Arizona Chickens

[City farm]

Oh & my moringa tree is finally dead.. Anyone have seeds?? If you do please P.M. Us...

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

e I think I know what Bon is. she is a Wyandotte! A Blue Wyandotte. Here is a picture from

the web

This is my girl

When she starts laying I will check color of eggs.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

Do you need a license to take doves? Do you have to shot them? What about feathers rats? Any good recipes? I have 2 ring neck doves that live in a tree close by, I have never seen them in my yard. The quail have taken the hint from the girls, there is only enough scratch for them. :/

 

Not only do you need a General Hunting License, but you also need a Migratory Bird Stamp.  Additionally, you may only take dove using a 10-gauge or smaller shotgun, bow and arrow, or falconry and may only take them while they are in-flight.  You may hunt Mourning Dove, White-Winged Dove, and Collared Dove.  You may not hunt Inca or Ground Dove.  Open season is September 1st through August 31st, 2013 and only between official sunrise and sunset times.  Oh, and all of Metropolitan Phoenix is considered a no-hunt zone.  You can view the official map for a better visual of the boundaries.

Now, that is not to say that a lot of people don't "hunt" them in their own backyards, especially when it is seeding time and you have 100+ in your backyard.  Just as with pigeon, a high-powered pellet gun works well and is quiet enough for the neighbors to be oblivious to your actions.  Just remember to use caution and be aware of your neighbors' possible delights of reporting you for anything you do wrong.  Years ago, the pigeon was considered such a nuisance animal that it was always open season as long as you followed very restricted rules.  I do believe that has changed in recent years, though, and regular hunting regulations apply once more.

I have not tried cooking them yet, but I do have four sets of breastmeat in my freezer from last season.  It will take between 16 and 20 dove for me to have enough meat for a family meal, I think.  The recipe below is directly off the Arizona Game and Fish's Dove Hunting page.

Thanks. I was afraid of that. So :/ let me see, I get a the permits, hand catch the doves, cage them, take them to a hunting area, then, get loaded, locked, and ready, release the doves, shoot them when in the air. RIGHT.

Now I have over $4,000.00 in the garden (including tools IE: wheel barrel, power tools, 25 cu yards of bedding, irrigation, freeze protection. I qualify for investment. I used all my savings. I'm delusional, I really think I will score a job.

I had dove as a kid, do not remember what it tasted like. It was in a stew like dish.

 

[Demosthine]

Oh & my moringa tree is finally dead.. Anyone have seeds?? If you do please P.M. Us...

I have some seeds that were sent to me a little while ago. I'll count how many there are and see about giving you some next weekend when you come up. I'm excited too, although I haven't gotten very many people reserving at all. I think you just two of you all. The third had to back out. That's ok, though. We'll still have a good ol' time. And I still have those mealworms ready that I posted on Craig's List, so you can take them, too. I'll just stick to the $5 request, though. It's a good chunk of worms!

I've had golf balls in my nesting box for the last two months or so, but having girls that just barely started laying, so I can't comment on the broodiness. I have not heard or read that anywhere else, though. All I've heard is that it's supposed to help them know where to lay the eggs. I know my two Barred Rocks shoved the straw around and then moved the three golf balls in to the hollowed out nest. Then, they've laid all their eggs right there. I'd say that part of the rumor was definitely true. It doesn't even seem to matter that they are white golf balls and the girls lay brown eggs.

 

[GREG BOAM]

 

[flower]

I have some seeds that were sent to me a little while ago. I'll count how many there are and see about giving you some next weekend when you come up. I'm excited too, although I haven't gotten very many people reserving at all. I think you just two of you all. The third had to back out. That's ok, though. We'll still have a good ol' time. And I still have those mealworms ready that I posted on Craig's List, so you can take them, too. I'll just stick to the $5 request, though. It's a good chunk of worms!

I've had golf balls in my nesting box for the last two months or so, but having girls that just barely started laying, so I can't comment on the broodiness. I have not heard or read that anywhere else, though. All I've heard is that it's supposed to help them know where to lay the eggs. I know my two Barred Rocks shoved the straw around and then moved the three golf balls in to the hollowed out nest. Then, they've laid all their eggs right there. I'd say that part of the rumor was definitely true. It doesn't even seem to matter that they are white golf balls and the girls lay brown eggs.

I would like to start growing mealworms when I have finally moved everything for here to there.

 

[flower]

I think I know what Bon is.

she is a Wyandotte! A Blue Wyandotte. Here is a picture from the web

This is my girl



When she starts laying I will check color of eggs.

Where do you find her ? The source of the chicken can help determine breed. She does look Wyandotte to me but of course may be a mix.

 

[GrannysRoost]

Where do you find her ? The source of the chicken can help determine breed. She does look Wyandotte to me but of course may be a mix.

Unless your girl is not full grown, the comg and waddles are not as big as the web picture. I wonder is she might have some Amercauna in her?

 

[Billiam]

Are you sure about that? According to the 2012-2013 Dove and Band-Tailed Pigeon Regulations, they are listed in the open seasons. It does not specify anywhere that they can be taken year-round or that they are considered invasive. They do have an unlimited bag and unlimited possession clause, though. Where did you find your information, 'cause I would love to go find me a bunch and make a meal out of them. I really want to put my hunting license to full use this year.

In that same publication on the second to last page under commission order 19 for General Dove the third season date says Sep. 1, 2012 - Aug 31, 2013 and the legal wildlife is Any Eurasian collared dove. I actually found the information about them being invasive on another website while trying to familiarize myself with what they looked like. http://projectfeederwatch.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/eurasian-collared-doves-conquering-america/

 

[MagicChicken]

Quote: Ummm... Demosthine, that information is in the link you provided. Look under "Dove: Commission Order 19" in the "General Dove" section. It clearly shows the season for Eurasian collared dove as year-round. Mourning and White-winged doves have relatively short seasons. Scroll down to the next to last page of the linked document. A Migratory Bird Stamp is not required for Eurasian collared dove because it is an invasive species. Under the "Legal Game Doves" section it clearly states that Collared Doves are native to the Indian subcontinent and were introduced to the Bahamas in the 1970's. They have spread across the U.S. since that time and are now common in Arizona. Didn't take them long to take over.