Arizona Chickens

[Beckyhsinglsc]

"Our splash EE is at the left, in the back - my daughter named her Purdy - because she is pretty and is spotted like a dalmation (101). "

ArizonaDesertChicks: We have cat named Purdy for the same reason. My DS, at the age of 18 months, named her because she liked the 101 movie.
They are both 17 years old now!

 

[Brenda Schonig]

We were at Aden's Hay Oasis yesterday and they had two beautiful Polish Roos they are giving away. Just letting you all know incase any one wants one.

Also yesterday we went and took a Sunday drive to the area of 32nd street and 40th street and Thomas and Indian School. This was posted several weeks ago as a place where there were flocks of chicks running free. We actually saw most of the chickens around 36th and Flower and Cherry Lane. It is called the Harmony area. It was fun, we had fried potatoes left over from our breakfast that my daughter tossed out to them. They seem to be very tame and flocked the vehicle.

 

[LarryPQ]

I have heard that, but the BYC-ers strongly debunk it as a old wives' tale.

Similarly submissive behavior:


But I am pretty sure this guy is a roo.

 

[alohachickens]

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Laree: Take the eggs, hatch all pullets, then I will come over again to get one

I want blue eggs!!!

Hey Guys! If you like and are looking for blue egg layers - My "Aloha" project, I am hatching out blue eggs that are mottled carriers. I will be hatching some out for one gal, and a few for Larissa. But after that, I will still be getting fertile blue eggs from these hens for a while. NOOOO, I won't be hatching them, raising them for four months, and giving you just the pullets, LOL, 'cause I'm overrun with chicks right now. But if you want a few blue eggs to toss in the 'bator and hatch out, I can post on here later when I have extras?

Also, I will be interested in SELLING the ADULT HENS - both blue egg layers - maybe in April or early May? I have to make room for the next generation of Aloha babies, so I'll be rehoming my big roo "Vanilla" with BYC member Chrystal around that time, and I may even give her my hen "Kona" too, because that pair has been making the most fabulous chicks, so obviously they are a wonderful cross, and they should make some more!

Anyway, the adult blue egg layers, one is a full EE'er and is Blue Wheaten in color. She's older, will be about 3 in May. The other one is solid gray, (blue) and is half EE'er, 1/4 Exchequer Leghorn, and 1/4 Speckled Sussex. Her eggs are a bit smaller, but she is younger so will be productive for a while. I was going to post the pair on Craigslist for $25 total whenever I was ready to sell them. These lay pale blue eggs, not olive green. So drop me a PM if you'd be interested in taking them later this spring, and I can email you when I need to rehome them. Right now they aren't adding much to the project, but I'm keeping them around till the new young chickies start laying, so I have a couple of productive chickens for "eating eggs". Since I'm hatching out all my project eggs . . .

The next generation of Alohas should start laying as early as April, and as late as June. Then I'll have tiny eggs galore, LOL. Looks like I'll have about ten new hens, maybe more? But then, you never know, a roo can always pop out of nowhere! LOL.

Thanks!

Sommer

 

[squeakyballs]

Good morning everyone, I just found this on the Tucson's Craigslist and thought someone might be interested? http://tucson.craigslist.org/grd/1569634983.html

It is a fancy pants incubator, I didn't know they could be so expensive!

 

[CheerfulHeart2]

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Well, I didn't go back and read Mohonri's info on this, but, assuming the birds are nearly grown, you could explain it this way to your DH. I COULD buy a $3.00 baby chicken and raise it, BUT I would have to feed it for 6 months before we got any eggs. Many things could happen to such a little one in that time. We'd have to spend nearly that much on food before it was grown, and we run the risk of getting an accidentaly roo and not finding out until we have fed it for quite some time. However, IF we buy these beautiful birds, we save the money we would have spent on their food raising them and all the time watching over the little ones and get two really beautiful birds ready to lay now...not after we have fed them for six months...

 

[Sock Puppet]

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Well, I didn't go back and read Mohonri's info on this, but, assuming the birds are nearly grown, you could explain it this way to your DH. I COULD buy a $3.00 baby chicken and raise it, BUT I would have to feed it for 6 months before we got any eggs. Many things could happen to such a little one in that time. We'd have to spend nearly that much on food before it was grown, and we run the risk of getting an accidentaly roo and not finding out until we have fed it for quite some time. However, IF we buy these beautiful birds, we save the money we would have spent on their food raising them and all the time watching over the little ones and get two really beautiful birds ready to lay now...not after we have fed them for six months...

Hee hee, well said

I cant agree with you more. But alas sometimes they still dont get it.

 

[squeakyballs]

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Well, I didn't go back and read Mohonri's info on this, but, assuming the birds are nearly grown, you could explain it this way to your DH. I COULD buy a $3.00 baby chicken and raise it, BUT I would have to feed it for 6 months before we got any eggs. Many things could happen to such a little one in that time. We'd have to spend nearly that much on food before it was grown, and we run the risk of getting an accidentaly roo and not finding out until we have fed it for quite some time. However, IF we buy these beautiful birds, we save the money we would have spent on their food raising them and all the time watching over the little ones and get two really beautiful birds ready to lay now...not after we have fed them for six months...

If I tell him all that he'll never let me give the silkies chicks to raise!

 

[Brenda Schonig]

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Well, I didn't go back and read Mohonri's info on this, but, assuming the birds are nearly grown, you could explain it this way to your DH. I COULD buy a $3.00 baby chicken and raise it, BUT I would have to feed it for 6 months before we got any eggs. Many things could happen to such a little one in that time. We'd have to spend nearly that much on food before it was grown, and we run the risk of getting an accidentaly roo and not finding out until we have fed it for quite some time. However, IF we buy these beautiful birds, we save the money we would have spent on their food raising them and all the time watching over the little ones and get two really beautiful birds ready to lay now...not after we have fed them for six months...

Hee hee, well said

I cant agree with you more. But alas sometimes they still dont get it.

I totally agree, buy them older and get to the egg producing right from the get go! My family however, wants the warm and fuzzy feeling to raise them from chicks ...at least for the first go around! LOL

 

[cap1717]

I certainly agree that Mahonri birds are beautiful. The two that I was lucky enough to be able to take home are gorgeous. A beautiful smallish blue pullet (who I have named Autumn) and an extremely beautiful black bird (formerly Midnight, now Blackbird) who has laid 2 eggs for me since I brought her home yesterday! They are a bit "wild" however, as they have not had the handling that my other girls have. I brought each of theim into the house this afternoon for a snuggle session, and both were very calm and nice about it, they certainly did not appear to mind sitting on my lap and being petted and having their heads scratched (I used to have parrots, so I figure all birds probably like that). I will be glad when they are fully integrated into the flock, however. . . right now they are "outsiders", sleeping with the flock at night, but keeping their distance during the day. The older girls do not appear to be actively picking on them, but neither are they accepting them fully yet. . . .I will probably continue to bring each of them in for awhile each day. . . it helps to get them accustomed to my dog, and it gives me a chance to reinforce with the dog that they are mine, and he must leave them alone. He has known the others since they were quite small, and has been "chicken momma" to them.