Arizona Chickens

[NoSkiveez]

I can only dream about having one of these.. Someday.. love seeing your photos..

Id be in heaven with a green house like that. I would be able to keep the rabbits and gophers out.

 

[carnivore]

Nosey Neighbor Syndrome...Nose over the fence. Then they came over and threatened her with legal action.

Sounds to me that she should make sure she is in compliance, then tell them to lawyer up and waste their money. Where they are probably right is the 80 foot clause.

 

[Twinklin]

Our girls have been doing well in the hot weather. They love hanging out in the mister. They like to scratch up the old dead winter grass for me while they eat some treats from the garden. I have big bags of frozen fruit I use for smoothies and have been giving them a few pieces to help cool themselves down. The mister also makes muddy spots in the shade where the grass doesn't grow well and they like to lay on the mud to cool their bellies.

 

[ChicksOfHazzard]

Nosey Neighbor Syndrome...Nose over the fence. Then they came over and threatened her with legal action.

That's too bad. I wish you could tell what your neighbors would be like before you move in. We got really lucky with ours. We are even in an HOA (a rare one that allows chickens in "pet numbers"). But I spoke to my neighbors beforehand and let them know what I was planning and told them to let me know if they ever have any issues. One of our neighbors even helped us build our coop. This neighborhood is the nicest neighborhood I've ever lived in in terms of people.

 

[a little chiken]

I can meet you and pick it up. I would be willing to take it first. How long have y'all done this?

This is my first time but I guess it has been coming around for awhile. very pretty artwork on our box and everyone adds their screen name to it so we know where it has been. Gallo has so many awesome seeds in there. I loved going to his house and seeing all the interesting vegetation. I would defiantly recommend looking through his goodies. would anyone be interested in a few saffron seeds?

 

[a little chiken]

If no one else signs up for it we will take it.. Or after they're done with it we can get it.. We will host for others that may want to come & talk chicken.. Whatever works it will be fun.. Thanks

well my hubby's appt is at 1 pm and might take up to 2 hrs since its with the FAA. if City farm wants to take it and K9Dave and whomever else wants to come too we ca all meet for a drink somewhere (non alcoholic as I have to drive home). I would love to talk chicken and meet some Phx peeps.

 

[pastrymama]

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[Joplus]

Hi any AZ hatchers? I got eggs from people and I have been incubating for 3 days. I candled and I was surprised to see veining and a decent amount of the egg shadowed. I don't have much experience so this might be normal. But I'm just curious how the eggs wouldn't start incubating before I even put them in the incubator since its 100°+ out anyway. Could this shorten my incubation length depending on how long they were outside before they were collected? Also I put quail in a cooler to keep cold til I put them in the incubator so they all hatch at once. What if they were already starting to incubate and now I've killed them by chilling them (70°) for a few days? Interesting challenges we face here. Thanks

 

[City farm]

well my hubby's appt is at 1 pm and might take up to 2 hrs since its with the FAA. if City farm wants to take it and K9Dave and whomever else wants to come too we ca all meet for a drink somewhere (non alcoholic as I have to drive home). I would love to talk chicken and meet some Phx peeps.

I will be there.. I will make one of our families favorite tea's.. It will be a surprise..
Dave I will bring our seeds as well.. Hope to see ya all there.. I am thinking the 4th of July for the seed exchange.. So save that date.. Along with some others dates... Also we can talk about the Wild Life Federation.. Our neighborhood is working on becoming Nationaly reconized for this..

 

[AZ Turkeys]

Hi any AZ hatchers? I got eggs from people and I have been incubating for 3 days. I candled and I was surprised to see veining and a decent amount of the egg shadowed. I don't have much experience so this might be normal. But I'm just curious how the eggs wouldn't start incubating before I even put them in the incubator since its 100°+ out anyway. Could this shorten my incubation length depending on how long they were outside before they were collected? Also I put quail in a cooler to keep cold til I put them in the incubator so they all hatch at once. What if they were already starting to incubate and now I've killed them by chilling them (70°) for a few days? Interesting challenges we face here. Thanks

The eggs may have started incubating, either from the natural heat or a hen may have set on them for an hour or two before you got them. Sounds like they are at day 5 or so. It could shorten your incubation period. Candle at 15 days. As to the quail, as long as they hadn't started incubating, they should be ok. If they had already started, they are now no good. The heat is one reason I don't incubate eggs that I collect after 9 am.