Arizona Chickens

[Geranium]

Field trip! First trip outside. Repurposed some wire storage cubes, put them together with zip ties, and covered with chicken wire.

 

[cactusrota]

Anyone else's hens start molting yet? I've got about 4, maybe 5 who are. It's really cut back on egg production, but that's ok. They look so pathetic with their bald patches and new feathers sprouting out My dad and stepmom are coming from Iowa to visit next week, and I can't wait to show off the coop. Too bad my girls will be sporting such funny looking feathers, but oh well! I also was wondering, not that I have roosters, but do they molt too?

Mine have been molting for about a month now. Some of them look like little porcupines, and the egg production has been ridiculously low and pitiful.
Also, ALL birds molt, every year, no matter sex or type of bird.

 

[Suzyqschickens]

Actually I am surprised that she hasn't started laying eggs yet. Is she molting? She was hatched out on Dec. 15th, 2017.

No. None of mine seem to be molting

 

[BlueBaby]

No. None of mine seem to be molting

Well, maybe when those other younger 2 start laying egg's, maybe it will help to make her start up again? Those 2 should start laying the green eggs sometime next month.

 

[diamondsilkies]

Hi everyone!
Just thought I'd post this here. I have a white bearded silkie rooster hatched in Dec. 2017 (who I may have nicknamed Horton). He is very sweet, and I would love to keep him, but I simply don't have the room right now. I've been having some trouble finding him a home because of a severe crossbeak that he began developing when he was 6 weeks old. He eats and drinks fine, and is a very beautiful bird. Again, he's an absolute sweetheart and could really use a loving home. Message me if you're at all interested; I'm down in the Tucson area. Thanks!

 

[BlueBaby]

Hi everyone!
Just thought I'd post this here. I have a white bearded silkie rooster hatched in Dec. 2017 (who I may have nicknamed Horton). He is very sweet, and I would love to keep him, but I simply don't have the room right now. I've been having some trouble finding him a home because of a severe crossbeak that he began developing when he was 6 weeks old. He eats and drinks fine, and is a very beautiful bird. Again, he's an absolute sweetheart and could really use a loving home. Message me if you're at all interested; I'm down in the Tucson area. Thanks!

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You might have trouble re-homing him unless it would be to someone who isn't breeding those. He could pass on his cross-beak gene's otherwise.

 

[Michelle Guynn]

Did any more of them hatch yet?

Yes one more today and another egg has a pip.

 

[diamondsilkies]

You might have trouble re-homing him unless it would be to someone who isn't breeding those. He could pass on his cross-beak gene's otherwise.

Yes, he would have to go to someone who doesn't plan to breed them. While he has gotten used to his beak, I wouldn't want him to pass it on to any potential chicks.

 

[BlueBaby]

@igorsMistress This one look's to be about right or (close to it) those pickled quail eggs.

https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/eggs-recipes/pickled-quail-eggs/

 

[BlueBaby]

I can't remember who it was that mentioned maybe the mosquito's coming out after the last rain and it starting to drop in the temps a bit, but I found this on plant's that can help repel them away from your chickens:

https://www.chickenheavenonearth.co...s-keep-them-away-from-your-chickens--you.html