Arizona Chickens

[DesertChic]

Help! In the past 3 days I noticed one of my pullets is very sleepy, I often saw her close her eyes and lay like this. But when she woke up, eats drinks walks normal. She is about 4 months old, I havent get a chance to confirm what her poops look like, she is not slow, or dull, or lethargic.

Is there a chance she's egg bound?

I would probably start by giving her extra vitamins and electrolytes in her water. The heat (and humidity) has been really bad lately, and I'm noticing more lethargic behavior in a few of my birds as a result too.

 

[BlueBaby]

View attachment 1457397 I have too many drakes is there anybody living close to flagstaff,az willing to take three of my drakes please they are Rouen and beautiful. I noticed them tag teaming a couple of my females and am afraid they might kill them.

I hope that you find homes for the 3 boys. In the meantime, maybe it would be best to separate them from your females. You don't want to end up loosing your girls and having to start all over.

 

[Lrosell31]

I hope that you find homes for the 3 boys. In the meantime, maybe it would be best to separate them from your females. You don't want to end up loosing your girls and having to start all over.

I know I check in them regularly throughout the day. But that’s my biggest worry finding dead ducks. I have a duck sitting on some eggs hoping that these are fertile. Still to soon to candle crossing my fingers I get some ducklings. The last batch was all bad.

 

[Salty Skroob]

Turned on the mister for the first time this year.

 

[meetthebubus]

I found a green egg in the drink puddle today

Had to cool bathe callie bc she was broody and gasping in the heat bc of it I'm not her favorite right now lol

 

[igorsMistress]

I'm sad to repirt I lost my first chicken today, Indigo my dark blue Australorp. She was a beautiful bird. I'm sure it was the heat, she was panting early this morning and it was over 90* all night.

 

[meetthebubus]

I'm sad to repirt I lost my first chicken today, Indigo my dark blue Australorp. She was a beautiful bird. I'm sure it was the heat, she was panting early this morning and it was over 90* all night.

Oh nooo! I'm so sorry I remember my first chicken loss a bit over a year ago, its quite a shock
It was so hot here's hoping the cool down happens soon

 

[BlueBaby]

I'm sad to repirt I lost my first chicken today, Indigo my dark blue Australorp. She was a beautiful bird. I'm sure it was the heat, she was panting early this morning and it was over 90* all night.

Sorry that you lost one. Was she one of those one's that you got from me about a year or so ago?

 

[BlueBaby]

Oh nooo! I'm so sorry I remember my first chicken loss a bit over a year ago, its quite a shock
It was so hot here's hoping the cool down happens soon

I know it's really hot. I've been going out there to check on my flock about every couple of hours. So far, so good over here. I wonder if all of these white one's that I have are reflecting some of the sun?

 

[igorsMistress]

Sorry that you lost one. Was she one of those one's that you got from me about a year or so ago?

I lost both blue girls. One in the nest box and one under the picnic table in the mud puddle.