Arizona Chickens

[nicollee]

You all are so sweet! I don't want to leave this thread, I just figured since I got mad at them editing me for no good reason, then I called them freaking cry babies lol so I figured if they take out the fact I said to someone "your post was kind of rude" that they would kick me out the whole site for calling them cry babies I'll be here as long as you all want me, and they don't kick me out! Lol
Anyhow we all have had our differences here but we get it and get past it, glad to know it's not just me!

Hey, we get mad here too, but mostly we act like adults exchanging info and ideas.... Sit down, pick up a cup of tea/coffee/soda/beer, and stay awhile longer... please..

 

[BlueBaby]

Some folks don't have the common sense to do their homework and learn how to predator proof their property. Predators usually get discouraged after several failed attempts to bag a quick chicken dinner, whether it be by air or land, only to move on.

Ridding predators doesn't necessarily mean killing, and the same applies to "Culling".

From my readings, it seems that people with large properties are more "in tune" with their land and know how to deal accordingly, whether it be large guard dogs, mules, electric fencing etc. Those living close to, or in town, seem to let their guard down thinking that predators don't live in the city. That stray cat or loose running dog could be considered a predator, and no telling what else is out there. I'm not taking any chances.

Sorry for the essay. Should I start another thread?

Don't hide under your chair. We won't bite your head off over here!

 

[meetthebubus]

Thank-you. Just gotta pick a dish.....
How long should it take to "fix" her shells?

Well I wouldn't think very long when it happened to me, it happened to a couple hens and after 2 weeks I never saw a soft shell again. Now I always keep the oyster shells handy bc if a hen isn't eating enough of her feed and sticking to treats then they seem to lose calcium quickly and I haven't had problems since the constant bowl of shells

 

[meetthebubus]

Okay AZ thread officially the best! Thanks all for your encouragement

 

[Bobby Basham]

Okay AZ thread officially the best! Thanks all for your encouragement

I believe the AZ forum is a more accepting group. There is a nurturing factor here (can I say that?) for those starting and/or getting back into chickens. I grew up around chickens on our farm back in the 50's and 60's as a kid, but didn't have the official responsibility as an adult, until now, raising them on my own.

Rather than attack and bash folks, they offer constructive ways to correct issues one may encounter. I've done and/or didn't do things, and folks chimed in to help me correct my issues.

Hey, we're all human, and there's no need to bash or ridicule someone (unless they're blatantly obnoxious and trying to pick a fight...LOL). It's just human nature to come back in defense, but I won't stoop to that level... sometimes "Silence is Golden."

Kudos to AZ folks again.

 

[DesertChic]

Anyone here ever raised wyandottes? I never see them for sale at the feed store and rarely hear people talk about them. I've got a silver laced gal, Eve, and she is the loudest creature I have ever owned! She's louder than the mastiff! She honks, squawks, beeps and hollers all over the run, and this is not just her egg song. I had no idea this breed was so loud...or is it just mine? Lol either way I think it's so funny
This Wyandotte also has the hots for the rake. I can barely get my chores finished with her in there, and she gets extra loud when Mr. Rake comes to visit She was so shy as a pullet, it is so endearing to see that she has turned into the loudest thing on the mountain.

I adopted a Golden Laced Wyandott named Ruby from an online friend who's HOA told her she had to get rid of her chickens. Ruby's actually very quiet in her egg laying song, but not for lack of trying. She sings as heartily as my noisiest girl but has a soft voice. I have two other hens with equally soft voices, kind of whispery. Then I have girls who would give trumpets a run for their money, and two girls who NEVER sing. It bothered their rooster so much that he would sing for them. It was quite annoying, actually.

 

[DesertChic]

Well yall saying goodbye I made the mistake of posting my pics in the pic forum and this 10,000 plus poster replied and I thought she was rude and I told her very calmly I thought she was rude and she must of complained bc some moderator decided to take out the fact I said that in my post so apparently you can't tell someone they are rude it's not like I was aggressive

Anyhow obviously it was a mistake to post somewhere besides the AZ thread yall have been cool and wish you all the best
They will probably delete that thread bc I edited it and ranted and called them cry babies... they might edit this too sigh that's why I stay out of social medias
@SonoranChick thanks for your words there

Too much drama! Just stick with us. You may get alternative viewpoints here, but I can't recall anyone here ever being combative and rude.

 

[FeatherPugs]

For my oyster shell I got a cheeeepoooo - on sale bird feeder and hung it in the yard. I fill the oyster shell and the girls eat some when they want some - works great. Have to watch it tho so you know the oyster shell will go through and restock when it gets low. In my coops I also put a PVC pipe thingee that I made with the dish (PVC top thingee) on the bottom. I fill it and let it go so they always have oyster shell available - my girls usually eat their shell in the late afternoon/evening. The only time I "push" the shell is hot, hot summer as their egg shells get thinner with the heat. I just talk to them and tell them to remember their oyster shell tonight!

 

[SonoranChick]

I adopted a Golden Laced Wyandott named Ruby from an online friend who's HOA told her she had to get rid of her chickens. Ruby's actually very quiet in her egg laying song, but not for lack of trying. She sings as heartily as my noisiest girl but has a soft voice. I have two other hens with equally soft voices, kind of whispery. Then I have girls who would give trumpets a run for their money, and two girls who NEVER sing. It bothered their rooster so much that he would sing for them. It was quite annoying, actually.

So perhaps it is just an individual chicken quirk. Sometimes she honks so loud it sounds like I have a duck My Australorp, on the other hand, is very quiet. She got her little voice back after it went always when she first started laying, but it's so soft. Like you said, whispery. I wonder what they think I sound like haha!

 

[mearpond]

So, yesterday we ended up picking up two Necked necks from @BlueBaby and they seem to be settling in well.

Don't worry the whole top is now covered in hardware cloth as well as a 2 ft skirt