Arizona Chickens

[BlueBaby]

@Parront The Colored Dorking cockerel and the Red Dorking pullet came up to me this evening for their share of the weed's that I brought in there for the flock.

I forgot to mention that one of the Aloha girl's egg's hatched today, so now there are 4 chick's.

 

[Parront]

@Parront The Colored Dorking cockerel and the Red Dorking pullet came up to me this evening for their share of the weed's that I brought in there for the flock.

I forgot to mention that one of the Aloha girl's egg's hatched today, so now there are 4 chick's.

I give all the chicks lots of weeds I want them to learn to like! That Colored Dorking sure is a pretty boy.

 

[Parront]

We lived in Prescott Valley for five years before we moved here & built a house. I thought the climate would be similar, but a couple differences have become apparent. First off, we're in zone 6, but a bigger thing is that we live at 7100 ft elevation, and get quite a bit of snow. Not Flagstaff snow, but more than I was expecting.

I see your point about the heat tolerance--although several have said their Chanteclers do fine so long as they get the same kind of heat-care other heavy breeds do. The main thing that may shy me off them is a low fertility rate. Not because they need their fluff trimmed, just a low fertility--even Cackle rates them at around 50%. I may still try a few, just to see how it goes.

Most likely I'll end up just going with common dual-purpose breeds, and then maybe later, once I have more experience, I'll get adventurous.

Sorry you lost your rose bush--I hate when that happens!

It was just fall planted, I should have wrapped it. The other 3 closer to the house made it. We are 5500' here, cooler than Prescott Valley. We got 17 inches of snow in one storm last winter.
The birds I got from Ideal hatchery all have done fine here. But they went on an egg strike when it was really hot, and the NNs did not. The NNs are very mild-mannered and can be picked on by some of the White Rocks. Having a rooster helps with the hen-pecking. The Barred Hollands kept laying when it was hot, but their eggs are too small to count! But, the Barred Hollands are sweet birds, easy going and a withe egg, which I like. Even the rooster was easy to handle, compared to Leghorn roos I have had in the past. Not as calm as an Orpington rooster I once had which let my little girls pick him up even as an adult. For a first time keeping birds, Orpingtons are hard to beat, and the Barred Hollands are nice birds and get along well, too. Leghorns are better egg layers, but some find them too flighty. I got chicks from Sandhill Preservation in Iowa this year, they are raised without heat in the very cold weather there, and I am really liking the RI Reds and Welbars, very friendly and mild-mannered so far. The Dorkings are beautiful, I will order some more of them, too. He can be slow to deliver, it is best to order early and just a small order.

 

[BlueBaby]

I give all the chicks lots of weeds I want them to learn to like! That Colored Dorking sure is a pretty boy.

Yes he is, and I have caught myself calling him Blondie a few time's, even though that name was supposed to be for a female?

It really stormed here late last night. They said the wind's were supposed to be 80 MPH. We got the thunder and lightening, and the rain. I think that we must have lucked out on the hail, because I didn't hear that hitting the house.

 

[Hermits Garden]

Yes he is, and I have caught myself calling him Blondie a few time's, even though that name was supposed to be for a female?

It really stormed here late last night. They said the wind's were supposed to be 80 MPH. We got the thunder and lightening, and the rain. I think that we must have lucked out on the hail, because I didn't hear that hitting the house.

Aw, c'mon! Did you never see The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly? I don't think you can get much more macho than Clint Eastwood, and his nickname was Blondie.

 

[cavemanrich]

Aw, c'mon! Did you never see The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly? I don't think you can get much more macho than Clint Eastwood, and his nickname was Blondie.

 

[BlueBaby]

Yes, I remember The good, the bad, and the ugly. I did however like this other one better with the right turn Clyde in it. It still get's me to laughing when I think of it.

 

[Hamburg]

I got my new babies in. Pretty little things they are going make very nice additions to my harem of ladies.

 

[Hermits Garden]

I got my new babies in. Pretty little things they are going make very nice additions to my harem of ladies.


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Oh my goodness--what a crew! What breeds are here?

 

[Hamburg]

Oh my goodness--what a crew! What breeds are here?

The ones in the foreground with wide brown stripes on there back are female bielefelders. going back along the right side the brown with multiple stripes on the side of the face should be pearl white guineas, the buff is a bielefelter roo, the bright white one I believe is a African white guinea, the white with brown should be a royal purple guinea, the three black puff balls are black silkies, the grey at the back is a lavender guinea, in front of it yellow with barred wing is a bantam cubalaya, in front of that the yellow/grey puff ball I think is a splash silkie.

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Oh my goodness--what a crew! What breeds are here?