We are looking for materials for a new coop to combine our two flocks. If you're interested in getting rid of it let me know. We live on Power and Brown in Mesa.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.
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.
Are you talking to me??? If so, yes it is my coop. A friend built it and then sold his house. The new owners didn't want chickens so he sold it to us because we were still in the design stages. We had to use two strong men and a tractor to disassemble it and move it from Phoenix to Peeples Valley.
The production red looks just like my RIR girls. The Black Australorp will be black but show vivid green in the light...they are so pretty. Barred Rock, yes, obviousOk!! 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 [COLOR=B22222]Ruby[/COLOR] (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 [COLOR=8B4513]Snickers[/COLOR]. 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. [COLOR=FF0000]Any help on the confirmation of their[/COLOR] [COLOR=FF0000]breeds would be greatly appreciated.[/COLOR] 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? [COLOR=FF0000]At some point we want to consolidate the chickens into one coop. Can anyone share what works and what doesn't?[/COLOR] 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.
. I don't know about the others. Nice group of girls, how lucky you are!
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.
X 2...higher protein is great for birds' adult plumage too. If you don't think they are getting alot of bugs whilst free ranging I would supplement with dried meal worms....birds are omnivores not vegetarians. Unfortunately, most feeds today do not contain anymore animal protein.
