Arizona Chickens

[Timskins]

I am interested. Both



As far as I know the Alfalfa is GMO free. Now to get corn at the end I have no idea. but if anyone makes beer we can use the distilled corn. just remember it is not cheap to raise animals to slaughter and big AG gets a cut discount to slaughter and for production. Individual people do not get discounts. I have only ever given one shot to a steer with a stuffy nose out of 8 hogs and 2 steers. I try not go buy animals with out any medications or wormers but that is just me. they all have a withdrawl time. Just something to keep in mind. Also dairy breeds take longer than meat breeds. Hope this helps.




edited to say my last steer cost me from start to finish $4.76 lb and my last pig was $1.49 lb

Theres no point in feeding gmo free alfalfa if your finishing them off with corn. And if your alfalfa isn't certified organic than its GMO. Corn is the biggest GMO crop out there with alfalfa not far behind. You would have to buy organic corn and for the quantities you would need it would be hard to do. Not to mention now some organic corn is being compromised with cross pollination. You don't have to finish them on corn. There are plenty of places doing grass fed beef and it tastes fine.

 

[carnivore]

How old was Jenny when you introduced the new ones and how old were they? Amy is just a sweetie but omg has she tormented my new ones. I figured finding some older would b the easiest transition but the first couple days were rough. I wasnt able to seperate them like suggested and I was aware a pecking order would b established but she would end up pulling feathers when she pecked and they ran away. For the past few days they have actually gone into the coop rather than underneath and they still run if she comes at them too quick but I think they are finally coming around.

Jenny was about 4 weeks, and the new chicks a week or less. I was worried she would kill them, but she mothered them instead. They would all cuddle up in the brooder, and she would give you an evil glare if you messed with the young ones.
After the slaughter of her litter mates, Jenny adopted me as her savior, and only wanted to sit on my shoulder if she could see me. I bought the companion chicks because I thought it would be healthier for her to have chicken buddies, instead of a human one.

 

[jaxia]

Jenny was about 4 weeks, and the new chicks a week or less. I was worried she would kill them, but she mothered them instead. They would all cuddle up in the brooder, and she would give you an evil glare if you messed with the young ones.
After the slaughter of her litter mates, Jenny adopted me as her savior, and only wanted to sit on my shoulder if she could see me. I bought the companion chicks because I thought it would be healthier for her to have chicken buddies, instead of a human one.

Amy was about 9 weeks and the newbies were approx 4 and 6 weeks. after Goldie died she got very vocal and she would jump in my lap too. i guess it made her feel safe. the evening of the new chicks arrival i went to see if they had put themselves to bed and she was running around bawk bawk bawking and pacing the run then as im talking to her thru the fence she flew and landed on the top of the door! first time in flight lol. i picked her up and put her back in the run and squatted down to talk to her and she flew onto my shoulder then jumped to my head the whole time "telling me a story" very loudly. i guess she was a bit out of sorts lol. we clipped her wings the next day and put some critter netting up to try and prevent further escapes.

 

[carnivore]

Amy was about 9 weeks and the newbies were approx 4 and 6 weeks. after Goldie died she got very vocal and she would jump in my lap too. i guess it made her feel safe. the evening of the new chicks arrival i went to see if they had put themselves to bed and she was running around bawk bawk bawking and pacing the run then as im talking to her thru the fence she flew and landed on the top of the door! first time in flight lol. i picked her up and put her back in the run and squatted down to talk to her and she flew onto my shoulder then jumped to my head the whole time "telling me a story" very loudly. i guess she was a bit out of sorts lol. we clipped her wings the next day and put some critter netting up to try and prevent further escapes.

I think they will be OK. Amy is just letting them know who is boss. Pay lots of attention to her instead of the newbies, so she doesn't get jealous of them.

 

[FeatherPugs]

I noticed that your chick pen seems to be in the house. How long do you keep them in the house, if that's the case? I got jumped on royally on another forum for keeping chicks in the house. Albeit they stayed in longer than I intended but I was recovering from open heart surgery and my husband was unable to fix the coop in order to put them outside with the bigger chickens.

It depends on the time of year - during the colder months they stayed in about 4 weeks until I put them in the little pen outside with a lamp and their little roost - probably about 2 weeks - then to the grow-out pen with the bigger roost. In the warmer months I probably wait 3 weeks before I kick them outside - generally there is no need for a lamp but I have it just in case. I'm real careful as we have roadrunners, hawks and falcons as well as coyotes who would love such little desert bites!!

 

[jaxia]

I think they will be OK. Amy is just letting them know who is boss. Pay lots of attention to her instead of the newbies, so she doesn't get jealous of them.

oh i do, she is still my baby. she gets to come out in the yard and wander around with me. if i go in to try and make myself a known food source to the newbies, she gets to run out in the yard with the hub. thats her favorite past time. today i spent quite a bit of time in the run with them all giving them meal worms. amy will jump high for them and the lil BR mutt i have will too lol.

 

[carnivore]

HEAD COUNT
whoa. that chicken math thing got me wondering. my birds:
1 BCM rooster
2 BJG cockerels.
18 BJG pullets.
2 Partridge Cochin cockerels.
4 Partridge cochin pullets.
1 Plymouth Barred Rock pullet.
3 Golden sex link pullets.
Boarded birds:
1 rooster unknown breed.
5 hens unknown breeds. (one is a white crested Polish, I think a bantam)

no wonder I keep running out of feed!

 

[K9Dave]

Yes, for real. I think I touched it with both hands and got a circuit through my arms. Wire is on the outside of the run where the chickens can't touch it.

Really, I'm OK. The lysdexia is not a new thing.

We had ALOT of hunting dogs when I was a kid a they had an electric fenced run. My brother and I used to see who could hold on to it the longest. Lol. Stupid boys.

 

[K9Dave]

lol, out of my hens,, I guess it would be seven total, four of them are teenagers that just started to lay eggs and I only get maybe 3- 5 eggs per day.my white Leghorns lay faithfully every day!

By the way, , is the beef fed with organic feed? The one we'll buy & split together?

@K9Dave, I'll give you some eggs while you're waiting for your chicks to become hens.

@chickgirl......CongraduEGGtions!

Thank you for that offer. I may be moving to your side of town. It will be nice to have chicken neighbor friends. That's very nice of you. I didn't even read the whole post earlier. I noticed you did the @ thing. Do you know how to "link" me to it? I'll get a message saying you mentioned me. @moms3cuties

 

[K9Dave]

I need a month as well as it's like buying your meat for half a year at 1 time. I need a freezer too. There are some for free in CL sometimes but they're all far away from me, and you have to be FAST.

OK, let's try making a list here and see what route everyone wants to go, once the list has been comprised.

All of our decisions will be made later but I think I can speak for everyone when I say that the meat should be Organic GMO free. Also ideas for where/what (I.e. @a little chiken)we purchase and what it's fed, decided later as well.

Add your name to the list please if you are INTERESTED in splitting any of the following.

K9Dave - Pig, Cow
@moms3cuties- Cow
@a little chiken- Pig, Cow

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