Arizona Chickens

[BlueBaby]

Small world

Yes, it can be sometimes. How is your flock doing up there? Are you adding any new to your flock this year?

 

[BlueBaby]

Well, there was nobody to stop me, so I ordered a dozen more hatching egg's on ebay.

 

[NuggetMama]

I am in Maricopa, which is about 20 miles south of Phoenix. I never thought about snakes, but I have never seen a snake in my yard. We also have rock on the side of the house, so we will have to remove that, as well.

Oh nice!! I just came back from there after visiting BlueBaby! She got to see me talking to all the animals out that away!

Hahaha yeah we have to do the same thing! I called a couple landscapers and the local ones want $2.5k - $3k just to move 1800 square feet to a little farther into my yard…

 

[Happy Novogens]

@BlueBaby , how are the chicks doing in your grow out pen? How long do you keep them on starter mash?

 

[BlueBaby]

@BlueBaby , how are the chicks doing in your grow out pen? How long do you keep them on starter mash?

They are doing good. They are already on the grower feed.

 

[Happy Novogens]

They are doing good. They are already on the grower feed.

Do you use medicated or non-medicated?

 

[BlueBaby]

Do you use medicated or non-medicated?

Have you had them on the ground outside already in the area that they will generally be in? If not and you still have them in the house or in a grow-out pen outside? If they have already been on the ground outside then they are already building up immunities to whatever is in your soil.

 

[Happy Novogens]

Gotcha. Yeah. I took some dirt from the run & put it in a tray inside the indoor brooder awhile ago. I've also taken them outside once & plan to do so again tomorrow morning.
They've been eating a mon-medicated chick starter mash. It's pretty fine. I was wondering when they should graduate to a more crumbly feed. Also thought I could just crumble up some of the pellet feed that the others get.
Wouldn't that do?
Not sure at what age to do that though.

 

[BlueBaby]

Gotcha. Yeah. I took some dirt from the run & put it in a tray inside the indoor brooder awhile ago. I've also taken them outside once & plan to do so again tomorrow morning.
They've been eating a mon-medicated chick starter mash. It's pretty fine. I was wondering when they should graduate to a more crumbly feed. Also thought I could just crumble up some of the pellet feed that the others get.
Wouldn't that do?
Not sure at what age to do that though.

How old are yours now?

 

[Happy Novogens]

How old are yours now?

Just turned 3 weeks.