Arizona Chickens

[pollo disco]

My birds do the same thing ^. During the day they all lay down in the dirt under the coop and just drink water and poke around looking for bugs or a wayward kernel of corn. Great coop pics.

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

Your chicken coop looks like pintrest threw up on it........hahahaha its very beautiful. in a coop sort of way

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Thank you. Here are a few more pictures: The silkie coop...The Broody Bunch Inn Mural in the Main coop The Cluck On Inn The Lil Chick Inn

Looks like you have beeb having fun decorating! Did you paint the murals? I love them!

 

[GreatWhiteAfro]

I just went out to check for eggs and I have two girls both trying to lay in the same nest box, its only really big enough for one but they have managed to both squeeze in there.

 

[Demosthine]

Does anyone overseed their lawns for winter? If so, how do you work that with the chickens? Do they eat all the seeds or are the grass seeds small enough that they miss most of them? I know it's too early in the season to worry about it, but it's something my wife and I were discussing the other day.

 

[Menmyrc]

Very Happy Momma! Obviously she accepted the chicks immediately

We waited till dark and put them all in with her. At first she didn't realize what they were and gave a gentle peck. When the chick squeaked she realized they were her babies and went right to work tucking them all in under her.

 

[Arizonachicken]

Does anyone overseed their lawns for winter? If so, how do you work that with the chickens? Do they eat all the seeds or are the grass seeds small enough that they miss most of them? I know it's too early in the season to worry about it, but it's something my wife and I were discussing the other day.

We do a winter lawn, and yes, you have to keep the chickens off of it until it is well established. Not only will they eat the seed, they will scratch it all over and you'll end up with big spots of no grass. Also, if you don't let the grass become established (2-3 mowings at least) they will pull and scratch it up by the roots. We keep our chickens cooped up during that time.

 

[Arizonachicken]

Very Happy Momma! Obviously she accepted the chicks immediately

We waited till dark and put them all in with her. At first she didn't realize what they were and gave a gentle peck. When the chick squeaked she realized they were her babies and went right to work tucking them all in under her.

That's great! It took a few days for one of my broodies to decide to accept them and get off her nest. I love mama hens and chicks!

 

[AZ_HenHouse]

  We waited till dark and put them all in with her.  At first she didn't realize what they were and gave a gentle peck.  When the chick squeaked she realized they were her babies and went right to work tucking them all in under her.

How adorable. I love broody hens and chicks.
Enjoy them...

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

Very Happy Momma! Obviously she accepted the chicks immediately

We waited till dark and put them all in with her. At first she didn't realize what they were and gave a gentle peck. When the chick squeaked she realized they were her babies and went right to work tucking them all in under her.

Very Happy Momma! Obviously she accepted the chicks immediately

We waited till dark and put them all in with her. At first she didn't realize what they were and gave a gentle peck. When the chick squeaked she realized they were her babies and went right to work tucking them all in under her.

Oh how awesome!!!