Arizona Chickens

[Timskins]

Chickens are so stupid it irritates me.

Isnt that the truth!

 

[Stynch]

A little off the topic of chickens - my niece in Tucson (she's an award winning pastry chef at Pastiche) has goats and right now has an abundance of goat's milk she would like to give away. If you are interested, PM me and I'll give you her contact info.

 

[City farm]

Moma hen & cuties eating their morning Wheatgrass

 

[SLacoss]

It appears to be a Brahma with a white body and black feathers around the neck and tail. No luck on finding its owners, but will continue to ask around. Until then, she is hanging out in the coop with my flock.

 

[City farm]

It appears to be a Brahma with a white body and black feathers around the neck and tail. No luck on finding its owners, but will continue to ask around. Until then, she is hanging out in the coop with my flock.

Hopefully she I'll give you soe eggs for room & board... :yiipchick

 

[Macboat]

It appears to be a Brahma with a white body and black feathers around the neck and tail. No luck on finding its owners, but will continue to ask around. Until then, she is hanging out in the coop with my flock.

Are her feet feathered or clean?

 

[Macboat]

A little off the topic of chickens - my niece in Tucson (she's an award winning pastry chef at Pastiche) has goats and right now has an abundance of goat's milk she would like to give away. If you are interested, PM me and I'll give you her contact info.

wish she is in phoenix. love goats milk.

 

[SLacoss]

Her feet are fully feathered.

 

[kpgoldstar]

Hi all, it seems I only come here when I have a question, sorry. Love the stories about foster children, really melted my heart about the young marine. I read the thread every day, I don't always have time to join in.

My broody hatchery RIR finally got over her hormones and seems to be back to normal. A week straight of putting her on the roost and out of the nest box after dark seems to have broken her. She still wants to sleep in the nest box but all broody behavior is gone and she is not nesting during the day. Now I have another one that is acting weird. It started yesterday morning when I went to feed breakfast. Lemon didn't come to the food trough and stood like a statue in one place in the run all by herself.

Then when I let them out after work they were all climbing at the door to get out which is normal. After being on the lawn for a while, there was a fruckus and when I looked over poor Lemon was being pecked by the formerly broody hen who then grabbed her by the neck and tried to mount her. JEEZ, from being broody to trying to become the rooster??

Then another hen went after the broody one. For the next couple of hours Lemon avoided the other 3 completely. She didn't eat any of the snacks I put out and hid in the run while everyone else munched on grass and dug for bugs in the dirt. She does appear to have thinning feathers on her head or she's been pecked. She's always been the smallest of the 4. They went to bed fine together, but this morning I could tell Lemon was just a little off. Again she didn't head straight for breakfast like they always do.

They are 9 months old and have been together since chicks. Up until now we've never seen any signs at all of pecking order. They've all gotten along just famously and no one has tried to become top hen. There has never been any pecking or struggles of any kind.

Could they just now be starting to establish order? They have been laying since February. Could it be the heat and they are irritated? Yesterday was one of the coolest days in a long time, only 102 and cloudy all day. Lemon made a pretty watery poop yesterday afternoon and they are on FF so they are usually more solid. I've only been getting 2 eggs a day for a while now. I know the broody wasn't laying and I know they slow down in summer. How would I know if she was egg bound?
Thanks in advance for all your help! You guys are the best!

 

[carnivore]

Hi all, it seems I only come here when I have a question, sorry. Love the stories about foster children, really melted my heart about the young marine. I read the thread every day, I don't always have time to join in.

My broody hatchery RIR finally got over her hormones and seems to be back to normal. A week straight of putting her on the roost and out of the nest box after dark seems to have broken her. She still wants to sleep in the nest box but all broody behavior is gone and she is not nesting during the day. Now I have another one that is acting weird. It started yesterday morning when I went to feed breakfast. Lemon didn't come to the food trough and stood like a statue in one place in the run all by herself.

Then when I let them out after work they were all climbing at the door to get out which is normal. After being on the lawn for a while, there was a fruckus and when I looked over poor Lemon was being pecked by the formerly broody hen who then grabbed her by the neck and tried to mount her. JEEZ, from being broody to trying to become the rooster??

Then another hen went after the broody one. For the next couple of hours Lemon avoided the other 3 completely. She didn't eat any of the snacks I put out and hid in the run while everyone else munched on grass and dug for bugs in the dirt. She does appear to have thinning feathers on her head or she's been pecked. She's always been the smallest of the 4. They went to bed fine together, but this morning I could tell Lemon was just a little off. Again she didn't head straight for breakfast like they always do.

They are 9 months old and have been together since chicks. Up until now we've never seen any signs at all of pecking order. They've all gotten along just famously and no one has tried to become top hen. There has never been any pecking or struggles of any kind.

Could they just now be starting to establish order? They have been laying since February. Could it be the heat and they are irritated? Yesterday was one of the coolest days in a long time, only 102 and cloudy all day. Lemon made a pretty watery poop yesterday afternoon and they are on FF so they are usually more solid. I've only been getting 2 eggs a day for a while now. I know the broody wasn't laying and I know they slow down in summer. How would I know if she was egg bound?
Thanks in advance for all your help! You guys are the best!

Sounds like they are cranky from heat, but I'd check to make sure the one isn't egg bound. You can feel her belly for an egg. I would separate them for the time being, and make sure the one is not sick otherwise.