Arizona Chickens

[redrocketrooster]

Did you have some eggs or fake ones under her to mentally prep her for chicks?? perhaps she can't be duped that easy. <wink> I have only done the 'bait and switch' when the broody has had eggs under her...then I may put a few chicks in under at night...if she takes to them I will then add the rest....

Despite the broody behavior some hens are most def bad mothers. Sometimes broody behavior is a signifier that the hen has poor mothering instincts too. It happens. Whether it be through selective breeding or a lack there of. It's true some methods of baiting a broody can work but I have personally owned a handful that can't be helped. Those hens should become dinner.

 

[Demosthine]

Did you have some eggs or fake ones under her to mentally prep her for chicks?? perhaps she can't be duped that easy. I have only done the 'bait and switch' when the broody has had eggs under her...then I may put a few chicks in under at night...if she takes to them I will then add the rest....

She was sitting on golf balls that I always leave in the nesting boxes. I guess she's too smart for her own good. I'm sure it'll happen again, so we can test that theory next. Then again, by that time, I'm sure I'll have fertile eggs I can let her hatch. I think my eggs should be fertile now, but I'm not sure. My three boys have all been doing their earnest. Lord help me if I end with a Black Copper Marans / Silkie cross...

 

[cbnovick]

She was sitting on golf balls that I always leave in the nesting boxes. I guess she's too smart for her own good. I'm sure it'll happen again, so we can test that theory next. Then again, by that time, I'm sure I'll have fertile eggs I can let her hatch.

I think my eggs should be fertile now, but I'm not sure. My three boys have all been doing their earnest. Lord help me if I end with a Black Copper Marans / Silkie cross...

...hopefully your BCM male will fend off the silkie!!

 

[Demosthine]

While I was up at the Leadership Retreat, I stumbled across an insect I've never seen before. Any ideas what this is? We were camped in Oak Creek Canyon about four miles North of Sedona.

 

[BakinInAZ]

SigChef-Have you rehomed any or all of your hens yet? You never mentioned a price, either. maybe you want to do that by PM, but I don't know how to do that here yet. I live about 20 miles E. of Kingman-where is Mesa? Have not been to any other places yet, but now that we have a settlement, we will be venturing out a bit to see more of AZ. WE have lots of things we need to get to live the life we want here in AZ. Chickens are wanted, but we do need to build some housing for them. DH is an excellent builder, so it wouldn't take long to get something put together.

 

[BY Chicken Lady]

While I was up at the Leadership Retreat, I stumbled across an insect I've never seen before. Any ideas what this is? We were camped in Oak Creek Canyon about four miles North of Sedona.

Don't know what it is but it's got one heck of a set of pinchers there...scary looking.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

My Grandmother S (this side of family has been here sense late 1700's) has told me many stories about her life and t he world she grow up in. They had a chicken her dad kept around for many years. She was a Moma hen who's mission in life was to be a Moma. She stole eggs, take over nests, steel baby chicks, ducklings, goslings, and kittens (if she could). She didn't even have to set on eggs to try to take custody of chicks. Her dad used her as an Living Incubator. the kittens ended up in joint custody with one of their farm cats. I have no idea what kind it was, what ever was popular in Kansas I guess. Otherwise all the chickens and Roos eventually went into the pot before they got to old. She had to have been a very fierce hen. When she had ducklings and goslings she would go wild when they took to water and swam away. She just couldn't figure it out, her chicks will drawn...... But they didn't.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

While I was up at the Leadership Retreat, I stumbled across an insect I've never seen before. Any ideas what this is? We were camped in Oak Creek Canyon about four miles North of Sedona.

I did some looking up and comparing, the closes I got tonight was a winged stage of some type of a termite. Apparently there are different kinds. Or a Dobson fly or Fishfly.

but they are really big. (3"). Fishfly is smaller.

 

[SigChef]

SigChef-Have you rehomed any or all of your hens yet? You never mentioned a price, either. maybe you want to do that by PM, but I don't know how to do that here yet. I live about 20 miles E. of Kingman-where is Mesa? Have not been to any other places yet, but now that we have a settlement, we will be venturing out a bit to see more of AZ. WE have lots of things we need to get to live the life we want here in AZ. Chickens are wanted, but we do need to build some housing for them. DH is an excellent builder, so it wouldn't take long to get something put together.

I did get rid of them. Sherry was quick to jump on the offer. Mesa is in the valley just a few miles east of Phoenix.
Anyone need a nest box, free to a good home. I am dismembering my coop and don't want to see all of it go to waste.


Never got to show off my coop. Here are a few before and after pics.

 

[Sheof3Angels]

Ok!! Here are pics of our new to us girls. These were the girls we were chick sitting and the owner then gave them to us because she could not keep them at her house per her landlord.



I was told Ruby (up above) is a Production Red. Approximately 16+ weeks old. Is Production Red
just a general term for not being able to tell if it's a RIR or another "red"/"brown" chicken? Is she just
a Production Red or could she be named a more specific breed?


This is Yami (means darkness). I was told she is a Australorp. She is mainly black all over but on her back she is
developing/growing these beautiful green iridescent feathers.


Of course this one is Oreo and I was told she is a Barred Rock, Kinda obvious.



And last but not least this is Snickers. I was told she is a Black Sex Link. Her feet are dark
kinda "thicker" than the other chickens. Not sure if that's a normal trait for a Black Sex Link pullet.

The two that chest bump the most are Snickers and Yami. Any help on the confirmation of their
breeds would be greatly appreciated. I think someone did tell me we are looking at egg layers around 7mos or so.
So that means we are over half way to egg laying.

I also wanted to pick some byc brains about how to get the old girls sharing a new coop with the new girls? At some point we want to consolidate the chickens into one coop. Can anyone share what works and what doesn't? So far the new chickens have a coop and the OG's have their own coop. I do let them free range in the back yard together at the same time and their coops are less than 4ft from each other when they are cooped up. So each set of girls are aware they exist. My two RIR's are the only one's who chase the younger ones around but that's only because personal space is being invaded. Will they ever be able to co-exist in the same coop?

Looking forward to 8 egg layers in our near future. Thanks in advance for any input on any of these questions. BYC peeps are the best!!!


Now back to reading previous posts and adding these pics to my profile.