Arizona Chickens

[Mama Hen Chris]

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my little roos and my broody girls

 

[simplyscrambled]

So sorry LKD.

Yes, I think Copper Wings looks male too.

I just found the zoning ords for Chino Valley on here, and it says limit is 4. I guess it depends on neighbors being okay with more

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

I lost last night 2 of my girls, one was Voney my favorite, the one that was always by my side. I went to my moms planing to be home by 4:30-5:00PM. didn't get home until 8:00. Went out right a way to check on my girls, but found only 8 in the coop. One under the coop. I looked all over but couldn't find them. I looked this morning, and a couple more times. Gave up for now, then started to but away some crates, there Voney was. He beak looked broken and her neck was. A little ways away hidden from view saw blond feathers, there was Blondie. She had been sick, then started to gain weight again. I had been planing earlier to use her at the prep part, then when she started to put on weight and more active she was off the hook, sort of to say. It is going to be lonely with out Voney.

So sorry to hear about your girls.

 

[Arizonachicken]

*sigh*. I guess Copper Wings will start crowing soon. We already processed two of his hatch mates as they were crowing for some time. I don't want to process CW, he just so scrawny! The others were beefy compared to him! As long as he doesn't crow, he's safe. Does anyone want him? He'd be an Easter Egger, or Olive Egger, not sure which.

 

[Arizonachicken]

That is a male.

Trade you for some of your lovely pullets!

 

[hensandchicks66]

So sorry to hear about your girls.

I lost last night 2 of my girls, one was Voney my favorite, the one that was always by my side. I went to my moms planing to be home by 4:30-5:00PM. didn't get home until 8:00. Went out right a way to check on my girls, but found only 8 in the coop. One under the coop. I looked all over but couldn't find them. I looked this morning, and a couple more times. Gave up for now, then started to but away some crates, there Voney was. He beak looked broken and her neck was. A little ways away hidden from view saw blond feathers, there was Blondie. She had been sick, then started to gain weight again. I had been planing earlier to use her at the prep part, then when she started to put on weight and more active she was off the hook, sort of to say. It is going to be lonely with out Voney.

So Sorry about your loss. I had a very friendly White Cochin girl that was about 2 years old when she passed. She just disappeared one day and we couldn't find her. Then about a week later we found her dead. She was stuck between 2 hay bales in a hay pile we used to feed the horses. I believe she was looking for a place to lay and got stuck. Not to long ago we also had a White Phoenix hen go missing. We looked everywhere but nothing. I even took apart the wood pile but still nothing. She just disappeared of the face of the earth.

 

[Fuzzybird]

Sorry LKD. I sure know you feel!

 

[MaddBaggins]

Good morning peoples! Been super busy at work, long story and sad. Besides all that, my flock is doing great. We get between 6-9 eggs everyday. One of the neighbors has become our egg broker. She buys them up and sells them to her friends. lol . I'm still getting some brewing done. I have a Farmhouse Rye, Pumpkin Ale and Imperial Porter all fermenting as well as a Saison and Irish Stout bottled up and lets not forget the Blonde, IPA and English Ale I have kegged.
Almost lost one of the girls the other day when it was super hot. Daughter came home from school and found her layin there kind of lethargic. She scooped her up and dunked her in some water, then put ice in their wading dish, gave them frozen grapes and kicked on the mister. By the time I got home, everyone was fine. I was proud of my daughter for taking care of the situation before she even called me.
Just wanted to check in and say hi!

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

befunky.com my little roos and my broody girls

How adorable,

 

[pipemum]

Oleander replacement: Desertmarcy is right, AZ rosewood is a great choice. Hopbush will work as well. Tecoma stans is a great flowering shrub...it does freeze back (if you get freezes) but comes back with a vengeance in the spring. Pomegranate can also grow in shrub form. I've had a hard time growing this one, but pineapple guava is another one with pretty flowers and edible fruit. Bee bush is also a cool shrub (Alyosia gra..something), flowers all spring and summer, smells like honey and attracts tons of bees and yellow finches, but it is a medium sized, airy shrub, and when it does get tall, it's lanky (at least in my yard). You can always do a hedge of something boring, like the hopbush, and plant a native vine such as AZ passionflower vine or queen's wreath to spice it up with some flowers.


My black copper marans has a swollen crop. I noticed it on Saturday afternoon (huge baseball size). It's still swollen in the mornings. I had pulled some of the long "stringers" of grass creeping into the garden and I'm guessing she ate one...there's not much else she could have gotten into. She's eating and acting fine, so far. I've read up on the impacted/sour crop...should I try to vomit her even if it doesn't smell nasty yet, or just hope for this to pass?