Arizona Chickens

[SonoranChick]

@cavemanrich yes you're correct, olive oil soaked bread has been part of her diet for the last week or so. Good thing we have the Costco half gallon of oil, or my husband would be wondering where all of his cooking oil has been going...I also did ACV water and Greek yogurt. And fresh oregano.
@Macboat I'm glad she laid an egg, that's got to be a good sign! I'm sure the heat was getting to her. It's rough when the lows are in the 90's and there is no decent relief from this brutal heat. Bringing her in probably helped a lot.
@meetthebubus I can't even picture that breed without their little beards! How silly...I bet they look pretty cute.
Several of mine are little peckers and like to pull the back feathers from their friends. Some look pitifully bald on their backs now. It's too hot to try those hen apron protectors and the blue-kote stuff doesn't work. I figure in this heat, they might be at an advantage...I know I would be fine with fewer feathers when it's over 100 out.
I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but of all of my different breeds, the leghorns have the hardest time in the heat, followed by my red star.

 

[BlueBaby]

@SonoranChick It's nice that we can communicate here with each other, and be able to compare the different breed's, so that we will be able to know for sure what breed's do the best for our heat here.

 

[Michelle Guynn]

Some pictures from tonight

 

[SonoranChick]

@Michelle Guynn your silkies are so pretty Are they as soft as they look?

 

[SonoranChick]

@SonoranChick It's nice that we can communicate here with each other, and be able to compare the different breed's, so that we will be able to know for sure what breed's do the best for our heat here.

I totally agree, and now I know I definitely want to get some NN's in the future.

 

[Michelle Guynn]

@Michelle Guynn your silkies are so pretty Are they as soft as they look?

Yes they are. They are very cuddly too. I just sit and pet them and let the stress melt away.

 

[BlueBaby]

View attachment 1482683 View attachment 1482684 View attachment 1482685 Some pictures from tonight

It look's like Hazel is almost as big as your silkies are now!

 

[Michelle Guynn]

It look's like Hazel is almost as big as your silkies are now!

She is. She actually came in the house by herself tonight. We didn’t have to chase her for 30 minutes.

 

[meetthebubus]

And to think that you could have gotten some NN's to begin with, so that they wouldn't had to have worked so hard! The NN's also have less feathering on the body to help keep them cooler too.

Awww I can't think about not having these wonderful ee's now that I have them sweet babes lol

She just laid an egg!

Good sign! Keep us updated

Yes they are. They are very cuddly too. I just sit and pet them and let the stress melt away.

Yes! These chickens are wonderful for that for me too

She is. She actually came in the house by herself tonight. We didn’t have to chase her for 30 minutes.

in case she gets difficult again a enticing treat helps

@SonoranChick I took some pics recently that probably show it I'll upload them into my comp to show lol personally I don't like their new look lol


And here's this emoticon just bc I think it looks funny tonight

 

[BlueBaby]

I just finished candling my eggs again. I had to toss only one of the 16 eggs for a bloodring when I candled the other day. There are more veins in all of the 15 remaining eggs, and I am seeing movement.