Arizona Chickens

[Stynch]

How eggciting, congradulations.. Love the comparison

Cherry, one of our Leghorn mutts, really outdid herself today. Her normal eggs weight in at 48-50 grams, barely a medium. Today's weighed in at 71 grams, borderline jumbo!! Ouch!!!

Yup, double yolker!

 

[carnivore]

I live close to AZ. I go to a lot of shows up there. I raise show quality blue, black, and splash sumatra's I also raise silver spangled hamburg bantams. 

Welcome to BYC! Please post some pics,I've always been interested in the Sumatra.

 

[a little chiken]

Poor chickens. I remember when I went broody. Lol. Pestered my husband to no end about wanting a baby. He eventually gave in.
I'm just glad he didn't stick me in a dog cage!

 

[City farm]

HAPPY FATHERS DAY, BOYS. e.

 

[City farm]

So mad both chicks that hatched have died and one half hatched and was backward s so it died. I think its too many hens in the nest box sooo we took it to 1 in ea box. And fenced them off from all the others. There are 2 more nest boxes ill see if the 2 I kicked out try to set up shop in those if they do im breaking them.

Agh, that is no fun

 

[kacklinkelly]

Finally on the road. Left this morning. Post on youtub "travel with chickens day 1 part 1". And "travel with chickens day 1 part 2". Very tired. Very long trip. Had to stop every hour to hour and a half, check on chickens, give water and let them eat a little. I put ice in thier water bottle and ice in the tray under thier coop. It was so hot. The Rabbit Hutch was a good choose, they could get out of the wind.

The RV park I stayed at while I was finishing my move had chickens, 3 Buff Orpingtons. Now they have 4 Buff Orpintons. They seemed pleased with Mary because she was so tame and friendly. She was picking the chicks tarrably and drew bood on one of them last night. So I could not let her stay with them. The first night I had the coop she took it over and would not let the others in. I hatted to leave her, but I think she will have a good home. There was 1 altercation, last 2 sec. The rooster stepped in and stopped it.

I will try to stop earlier to marrow and try to catch up on my reading. Right now I want to get out of the heat.

Lady KD - Safe travels and we are excited to hear about your experiences along the way!

 

[desertmarcy]

Hi all, I just posted an ad on CL for pullets and hens which can be seen here http://tucson.craigslist.org/grd/4522002313.html

I need to thin out the ones I don't want to keep for show/breeding to make room for the upcoming ones.

 

[championsumatra]

Quote: Ok here are a few of my hens and roosters.

 

[carnivore]

Ok here are a few of my hens and roosters.

Very nice! I have cousins in Silver City, if I ever get over to visit, I'd like to check some of those out in person.

 

[desertmarcy]

Ok here are a few of my hens and roosters.

I love the beetle green sheen on the hen in that next to the last photo

Carnivore, come to the shows and you will see her birds in person