Arizona Chickens

[ChicksOfHazzard]

I'm glad to hear about the mint taking over! That is actually what I want it to do As far as gardening goes, my motto is "If I can't eat it, I don't want to water it!", so we planted mint in various locations hoping that it will eventually choke out the grass. Eventually the entire yard is going to be pretty well shaded, since it isn't that large and we have four fruit trees planted.

You will, no doubt, have the nicest, minty-freshest house on the block! My garden in the front is part shade, so I'm not sure how it'll compare. But within a few weeks, probably 3-5, it was beyond control. Mint sends out the little traveling shooters that rer-root themselves. So you basically get mats of mint when it spreads. Sounds like it'll work great for your purposes though!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Since it grows tallish, you might still have to mow...and the whole neighborhood will show up asking for their mint juleps!

 

[countrygirl74]

Who is that pretty boy in the background? I have an EE roo with the same coloration!

That is my beautiful "Chubby Cheeks" a.ka. "Fabio" - here's some more pics. We are sadly thinking about re-homing him or a couple of our silkie roos as we are ending up with too many roosters. We have two silkie roos (one red, one blue - 28 weeks), the EE (also 28 weeks), and a blue cochin who we have just discovered is a roo (8 weeks old) - we need to part with a couple, but I just don't know which ones. He's such a good boy!





His baby pic!

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Baby had a rough night so I took her to work with me. She is doing much better now.

 

[520farmer]

Hi everybody I just joined byc and love all the great advice on our local az forum and the natural chickens forum as well, anyone else raising chickens down around Rio Rico?

 

[bcluff]

I missed you all!!! Glad to see everyone is doing well! I've been busy with trying to pass school and such. My concert band is going to state tomorrow night in Paradise Valley! And i was elected as Sentinel for my FFA chapter!

 

[Mahonri]

mahonri the fertility on sommers eggs is amazing. i just candled tonight and all but one egg is showing veins.
13 days to go!!

I pray I'm that lucky. Those roos are absolutely GORGEOUS!!!

 

[Mahonri]

I missed you all!!! Glad to see everyone is doing well! I've been busy with trying to pass school and such. My concert band is going to state tomorrow night in Paradise Valley! And i was elected as Sentinel for my FFA chapter!

We need an Icelandic flock update!!!

 

[520farmer]

Hi everybody I just joined byc and love all the great advice on our local az forum and the natural chickens forum as well, anyone else raising chickens down around Rio Rico?

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Hi everybody I just joined byc and love all the great advice on our local az forum and the natural chickens forum as well, anyone else raising chickens down around Rio Rico?

Welcome to the AZ thread!