Arizona Chickens

[Sill]

The chicks and ducklings are growing. The chicks already look like mini adults but the ducklings still have a baby look with their downy bodies.

 

[yellow duck]

I will be having some soon but mine are being breed back to black so there a black lavender cross the hens have been laying for a little while now so ill be doing some incubating soon

 

[ChuskaMtns]

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[City farm]

Agh how sweet, what breeds did you get? Our DF that got us into chicken's took some of our fertile egg's.. None hatched. The summer has never been good for us either.. I always go out and remove them in the summer time..

I was told the yellow chick is a Brahma and the black chick is an Ameraucana.  I got them from a feed store, so we'll see!  I know that's not always the preferred way to get chickens, but I needed very young ones right then, so that's what I did! :-D  Betsy is loving being a momma, so all is good.  I knew the summer hatch would be a challenge, but thought we'd give it a try since that's when she chose to go broody.  From what I've heard, RIR aren't a broody breed, so I thought it might be a one time deal...haha! :>

Hay, we had to do the same thing to get our girl off the nest.. Plus if they are sexed you get that bonus!! Enjoy them.. Does she let you hold them? I would go out at night and get them so we could let them get used to being held..

 

[City farm]

 

Wait...which feed store is selling Brahmas? Inquiring minds desperately want to know! 

And don't knock the feed store chickens. They all have their place. My first flock came from two feed stores and they're wonderful chickens that give me lots of eggs and lots of joy. They're smart, funny and outstanding production birds.   You're lucky to have such a good momma chicken.

I got them from Arizona Feeds Country Store, at their south location on South 6th.  We have loved watching the little ones imitate the momma...doing all their scratching and stretching...just on a smaller scale.  So cute! 

It acctaully amazing they had chicks, especially in the summer.. & I love brahmas..:yiipchick

 

[City farm]

Hey there AZ BYC!
I'm looking for lavender orphingtons here in the Phoenix area. Anybody have a hen, some chicks, or some hatching eggs? Or know of someone who does? Thanks!!

I think so, I will text and ask.. She is a BYC member so if she private messages you, hopefully you will get some.. What other breeds do you have?

 

[City farm]

The chicks and ducklings are growing. The chicks already look like mini adults but the ducklings still have a baby look with their downy bodies.

Oh, how sweet!! Our latest duck drama; These 3 ate our duck egg from Lauren this morning!

We let them out of their connecting pin yesterday.. I'll give them one more day & if they eat another egg, they will have to be back into their separate area.. So far no problems from our drake Rick... But again, maybe they could not get to their food.. ?

 

[moms3cuties]

Hey there AZ BYC!
I'm looking for lavender orphingtons here in the Phoenix area. Anybody have a hen, some chicks, or some hatching eggs? Or know of someone who does? Thanks!!

If anyone might, it would likely be @ ChuskaMtns, here on this Arizona thread! She has good quality heritage orpingtons!
Just look above and private message her!

 

[moms3cuties]

Quote:
I say ," cook 'em." If they are egg eaters.... now I call them, "dinner,"

 

[Sill]

Oh, how sweet!!

Our latest duck drama;
These 3 ate our duck egg from Lauren this morning!

We let them out of their connecting pin yesterday.. I'll give them one more day & if they eat another egg, they will have to be back into their separate area.. So far no problems from our drake Rick... But again, maybe they could not get to their food.. ?

Maybe it was just curiosity, but the egg tasted so good they ate most or all of it? Mine are competing with the chickens for food. They have a separate pen but they escape and eat the chickens' feed, or one of the girls jumps in with the ducks and eats theirs.

Most of the girls don't mind the ducks eating their feed. I probably should just give up keeping them in a pen and let them have the full run.