Arizona Chickens

[kacklinkelly]

Lacy - if you click on the picture in the original post you should be able to see a larger image of the photo.

 

[City farm]

We have decided to part with Burt. it is to much work to out him up every night. Plus the no crow collar is not working as well as i would like. He crow's even in his in closure at 5am.. summer is coming I could put him in a box in the laundry room, but there's no air conditioning. And that's not fair to him.

I live on five acres and his crowing will not be a problem so I can take him and the hen. I only want one roo

You want the pair that are the same age, right. Burt is older than the other two..

 

[City farm]

 
I live on five acres and his crowing will not be a problem so I can take him and the hen. I only want one roo

do you have a bigger photo of him 

 

[lacymorgan]

You want the pair that are the same age, right. Burt is older than the other two..

Burt is close to the same age and in prime breeding age so he will be fine instead of the one that is the same age

 

[lacymorgan]

Ty it did not work the first time is why I asked but I got it to work gorgeous roo

 

[City farm]

Got our first turkey egg today, to bad the turkeys won't be here much longer, the slate one is going to fair and the wild one in the freezer

I got my first easter egger egg today! Number 6 out of 19 ladies.

Beautiful color..

 

[City farm]

Ty it did not work the first time is why I asked but I got it to work gorgeous roo

You know what, the photo does not even do him justice.. He is so georgous it is hard to part with him... We all love him, but I really need my sleep.
Plus our kid's are not sleeping threw his morning crows.. I'll try to post his younger brother..

 

[City farm]

You want the pair that are the same age, right. Burt is older than the other two..

Burt is close to the same age and in prime breeding age so he will be fine instead of the one that is the same age

I just took off his no crow collar, so he is going to be even more beautiful in a few week's..

 

[lacymorgan]

You will get sleep soon I plan on coming to Mesa either this coming week or no later then the next week. Just waiting to hear from my second job. I should know tomorrow and will take Burt

 

[RSerafin]

Hi all! New to the chicken scene here in Phoenix and looking for some tips and advice. I started reading some older threads but there's just too many to read.
I started building my coop this past weekend, I searched for a perfect spot to build it, I have it under a big oak tree and there's one to the west of it and some trees to the east so it gets some sun in the morning and about an hour or so around noon then it gets filter light for the hot part of the day.

Im building this coop like a tank, I have 4 dogs. So its built out of 4x4s and 2x6s and I'll be adding cattle fencing, stronger than hardware cloth, its actually used to keep cattle, hogs and horses in their areas so I hope it'll keep the dogs out too. The dimensions are 16' wide x 8' deep by 8 high. I wanted a taller pen to allow the heat to rise up and away from the chickens. Its going to be pretty mush an open coop / run. I also plan on putting 12"x12" pavers around the base to prevent digging by the dogs. The hen/nesting house is 4ft x 3ft by 4ft high, again Im building this to allow the hot air to escape through the top. I plan on installing a misting system to help keep things cool if needed and have the option to install a box fan on one end. I also plan on having the top made of the cox panels with shade cloth over it.

So... what type of chickens do I get? Im only looking for about 4 maybe 5 max. Also, how do the chickens do with flooded irrigation? I live on a 1 acre horse property and we get flooded irrigation and I can either add dirt and sand around the coop to keep water out but then again, would it be wise to allow the water to "wash" the coop floor every 2 weeks in the summer?

Thanks in advance!

Rick