Arizona Chickens

[starri33]

I wonder, this is a picture of a guinea hybrid, a cross between a chicken and a NN apparently

 

[BlueBaby]

I wonder, this is a picture of a guinea hybrid, a cross between a chicken and a NN apparently View attachment 2043759

I have no idea about that. One thing for sure though, is that these NN's are like a box of chocolate. You never know what you'll get!

 

[starri33]

Should have read, cross between a guinea and a NN

 

[starri33]

I have no idea about that. One thing for sure though, is that these NN's are like a box of chocolate. You never know what you'll get!

That they are, I've found a couple more blue eggs in the NN coop, they are so pale it almost looks white and it seems like they've gotten smaller..lol, the brats are still giving me issues of laying boxes, I put a metal one in there they are using it, I've got to figure out a way to lift it up from the floor so that I am not killing my back.. I've taken the crates that I had their one set of nest boxes on, turned them right side up hoping that they'd use them. I ended up with one of the red one's back in the corner where others seem to be laying. I've got a idea on how to fix those metal boxes to where I can lift them up and just take the eggs out that way. I've got two more of those I can put in there.

 

[BlueBaby]

@starri33 Maybe you should post a picture of that one that you have over in the NN thread here. Some of them have been crossing the NN's with a bunch of other breed's and get all kind's of color's:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/naked-neck-turken-thread.301500/page-2240

 

[BlueBaby]

That they are, I've found a couple more blue eggs in the NN coop, they are so pale it almost looks white and it seems like they've gotten smaller..lol, the brats are still giving me issues of laying boxes, I put a metal one in there they are using it, I've got to figure out a way to lift it up from the floor so that I am not killing my back.. I've taken the crates that I had their one set of nest boxes on, turned them right side up hoping that they'd use them. I ended up with one of the red one's back in the corner where others seem to be laying. I've got a idea on how to fix those metal boxes to where I can lift them up and just take the eggs out that way. I've got two more of those I can put in there.

Why don't you try setting up a nesting box in the corner where they are laying at then? Apparently they feel that place is a safe place to lay egg's at.

 

[starri33]

I'm going to scoot the little black box I had for them the first time around over into that corner once I finish cleaning it out, they'd kicked so much pine shaving the when I picked up the others, I had a 1/2 ft of pine shavings stacked up.. I'm beginning to wonder about putting curtains up so they have privacy. I posted to that group you mentioned, so we'll see.

 

[cavemanrich]

starri33
I have an IDEA for you,, Place a box. or bushel, or whatever container you have handy in corner. Upright. Place straw or whatever good nesting bedding into it. If chickens do decide to use it,,,,,,,,,,,, make one of these to retrieve eggs without bending over.
I made this long ago, to retrieve eggs when out of easy reach. Just a small empty can nailed to the end of a narrow board.

And here is a funny solution to eggcessive hatching problem

 

[starri33]

When Glenn gets back with lunch and I've rested some, I'm going to have him help me take pictures of Runt, Scratch, Walker and Houdini.. Houdini I know is going to be white like Charlie, Walker almost looks like he's going to look like that one roo i have in his coloring. This is the single NN egg I had hatch a couple of hatches ago, the one we talked about BlueBaby. these pictures off of my phone do not do his colors justice.

 

[starri33]

starri33
I have an IDEA for you,, Place a box. or bushel, or whatever container you have handy in corner. Upright. Place straw or whatever good nesting bedding into it. If chickens do decide to use it,,,,,,,,,,,, make one of these to retrieve eggs without bending over.
I made this long ago, to retrieve eggs when out of easy reach. Just a small empty can nailed to the end of a narrow board.
View attachment 2043798
And here is a funny solution to eggcessive hatching problem
View attachment 2043796

rofl.. I love the idea.. I'd contemplated just using my little dustpan I have out there, but I like this better, the egg won't roll out. I'm getting far to old for getting up and down out of the floor.