Arizona Chickens

Round-tailed ground squirrels.

Gopher traps are your best bet, and collapse their burrows. unfortunately, you can slow them down, but completely eradicating them is not likely. Hardware cloth under your coop will at least keep them outta there.use a real small mesh though 1/4 x1/4"
 
Gophers or rock squirrels? We have both. Victor gopher traps are the best for gophers, for the rock squirrels you need a small animal box trap. so it depends on which varmint is involved.
That's exactly what I got from my neighbor's farm sale -- THANK YOU for the name -- I at least have a chance of figuring it out now!
 
I'm thinking of letting broody NN Bresse mix have some eggs to incubate. If she's still broody next week I'll have the eggs ready that I want her to hatch and a pen. I also have a 1 year old broody Barred Holland as a backup if she quits sitting.
Got the hatching chick itch, huh? :gig:jumpy:jumpy:jumpy
 
COOL WATER?

What do Arizonans (especially in the Valley) do (if anything) to keep their chickens drinking water ... uh...was going to say 'cool,' but maybe 'not hot' would be more appropriate.

The quail cups look great but I know that the water in the bucket would get very hot in summer. Do you add ice daily? Use drip lines? (I know they get hot too.)
 
COOL WATER?

What do Arizonans (especially in the Valley) do (if anything) to keep their chickens drinking water ... uh...was going to say 'cool,' but maybe 'not hot' would be more appropriate.

The quail cups look great but I know that the water in the bucket would get very hot in summer. Do you add ice daily? Use drip lines? (I know they get hot too.)
Put ice blocks in the water dishes. Better yet, get a shallow tray, like a cat litter pan, a cut-down kiddie wading pool, and put the ice block in that with just enough water to get the ice block out of its container. The birds will drink the melted ice and stand in the icewater.

Tip: blue bunny ice cream containers work in the freezer really well without bursting (filled to the middle of the "B").
 
COOL WATER?

What do Arizonans (especially in the Valley) do (if anything) to keep their chickens drinking water ... uh...was going to say 'cool,' but maybe 'not hot' would be more appropriate.

The quail cups look great but I know that the water in the bucket would get very hot in summer. Do you add ice daily? Use drip lines? (I know they get hot too.)
Yes, you would have to add the ice to it every day, and then check it because the ice will melt. Since you are asking about doing it for quail instead of chicken's, you could follow what @springvalley123 mentioned, but you'd have to use smaller dishes and etc. for them.
 
Yes, you would have to add the ice to it every day, and then check it because the ice will melt. Since you are asking about doing it for quail instead of chicken's, you could follow what @springvalley123 mentioned, but you'd have to use smaller dishes and etc. for them.
Actually, this would be for chickens. :) I saw someone on here puts the quail cups on a 5 gallon bucket for their chickens.
Thanks!
 

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