apple trees. They give ton's of apples, so much that I have to support the branches so they don't break. Grapes are my other big producer. I have the Thompson Seedless and my chickens go wild for the fruit and leaves. I also have orange tree, plum tree, lemon, nectarine, Pear and a Asian pear. (cross between an apple and pear) I am looking for a Kiwi next.

That's great! and you are in Gilbert!
Do you have irrigation?

My new fig is leafing out already.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

It's snowing gigantic fluffy flakes right now.

 

[Demosthine]

I'm inside "The Dungeon" right now at work, so I have no idea what it's like here. But I'm leaving tomorrow morning for the Hualapai Mountains near Wikieup and Kingman. The weather and radar shows pretty good cloud cover and that they are expecting snow in the region. I'm not sure how much the area we're going will get or if we're high enough, but it'll be a cold trip.

I might rethink the "no tent" idea. I always sleep under the stars...

 

[pimachickens]

On Sunday I got seriously sunburnt watching my son's baseball practice. Today, it's snowing. I'm sitting here with peeling skin watching the flippin' snow fall! Something seems wrong here.