Arizona Chickens

[igorsMistress]

 

[BlueBaby]

Merry Christmas to those that celebrate Christmas.

And Happy Holidays to those that celebrate something different.

I'm glad that you are ok up there considering that storm that's been passing through. I guess that your yard is looking similar to those pictures that you just posted.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Merry Christmas, everyone!

 

[BlueBaby]

That hawk was back around a bit ago, but since I do not free-range my flock and they are secure it had to go find Christmas dinner somewhere else.

 

[seriousstoic]

Does anyone know of a place that processes chickens and ducks? When I lived in another state I could just bring them to a processor and pick them up bagged and even labeled for sale, but haven't been able to find anywhere in Arizona to do that.

 

[igorsMistress]

Does anyone know of a place that processes chickens and ducks? When I lived in another state I could just bring them to a processor and pick them up bagged and even labeled for sale, but haven't been able to find anywhere in Arizona to do that.

https://southwesternprocessing.com/

I found this company, doesn’t say chickens but does say livestock. If they don’t they may know someone who does.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Does anyone know of a place that processes chickens and ducks? When I lived in another state I could just bring them to a processor and pick them up bagged and even labeled for sale, but haven't been able to find anywhere in Arizona to do that.

The UoA has a program for livestock slaughter...don't know if they do chickens and ducks. The ag students do the butchering and processing I believe.

https://acbs.arizona.edu/food-products-safety-laboratory/harvesting

 

[BlueBaby]

Have a crazy hen that must have thought it was spring over here already. She started going broody yesterday and stayed in the nest box that has the 2 white fake egg's in it. She puffed up and tried to peck me when I tried to check for a real one. So I got a stick and forced her out of that box and into the one next to it that only had one fake white egg in it. Then I watch her stay in that box and reach over to try to steal the other 2 fake egg's. She's in the chick grow out pen that is serving as her broody breaking cage for now.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Have a crazy hen that must have thought it was spring over here already. She started going broody yesterday and stayed in the nest box that has the 2 white fake egg's in it. She puffed up and tried to peck me when I tried to check for a real one. So I got a stick and forced her out of that box and into the one next to it that only had one fake white egg in it. Then I watch her stay in that box and reach over to try to steal the other 2 fake egg's. She's in the chick grow out pen that is serving as her broody breaking cage for now.

Silly hen . I have a broody girl too. Mines sitting two wooden eggs and being so fierce about it. Hope yours breaks quick.

 

[BlueBaby]

Silly hen . I have a broody girl too. Mines sitting two wooden eggs and being so fierce about it. Hope yours breaks quick.

I hope she break's quick soon, too! Last time I had a broody the other hen's were so scared to go in there to lay their egg's and layed them out in the dirt in the pen. She walked around puffed up a doing the funny clucking that broodies do any time she got out to take a break she'd peck any of the other's that came near her.