Arizona Chickens

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: I had a fruiting mulberry tree in my yard when I lived in Nebraska. THere was one winter we went over a month without the temperature going over freezing, and most of that time had highs in the lower twenties. Sure didn't harm that tree any....although I had never seen a mulberry bear fruit, and when I came home one day and found that SOMEONE had scattered and mashed purple berries all over my sidewalk I was LIVID. And then I realized..

...thank goodness I didn't confront any of hte neighborhood kids!

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

I gave Opal some yogurt and vitamins and I put ACV in their water (haven't been doing that for awhile).
Where do I get over the counter antibiotics? My vet won't prescribe them without seeing the chicken, of course.

 

[squeakyballs]

I gave Opal some yogurt and vitamins and I put ACV in their water (haven't been doing that for awhile).
Where do I get over the counter antibiotics? My vet won't prescribe them without seeing the chicken, of course.

Try the feed store.

 

[squeakyballs]

The chickens are 7 weeks old, it's time to force you guys to look at more pictures! There are 3 New Hampshires (a German line), 3 Barred Rocks (Good Shepard line), and 1 Black Sex Link. All from desertmarcia.

I'm pretty sure that 2 of the Barred Rocks are roos, and I have no idea about the New Hampshires. All girls?




Boy, girl, boy?










Girl?

 

[Phottoman]

For fast growing trees that tolerate COLD try Mullberry seedless or with seeds that bare fruit. Mullberries are a wonderful fruit full of nurtition. The trees grow in the NE cold and the heat of the south west. I have one started in my yeard here in Northern AZ and when I lived in PA I made juice from the berries. yumm

Here is the Kingman area, it is very hard to find fruitless Mulberry trees. I was told there was something about them that they are not allowed in this area, or something like that ... however, I had a funny memory come to mind about fruitless mulberry trees.

When I was married, my MIL and FIL lived across the street, VERY sweet people and easy to love back. I had jokingly mentioned to my wife that I would love a couple of trees in the back yard so that in Summer I could string a hammock and "rest" occasionally. I guess MIL heard about that and for my birthday one year, she went out and bought two fruitless mulberry trees and gave them to me as a gift. I planted them about ten feet apart in our back yard.

About three or four months later my wife said something about not having any trees in the front yard and it would have been nice if I had consulted her before planting them "so close together." So ... being the loving, doting, wonderful man that I am ... I uprooted one of the trees and moved it to the front yard.

Several months later (and I think maybe her Mom had something to say about this) I was told by my Wife that it was selfish of her to tell me where to plant "my" trees, and maybe I should move the one from the front back to the back yard, which I did.

Several years later we were looking at the two trees, and I mentioned that one was stunted ... "sheesh, if you hadn't moved that one so many times, it would be perfect now" I was told ... by the Wife.

Then I got into satellite TV, and bought a ten foot satellite dish.

And down came the "stunted" tree to make room for the dish.

(Did any one smile or laugh out loud about that?)

Skip

 

[countrygirl74]

 

[AZKat]

Most varieties of mulberries have male and female trees. Since they are wind pollinated, the males produce a lot of pollen. And since a lot of people are allergic to mulberry pollen, the sale of male mulberry trees has been banned in Arizona. You can still buy female mulberry trees, and some varieties will produce sterile fruit even if they don't get pollinated.
Mulberries are really, really great if you want a fast growing shade tree. I have one in my back yard that we planted 18 months ago that went from 24 inches to over 16 feet in that time.

 

[flower]

I had a fruiting mulberry tree in my yard when I lived in Nebraska. THere was one winter we went over a month without the temperature going over freezing, and most of that time had highs in the lower twenties. Sure didn't harm that tree any....although I had never seen a mulberry bear fruit, and when I came home one day and found that SOMEONE had scattered and mashed purple berries all over my sidewalk I was LIVID. And then I realized..

...thank goodness I didn't confront any of hte neighborhood kids!

The mullberries that I harvested were from a younger tree and were easy to pick because the tree was sitting next to a hugh pile of rocks. Rocks dug up to prepare the space for a garden. But if your tree is hanging over the sidewalk i can imagine the mess. Tere are many trees that drop fruit that gets crushed. In the historic section of Philiadelphia many Ginko Trees were planted along the narrow streets. Japanese plants were very popular in the mid to late 1800s and we see them here with a vine that bears tons of white blossoms that the bees love. Anyway the fruit that the Ginko bears stinks like upchuck when squashed even though the tree is very pretty.

"The Lemon flower is pretty but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat." from Peter Paul and Mary song

 

[flower]

Here is the Kingman area, it is very hard to find fruitless Mulberry trees. I was told there was something about them that they are not allowed in this area, or something like that ... however, I had a funny memory come to mind about fruitless mulberry trees.

When I was married, my MIL and FIL lived across the street, VERY sweet people and easy to love back. I had jokingly mentioned to my wife that I would love a couple of trees in the back yard so that in Summer I could string a hammock and "rest" occasionally. I guess MIL heard about that and for my birthday one year, she went out and bought two fruitless mulberry trees and gave them to me as a gift. I planted them about ten feet apart in our back yard.

About three or four months later my wife said something about not having any trees in the front yard and it would have been nice if I had consulted her before planting them "so close together." So ... being the loving, doting, wonderful man that I am ... I uprooted one of the trees and moved it to the front yard.

Several months later (and I think maybe her Mom had something to say about this) I was told by my Wife that it was selfish of her to tell me where to plant "my" trees, and maybe I should move the one from the front back to the back yard, which I did.

Several years later we were looking at the two trees, and I mentioned that one was stunted ... "sheesh, if you hadn't moved that one so many times, it would be perfect now" I was told ... by the Wife.

Then I got into satellite TV, and bought a ten foot satellite dish.

And down came the "stunted" tree to make room for the dish.

(Did any one smile or laugh out loud about that?)

Skip

I enjoyed the story and wish that you had left them be and not allowed yourself to be bullied by your wife !!!

Just because I love trees and the shade that they bring. Fruitless Mulberries are popular across the river in souther CA where I was living. I wonder if the objection to them is their use of water. I have head that it is illegal to plant Eucalyptus but how can they inforce some rule like that. There are many of them and people still plant them when they can find a bunch of seedlings. Beside there are one of the trees that plant their own seedling here and there. I would rather plant either a Eucalyptus or Mullberry than a Cottonwood. Talk about a dity tree......yuck !

 

[flower]

Most varieties of mulberries have male and female trees. Since they are wind pollinated, the males produce a lot of pollen. And since a lot of people are allergic to mulberry pollen, the sale of male mulberry trees has been banned in Arizona. You can still buy female mulberry trees, and some varieties will produce sterile fruit even if they don't get pollinated.
Mulberries are really, really great if you want a fast growing shade tree. I have one in my back yard that we planted 18 months ago that went from 24 inches to over 16 feet in that time.

WOW I plan on watering my little tree like made because shade during June through September is delicious. The Elm tree is a weed around here. If nothering else grows, they will and reseed themselves like crazy all over da place.