Arizona Chickens

[K9Dave]

How is everyone also? Have I missed anything? Hopefully no bad news and hopefully everyone is doing well.

 

[DesertChic]

Ack! I created a monster! One of my little NN Turken chicks, Pippen, is the family favorite....and now doesn't want me out of his sight! All the other chicks perch on the edge of the brooder when I remove the top for them, but Pippen jumps out and hunts me down...sometimes leaving a trail of poop in his path. I guess, maybe, I've been spending too much time with him/her? (I honestly don't know the gender.)


My little Pippen, now 3 weeks old, and the only NN with neck fuzz.

 

[houdiniduck]

3 blue red laced Wyandottes, 3 wheaten Ameraucanas, 1 light Brahma. 1 silver Ameraucana, 3 french black copper marans.. I got a few extra for ????

Do you mean you bought these kind or you have them for sale?Where did you get them and when? I have a HUGE, BIG STRONG interest in light brahmas and blue laced red wyandottes! I just ordered BLRW eggs.

 

[City farm]

You got a pair.. How cool... Thanks for posting up photos!! The hen look's like a pure breed.. ?

Pretty!  Are they jungle fowl?

I think Dephane said they were Jungle Fowl/Silkie Mix.

They are gonna need a new home here pretty soon as we are making a big move and having no birds for a bit.

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The family and I have decided to venture into tiny living and have purchased a 5th Wheel Travel Trailer that's why I haven't been posting on here very much. Amongst other things, this and my truck have kept me busy and not able to even think about anything else. BUT we are rent, car/truck payment free now and own our own Little home on wheels. I'm still trying to talk the DW into getting a few chickens once we get everything set up.

I kinda figured starting from chicks would be better because they would not know that moving around a lot is not common for chickens and keep laying all the time even when we move to a new site. Lol. What are your thoughts ? Is Bonnie back in town?

She was for a while. messaged her and see where she is. you are correct on the jungle fowl. They are a mix with the silky.

 

[City farm]

3 blue red laced Wyandottes, 3 wheaten Ameraucanas, 1 light Brahma. 1 silver Ameraucana, 3 french black copper marans.. I got a few extra for ????

Do you mean you bought these kind or you have them for sale?Where did you get them and when? I have a HUGE, BIG STRONG interest in light brahmas and blue laced red wyandottes! I just ordered BLRW eggs. 

yes,i am selling a few. Got extra for a friend. Waiting to see how many they want, should know by Thursday. . just text me.

 

[AZGardenFarmer]

* I'm allergic to Palo Verdes and anything that blooms so a Fruit tree might be a bad idea. Orange trees are the worst. I'd look for a different kind of tree. Maybe something that is colorful. Also when planting trees here, ya gotta dig deep and wide. And don't use any of the dirt that ya dug up. Just use potting soil (mix with lots of gypsum) and whatever the tree comes in. Plus mulch. It helps keep the moisture down. Or ground up old tires - they do sell them. Just can't remember what they're called. *

 

[kacklinkelly]

I think Dephane said they were Jungle Fowl/Silkie Mix.

They are gonna need a new home here pretty soon as we are making a big move and having no birds for a bit.

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The family and I have decided to venture into tiny living and have purchased a 5th Wheel Travel Trailer that's why I haven't been posting on here very much. Amongst other things, this and my truck have kept me busy and not able to even think about anything else. BUT we are rent, car/truck payment free now and own our own Little home on wheels. I'm still trying to talk the DW into getting a few chickens once we get everything set up.

I kinda figured starting from chicks would be better because they would not know that moving around a lot is not common for chickens and keep laying all the time even when we move to a new site. Lol. What are your thoughts ? Is Bonnie back in town?

K9Dave - Have wondered what you have been up to. Am so glad it sounds like all good things. How exciting. I have been researching the tiny house movement. It's so interesting. My grandmother used to tell me that I have a wee bit of the gypsy in me. You have to hear that from an Irish brogue. It was so cute. I am the only wanderer in our family. Everyone else has stayed nice and close to each other on the east coast. Wishing you and your family so much happiness.

 

[desertmarcy]

Just when all of my chickens are laying again, even the younger ones, I found out that they have worms. I didn't think worms would be an issue with clean conditions, but apparently they are fairly common no matter what. I'm worming with Valbazen, which treats roundworms and tapeworms (I think it's tapeworm, based on interneting), so no eggs for 24 days. Boo!!!!!!!

You can have the cleanest conditions in the world, but if the chickens have access to the ground, they can pick up worms. Especially tapeworms, since those require an intermediate host, can be a beetle, ant, termite, fly...and you know how much chickens love to eat bugs! If they have tapeworms, those are notoriously hard to get rid of. Read some of the threads that dawg53 has posted in. He is very knowledgeable on treating tapeworms and gives detailed instructions. One treatment is not enough. Withhold food for 36 hours prior to treating. There are also pics of tapeworm segments in the feces, so you can compare.

 

[desertmarcy]

You can extend the run, but be prepared to improve the housing within the next few weeks before the weather gets really hot. That many birds may overheat quickly in a dog house. Depends on how the dog house is designed, but most of the prefab ones I've seen have inadequate ventilation for summer chicken housing.

As others have said, shade is also critical. Tarps will help but they also cut down the air flow. Most shadecloth is not sufficient for mid-summer, mid-day shade. They really prefer dense shade. In the summer my free-ranging birds hang out under my deck, next to the house where the cool air conditioning leaks out.

When designing shade make sure you take the changing sun angles into account. I have better luck shading the top, west, and north sides - because in the summer the sun is farther north in the morning and afternoon, and is nearly overhead at noon.

Did you mean shade the south side? I have never needed to shade on the north, but south side gets blasted in the winter.

 

[MagicChicken]

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I meant shade on the NORTH side for summer sun protection. If the covered north-south enclosure depth is sufficient (usually 8' or more) and the roof height is under 7' there should be some shade inside even at noon in mid winter. If you've got a shallow enclosure or a lot of birds packed into the space so there isn't room for them all in the shade, you may need to add sun protection on the south side too. My 6' deep breeding pens do need some south side shade in the winter. The 10' deep shaded coop/run has shade in the back all year round. The north sides of both are solid walls with large hardware-cloth screened vent windows at the top.

The shade on the north thing became obvious to me when I was working in different office buildings. Uncovered parking spaces that had a solid wall on the north side were comfy in the hot mid-late afternoon. Uncovered parking spaces with a solid wall on the south side were blasted all day long. Didn't take me long to figure out where to park.