Arizona Chickens

[ArizonaNessa]

Mine are outside but tonight I hung a heat lamp for them. They are fully feathered but so little I just didn't want to chance it. If you don't have a way to hang a lamp then I would say yes bring them inside. I don't know how frizzles stay warm ever but they sure are cute

 

[DM]

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Thanks brenda, i am not from the computer generation so i do have trouble finding things on the net but will look under livestock and try again.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

Thanks Vanessa - we ended up bringing them into the house after all. We had planned to hang the heat lamp over them 2 nights ago, but my DH didn't know the clamp was not part of the heat lamp and when he opened the clamp, the lamp fell to the ground breaking the bulb. I'll have to go get a new bulb today, so that they can stay outside tonight.

Mahroni - They are beautiful.

 

[Tonopah Pati]

I have been bringing my babies in at night. I have them in the Woman Cave, in the brooder tote/house with a hanging light. It has gotten down to 59 in there, so I went from a 60 watt bulb to a 100 watt bulb. I had a 100 watt red heat bulb, when they were smaller. It got to hot. I changed it to just a reg. 100 watt.

It is really windy now, so I don't think I will put them out side yet.

 

[Enjaytoo]

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Congrats on the eggs! And welcome

Mahonri, wonderful 'roo, just gorgeous!

 

[LarryPQ]

Mahroni, they are soooo pretty. What a great looking bird!

Well, my sick pullet perked up, still not 100%, but no more droopiness after giving food, water, and a dosing everyone with sulmet.

The EE roo looked "slow" today, but no poofiness. His poo was a bit runny, but everyone had a bunch of pomegranetes yesterday, thanks to a lovely man I met at the feed store. I will be taking him some carrot tops and romaine for his tortoises tomorrow evening. I am very tired of worrying because one bird is less spunky than the others.

About the cold: I have 6 super-fat cuckoo marans that hatched 9/21/09. So they are 8 weeks, almost? They are roosting on the sawhorse. The sizzles and one OEGB roost inside one of the nesting boxes (see my page) and snuggle down in the shavings. I was considering putting a low roost or two in the one nesting box they like...so if it gets cold the big kids can snuggle in there too. What are your thoughts? Perhaps take out a divider and turn 2 of the nesting boxes into a small chicken coop within the coop?

 

[btrent94]

Lol .. just saying but today i was reading around and thought to myself .. my chickens are cold now .. and then there are those ones up north that go with 20 degree weather and decided that im making a fuss outta nothing .. obvioulsy our chickens will survive 40 degree weather if others can handle 20 degree so im just gonna stop worrying .. i think this makes sense but plz correct me if im wrong

 

[rufus]

Arizona Desert Chicks, we always put our little chicks out after a week or two. We have a porcelain light fixture screwed on to a scrap piece of 2 x 10 lumber. We put a 40 or 60 watt bulb into it, and then we cover it with a large inverted terra cotta pot. The hole in the bottom of the pot keeps it from getting real hot, but it keeps the chicks warm. If it gets too warm for them, they can move away from it.

My son put twenty eggs into the incubator on Veterans' Day. I guess he wasn't really thinking,because on the hatch date he and his wife will be off on their cruise. I guess it is up to the wife and I to handle this hatch.

Rufus

 

[mahalo4]

Good luck on Your journey soon to be AZTomboy!!!I guess I am from the old school sure enough my chicks have adequate heat but my chickens get a roof and side cover from wind and elements but they dont get to wear pants or have a heater.plenty of food and treats fresh water and a good coop.I have not had a problem in 35 years,so it seems to work allright.Heck my grandpa let them use the hay barn. I think sometimes we worry too much.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

I'm a little freaked out! I heard the dogs bark and then my 4 year old granddaughter, Peyton, came and told me that she saw a huge dog jump over our 'brick' fence. She said it scared the chickens. We asked her to describe the 'dog'. She said it was reddish - I asked her if it had spots (to test her). She said no. We asked her if it had grey or white on it - "yes". Was it a coyote? She said no, "it was a really big dog". I looked out the window - my dogs (cocker spaniel size) are still sniffing along the fence (6 ft block wall) that separates us from the dry wash. I told Peyton we would look online for pictures of dogs and as soon as I pulled up coyote pictures, she got all excited. "That's it!", she says.

She says it was running fast from near the coop to the fence - I'm sure my dogs must have come out through the doggy door and scared it off.

I've known that we have coyotes in the area & my neighbor said she saw one in her yard years ago, but I've never seen one in our yard (we've been here 7 years). Thankfully, the chickens were still penned. I just checked and the dogs are still sniffing around out there. Peyton is no longer allowed to go outside freely - Now, she has to ask and I will make sure to check the yard first and send the dogs out with her.