Arizona Chickens

[Banaynaychicken]

GOSH HECKING DARNIT i think one of the babies my noni bought me is a rooster

August to be precise. Its cuz I named him a duo-gender name DARNIT

well atleast ill be paying my own way soon and ill keep him no matter what <3

but im seeing saddle and hackle feathers with roosterish textures. he is the same age as rosey but much bigger already, and he lost all of his middle tail feathers and there are sickle looking feathers growing in

DAYRNIT

 

[Diannastarr]

yes exactly right & me to i put ACV in my wet feed mixture along with some of my people liquid multi vits, and 6 to 12 hole soft boiled eggs,with the shells & all then i put that all in the blender and mix it with the water i boiled the eggs in since that also has calcium in it ,then i fill a bucket half way up with the egg maker layer feed i get from walmart , and pour all that liquid in the bucket then add extra water until it becomes like cooked oatmeal, my flock loves it, i feed part of it at 2 pm then again at 6 pm just before bed time so they all go to bed happy with full tummies, and some of that wet feed is usually left over for their morning meal , at 6 am i usually toss them 6 cups of wild bird seed & they love that HA, so thats the usual my flock eats, along with the sprouted wheat & barley seed i feed ,plus i add what ever extras something different every day some times a bit of tuna & they get bits of left over cat food the wild cats leave behind ..lol.. and all my 75 birds are out free ranging. its chicken world around here..Ha... but i really enjoy my birds they are my family being all my family are all in the east , except for one son in chandler az & my husband who just passed away months back . my chickens really keep me company . its funny i have cats & birds now since my tiny dog died , but good thing every one gets along just fine...lol...

 

[FeatherPugs]

To increase my hens, I raised 9 chicks this spring, one died- just because FOUR of the 8 remaining were roos - 4! I prefer a flock without roos so I rehomed them all. Bottom line I only increased my hens by 4. Guess I'll be at it again next year!

 

[BlueBaby]

To increase my hens, I raised 9 chicks this spring, one died- just because FOUR of the 8 remaining were roos - 4! I prefer a flock without roos so I rehomed them all. Bottom line I only increased my hens by 4. Guess I'll be at it again next year!

Maybe the next time you should try to get a few chicks that are already feathered and old enough to tell that they are really girls?

 

[FeatherPugs]

@BlueBaby - that's a wonderful idea! Next time I'll add some of your blue and splash aussies!

 

[BlueBaby]

@BlueBaby - that's a wonderful idea! Next time I'll add some of your blue and splash aussies!

Well, the ones in my incubator right now are due to hatch out starting next week. I am planning to keep some girls from it, but there might be a couple of extra's (depending on how many hatch out). It would be towards the end of August before I would have an idea, if you might want a couple then. They would already be fully feathered and wouldn't need a heat lamp, and the girls would be starting to lay eggs maybe in last part of December or January?

 

[FeatherPugs]

Spring is better for me - mostly because I really dislike the multi-flock feed thing! BUT you are on my calendar for January/February/March.

 

[boneless chkn]

Hi all. New here. Is this the AZ thread?

 

[BlueBaby]

Hi all. New here. Is this the AZ thread?

Yes, this is the AZ thread. Nice to meet you! Welcome to BYC! What breed of chickens do you have?

 

[13ChickenGirl]

Is anybody in getting HEAVY rain and lightning? It's CRAZY over here in Queen Creek!!!! My dog is in bed shaking with fear.