Arizona Chickens

[Gallo del Cielo]

@a little chiken , I have a grapevine with your name on it if you still want it! Now would be a great time to get it in the ground for next year.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

yes, how exciting to reuse something in purpose it for more green and something more beautiful! Congratulations! I'll take some passion fruit seeds please!!!

Sure! If you find yourself in Tucson I can give you a cutting, they do well.

 

[DesertChickens1]

Tables were in short supply at the Friday potluck last year.  Soup can be tricky to eat while trying to balance everything on your lap.  Food that will stay on a plate is easier for those eating it and for those cleaning up.  Since I am probably the one who will be cleaning up, I am sitting here holding my head and moaning "Nooooooo!" at the thought of soup at the potluck.   (Note to self:  This is probably not the best time for me to reply.  I rebuilt one of my coops this afternoon and I'm cranky at the thought of doing anything but soak in a tub....)  Please ignore the curmudgeon who has been typing this post. She might be more agreeable tomorrow. And she certainly could use some chicken soup for the aches and pains.   

I hope there will be bowls but I am not sure.  It depends on what supplies I have to buy myself and how much is budgeted for reimbursing me.  I will know more tomorrow, after the club meeting.


The exhibitor number gets assigned after you submit the application.  Birds in the show are labeled with exhibitor number, not the owner's name.  There will be a list of exhibitors at the front desk when the show starts.  Be sure to grab one early because they often run out.  When you see a bird you like in the show and you want to know who it belongs to, find the exhibitor number on the coop tag and look up the exhibitor on that list.  Showing by number helps prevent the judges from being influenced by the name of the exhibitor. 

C = Cock ( a male chicken over 1 year old)
H = Hen ( a female chicken over 1 year old)
CKL = Cockerel (a male chicken under 1 year old)
P = Pullet ( a female chicken under 1 year old)

I think "OT" and "YT" means "Old Trio" or "Young Trio" but I am not sure of this.

"Fee" is the entry fee for that bird or trio. 

Breed is the breed name: "Brahma" or "Cochin" or "Plymouth Rock" or whatever. 

Variety is usually the color or color pattern: "Black" or "Barred" or "Mottled" or "Columbian" or whatever. 

The breed and variety names should match the current American Poultry Association (APA) or American Bantam Association (ABA) standard.  If you don't have a copy of the relevant standard, I strongly recommend getting one.  You can get the APA Standard of Perfection from the American Poultry Association.  It is an expensive book to produce and it is copyrighted.  You have to get it from them.  If you ask for one for Christmas make sure you give the person the APA or ABA website link so they know where they can order one for you  

The APA Standard of Perfection has a lot of information in it about what makes a good quality bird.  It is definitely worth getting for anyone interested in improving the quality of the birds in their backyard. 

The abbreviations are C for cock, H for hen, CKL for cockerel, and P for pullet. I have no idea what OT and YT are for. Leave the exhibitor number blank.

A Black Copper Marans would be listed as a large breed, Marans for breed, and Black Copper for variety. One of your Andalusians would be listed as large, Andalusian, blue, and hen.

Thanks for the info guys And I'll be sure to go check out those APA books!

 

[dlayne]

Last spring we took down our old dilapidated sun roof that covered the back patio and built a new one, leaving us with a pile of vintage wrought iron. What originally started out as an idea of using the metal for a trellis to block off the view to our scrap piles of wood and wire turned into a trellis/potting shed (6' X 10') made completely from salvaged materials (which in turn reduced the size of the scrap piles we were trying to hide). We covered the structure with old concrete re-mesh that used to be part of the fence surrounding the garden. We planted tangerine crossvines on one side which have done ok and on two other corners we planted passion fruit vines, which have done spectacularly well. I grew these passionfruit vines from small cuttings I took in late spring and they are getting huge. The first fruits are now nearing completion and are the size of large kiwis! There are hundreds of flower buds ready to open over the next couple of days; the aroma is going to be intoxicating.

Those are soooo pretty!

 

[City farm]

Depends, on breed,

nugget and bemo are buffs one of them started laying a few weeks ago so were are still getting midget eggs from her. BBQ is a white amerucana? (i can't spell) and isn't laying yet either. The new girls are spotted sussex and a barnyard mix. I know the two other original ladies will lay soon, but the one new chicken has been here at least a month with no eggs and the other two just got here a week and a half ago...

Most hen's will lay roughly around 6 months..so if they are not laying and you are past 8 months, I would check for lice or mites.. Check around vent and neck/wing area, and as gallo mentioned a few months ago, go out at night at bed time. Have a flash light and keep an eye on their legs and crevices where they come from.. If you look on @Gallo del Cielo signature I do believe he has a link with photos..

 

[City farm]

 
Buff is a color, not a breed

buff orpington is a breed? That is what they are and what i see everyone shortening "buff orpington" to is Buff. sorry for the confusion...

I knew what you meant.. Marcy is good at making sure we know chickens.. Thanks

 

[City farm]

Last spring we took down our old dilapidated sun roof that covered the back patio and built a new one, leaving us with a pile of vintage wrought iron. What originally started out as an idea of using the metal for a trellis to block off the view to our scrap piles of wood and wire turned into a trellis/potting shed (6' X 10') made completely from salvaged materials (which in turn reduced the size of the scrap piles we were trying to hide). We covered the structure with old concrete re-mesh that used to be part of the fence surrounding the garden. We planted tangerine crossvines on one side which have done ok and on two other corners we planted passion fruit vines, which have done spectacularly well. I grew these passionfruit vines from small cuttings I took in late spring and they are getting huge. The first fruits are now nearing completion and are the size of large kiwis! There are hundreds of flower buds ready to open over the next couple of days; the aroma is going to be intoxicating.

Dude are you kidding me!!! I have tried 3-4x to grow passion fruit.. You never cease to amaze us. I am going to just dream about having that here.. "Beam it over Scotty" Coveting

 

[DesertChickens1]

Got a huuuge egg from Sunny today

Next to the EE egg

Next to her normal egg
I'm guessing its a double yolker, she's layed one of them before

 

[maryhysong]

buff orpington is a breed? That is what they are and what i see everyone shortening "buff orpington" to is Buff. sorry for the confusion...

To help you out; Orpington is the breed. Buff is just one of the colors they come in. They also come in blue, black. splash, white, partridge and a lot of others, not all of which are recognized by the APA at this time. Just as Marans is a breed, which comes in different varieties like Black Copper, Blue Copper, black, blue, splash, white, ect.

It is often said that type (the shape of the chicken) makes the breed and color makes the variety.

 

[maryhysong]

Hi everyone! I am near Phoenix, Az. and am looking for a hatchery here in Az. do any of y'all know of one? I was told there was a Cackle in Phoenix but no one seems to now where in Phoenix..... I found a place named "Az. hatchery" - it's suppose to be in Tucson, but no one in the Tucson Clucks facebook group seems to have ever heard of it. I sure could use some assistance here y'all. Some friends and I want to go in together on Silkies, Polish and Frizzles for sure - and I want a couple more Wheaton Aracauna and a couple of Speckled Sussex to.
yep, that should about cover it.... lol
You can pm me from facebook (Shannon Poirier) or email me at [email protected]
Thank you!

There is some sort of place in Phoenix that advertises they are a hatchery. HOWEVER I think they just order chicks from elsewhere and sell them since they only had sexed pullets and told me they never do straight run? They just seemed a bit shady in their emails.

There is a show coming up in Tucson and there will be birds of different kinds for sale there. https://www.facebook.com/TucsonPoultry?fref=ts has a rough photo copy of the catalog; they will be making a PDF version available soon that will be easier to read.