Arizona Chickens

[maryhysong]

Anyone know if this is an OK person to get eggs from? Its a post on Tucson CL

I don't know them personally but they are either here on BYC or on the FB page Tucson Clucks (or maybe one of the other AZ chicken pages I'm on!)

 

[maryhysong]

How's your flock? If your ever passing threw pop on ver for tea..

Thanks Dephane! would love to but seems life is increasingly busier these days! Today I will go to the fair to hang out, then coop out birds at 9pm and come home; took tomorrow off since it will be so late coming home, I will need time in the morning to get the birds put away and situated. This week a big do at work on Fri night so a lot going on there; next weekend a run to New River to pick up some show coops to get birds cage trained and separated for the Tucson show, Nov 1st dress up as a clown and make balloon animals at a thing for my DIL's job at the YMCA.

At the same time trying to finish projects, coops, fencing, training the LGD, get the garden going and planted and of course it will be winter before I know it and I haven't cleaned out the stove since last year!
and working full time on top of everything and of course about time to start hatching again! I want to be done before the end of March this year if at all possible so I can have things thinned out some before the really hot weather starts.

I could certainly use a farm helper!

 

[AZChiknGoddess]

Anyone know if this is an OK person to get eggs from? Its a post on Tucson CL

I know her personally. She is a nice person. You can pm me for more info if you like.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

You grew these in AZ?!?! I really need to get these here in Vegas to cover a wall. What is the secret? These are the "passion fruit vines"?

Yep, right here in Tucson. Mine are probably the most common passion fruit vines, Passiflora edulis, but there are lots of species and varieties. There is even one that is native to Arizona. We haven't yet had them through a winter but from what I've read I'm expecting them to die back to the ground when we get a freeze. They'll grow wickedly fast the next spring though as mine did this spring. I don't think there is a secret to growing them, if there is, nobody told me. They're pretty aggressive vines so they have that going for them, it seems like they can be planted in a variety of growing conditions and still thrive. I dug holes 2' X 2' X 2' and filled them with a mixture of mostly compost and native soil and they are on daily drip irrigation. I would think they'd do well along your wall in Vegas. Check out this video of a guy that grows them in pots along a wall in San Diego.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

I bought one of these yesterday at Lowes. There are two across the street, where I planted them years ago. Used to live there. I'm going to go get some cuttings. I just need to watch some videos on how to propagate them from the cuttings. I thought they had died, but evidently, they come up in the spring after dying back in the winter. Very cool plants. I don't think I've ever seen fruit on them though.

I wonder if they would fruit if you fertilized them?

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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You know, the only time I ever ate them as fresh fruit was in 1990 in Costa Rica, so nearly 25 years ago. I had them again in various dessert forms later in Ecuador. But with that first experience of the flavor I resolved that I would grow them if I ever lived in a place they would grow. It's a sweet/sour/tangy flavor with a strong aroma that I associate with tropical fruit. You eat the insides which have seeds kind of like pomegranates, but with a harder and smaller seed surrounded by a gelatinous coating. I think that the relative sweet/sour balance varies with the ripening stage and from what I've read also differs between varieties. I really hope the reality of the flavor lives up to my memory of it.

@City farm , I'll go out and start rooting some cuttings for you this morning. They take a while to start so we have some time to figure out how to get them to you.

 

[AZChiknGoddess]

You know, the only time I ever ate them as fresh fruit was in 1990 in Costa Rica, so nearly 25 years ago.  I had them again in various desert forms later in Ecuador.  But with that first experience of the flavor I resolved that I would grow them if I ever lived in a place they would grow.  It's a sweet/sour/tangy flavor with a strong aroma that I associate with tropical fruit.  You eat the insides which have seeds kind of like pomegranates, but with a harder and smaller seed surrounded by a gelatinous coating.  I think that the relative sweet/sour balance varies with the ripening stage and from what I've read also differs between varieties.  I really hope the reality of the flavor lives up to my memory of it.

@City farm
, I'll go out and start rooting some cuttings for you this morning.  They take a while to start so we have some time to figure out how to get them to you.

I would love to have you root me some too when I buy a place. I'm a renter and would not want to leave something that awesome behind when I move.
BTW I have spruce cone and paper spine cactus if anyone would like some. I'm in Tucson.

 

[a little chiken]

Old Town Feed and Supply on Ajo has Barred rock, red sexlink and GLW POL hens for $20- ea. They are beautiful birds. I am in no way associated with them just saw the chickens and wanted to pass on the information.
5665 W Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85735
http://www.oldtownhorseandpet.com/
(520) 883-4323



and this ad I saw of Cragslist
All unwanted roosters (Carter Feeds)

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If you have a rooster or roosters and need to find them a new home , just bring them on down to Carter Feeds on the corner of Flowing Wells and Wetmore. I have plenty of room. I'm open Monday -Friday 9-6 and Saturday 9-2. You do NOT need to call first. Just come on down.
1430 W Wetmore Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone:(520) 887-6232


just an FYI

 

[AZChiknGoddess]

Old Town Feed and Supply on Ajo has Barred rock, red sexlink and GLW POL hens for $20- ea. They are beautiful birds. I am in no way associated with them just saw the chickens and wanted to pass on the information. 5665 W Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85735 [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR]http://www.oldtownhorseandpet.com/ [COLOR=333333](520) 883-4323 [/COLOR] and this ad I saw of Cragslist
All unwanted roosters (Carter Feeds)

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If you have a rooster or roosters and need to find them a new home , just bring them on down to Carter Feeds on the corner of Flowing Wells and Wetmore. I have plenty of room. I'm open Monday -Friday 9-6 and Saturday 9-2. You do NOT need to call first. Just come on down.
1430 W Wetmore Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: [COLOR=1A0DAB](520) 887-6232[/COLOR]


just an FYI

I have taken roosters to Carter and to Arizona feed when I could not find them homes. They sell them for 5.00 each. One rooster was only at AZ feed about 15 minutes before he went to a group of hens. It is best to stop by AZ feed and ask them if they have room for roosters. They individually cage them so space is limited.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

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Done. I put several cuttings in the aquaponics system where they'll develop roots for a month or so and then I'll put them in pots. You could keep it in a pot and take it with you when you move!