Arizona Chickens

[FeatherPugs]

Relax, Noodle Girl. The gasp you heard was not because the hen felt it. It is muscles Nothing more, nothing less. Couple of tips. Hold the bird gently upside down for a minute or two. It puts them into a stupor or trance. Also, I use a cone or hang them head down rather than holding them in my lap. Not safe for your lap. The other hen was just ticked that you pulled out her buddy.

I know you love your hens, but you need to get your head around the fact you are doing the best you can do, you are doing what is right and this will be a good dinner! You are learning the hardest part of sustainable, farm living. As soon as you catch the hen, tell her you are thankful for her life. Then immediately tell yourself this bird is no more. It is dinner. I have worked with literally hundreds of kids, always teaching the end result even to kids as young as 6.

You did fine.

 

[ScottsdaleChick]

Hi, I live in Scottsdale and have chickens. Be sure to get a hearty bred that can take the heat. I have Golden Sex Links. They do well in the heat just be sure they have access to shade and lots of cool water. I also through a frozen water bottle into the coop sometimes but mostly they will find a shady spot and dig a little hole to lie in. Golden Sex Links are also regular layers and you can expect just about an egg a day from each girl. Happy chickening!!

 

[ScottsdaleChick]

Hi! I have chickens in Scottsdale. Thanks for the great tip on restricting scratch. I did not know that it is heat producing. I usually throw it down for them in the morning but I will change it to egg shells and fruit.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Thanks for the replies of concern. I'm ok now, recovering after a year of cancer treatment. I'm not suppose to go into the coop because of the dust, etc. And what they don't tell you at the start of treatment is that the chronic fatigue could last years.

All that aside, I got up the gumption this morning armed with sharp knives, plastic bags, etc. I "tried" to do the humane method of holding it in your lap and cutting the jugular. I cried & cried all the way thru it. because once you start you can't stop. I think that was the main reason I didn't want to even try. Even though I took it to the other side of the house outside of the view of the coop, the other one started screaming bloody murder just as I was cutting. How terrible is that?! And now, she won't come out of the coop and I'm not going in after her. Well, I don't think it was humanely done, when I thought it was all the way dead and then tried to break it's neck off it cried out. Dear God, I pray I don't come back as a chicken in the next life.

I think you showed great courage and strength by following through with what you had to do. I remember how I felt at the end of my year of cancer treatment. I don't know if I could have done that back then. Hang in there.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

Hi, I live in Scottsdale and have chickens. Be sure to get a hearty bred that can take the heat. I have Golden Sex Links. They do well in the heat just be sure they have access to shade and lots of cool water. I also through a frozen water bottle into the coop sometimes but mostly they will find a shady spot and dig a little hole to lie in. Golden Sex Links are also regular layers and you can expect just about an egg a day from each girl. Happy chickening!!

Welcome to our thread and

 

[Henry Tucson]

New to Tucson. Had chickens in Oregon, but left them behind with the new owners. (Chickens are hot in Portland!) Our new home came with a large coop that's well fortified, but no chickens. So sad. My previous flock were lap chickens and I miss them!
If anyone needs to rehome some laying hens, please let me know. Thanks!

 

[carnivore]

New to Tucson. Had chickens in Oregon, but left them behind with the new owners. (Chickens are hot in Portland!) Our new home came with a large coop that's well fortified, but no chickens. So sad. My previous flock were lap chickens and I miss them!
If anyone needs to rehome some laying hens, please let me know. Thanks!

LOL! Chickens are HOT here too, at least during the summer!
Welcome to Arizona!

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

New to Tucson. Had chickens in Oregon, but left them behind with the new owners. (Chickens are hot in Portland!) Our new home came with a large coop that's well fortified, but no chickens. So sad. My previous flock were lap chickens and I miss them!
If anyone needs to rehome some laying hens, please let me know. Thanks!

I am in Peoria, it is over 45 minutes from Chandler (first Phoenix city) to me. I need to re home every one. Black China, a Silkie, and Mary, a Buff Orpington are spoken for. I have posted picks a few days ago. The only one that will be hard for me I'd Lucy, RIR, she is a little over two. She knows her name and the word "out". She wants to check out the dog dish, so will try to get in if she can. All are good layers.

Rosa, has possibility of becoming a lap chicken even at her age (almost a year) I have not had time in the last 7 months to be with them as I would have liked.

I have 4 chicks that hatched the day my mother died, March 13. I will be keeping 2 of them. The roster was a Marrans. The 3 are from blue eggs and 1 from a chocolate brown egg. I have a new hatch to day. Do not know how many there will be, but right now 4, 2 are Naked Necks. I will be keeping them. But the rest have to go. I need all chickens (except the ones I am keeping) re-homed by May 14. I am hoping between the 7th and 14. I will miss them.

If anyone is interested please let me know, ASAP.

this was taken about 7 PM. I will check again to night before I go to bed. 1 yellow and 1 gray are the NN. There is a good chance the Late Angle was the rooster. If one or both are pullets and the eggs are a shad darker then the odds are very good.

 

[a little chiken]

gallo is welcome to them, I also collect my own seeds, I will not be planting now. Those will be, maybe best.

I will participate if we start a seed sharing plan

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Not pertaining to chickens but wanted to share. Went to Dallas yesterday to watch my daughter get her wings after a 5 week course for SWA. Her boyfriend Pete came in a day early and popped the question much to her surprise. 2 exciting memories in less that 24 hours. Pete works for US Air and my son just got hired by them as well, Things are looking good!!!