Arizona Chickens

[joel david]

Hey, Mesa peeps I'm over behind the temple. I'm starting to find the chicken people in my hood, are any of you around me?

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as an FWI I was rabbit hunting with two LEOs on Monday and this came up. It is a city code violation to discharge anything in a neighborhood even a slingshot, practice discretion.
P.S. I shoot my bow all the time.

 

[Sock Puppet]

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as an FWI I was rabbit hunting with two LEOs on Monday and this came up. It is a city code violation to discharge anything in a neighborhood even a slingshot, practice discretion.
P.S. I shoot my bow all the time.

There are a few of us right here around the Mesa Temple, me included

 

[CheerfulHeart2]

I am also near the temple, about 1 mi East. I have long been intrigued by the house just S and a tiny bit east of it that has buff hens in the front yard, kept in by a 4-5 foot chain link fence. I think their wings are clipped.

 

[cap1717]

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Yesterday, for the first time, I caught 2 of the girls in the nest box at the same time. (6 girls, 3 nest boxes - they all use the one in the middle). Hen # 3 was lined up and waiting for a vacancy! When the "egg song" was announced, I went out to find 2 more girls in the box! These chooks are just stubborn, I guess.

 

[CheerfulHeart2]

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Yesterday, for the first time, I caught 2 of the girls in the nest box at the same time. (6 girls, 3 nest boxes - they all use the one in the middle). Hen # 3 was lined up and waiting for a vacancy! When the "egg song" was announced, I went out to find 2 more girls in the box! These chooks are just stubborn, I guess.

It must be instinct to lay all the eggs together. I use golf balls in my nest boxes. If I put all the balls in one nest, the chickens will all put their eggs in that nest. If I put one golf ball in a nest and 3 in another, the chickens will all put their eggs in the nest with the 3 golf balls. There are occasions when someone will vary from this, but they are rare.

 

[cap1717]

Hey, Laree, as I recall, my collie dog loves your boy. . . and he is a much better judge of character than most people I know! Big hug to both of you!

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Wow, you do have a lot ahead of you. Do you have some help? Meals coming to you? Hope you are well. So glad to hear that your DH will be home.

Should we be dropping off casseroles? I make a mean lasagna. ("mean" in a good way). Please let us know if you need anything. Chicken people are surprisingly good support folks.

I am angry today. AAANNNGRY.

I am going to vent--only because I have no outlet at work. You may want to stop reading. FYI- I am well aware I am making a mountain out of a molehill.

Saturday we had our work picnic at Castles and Coasters. Good fun, my family didn't stay long because we have two small children. Ronin is 15 months, so I took him into the banquet hall early, hoping to find him some chips. DH and DS went off to do a few rides. There was one other guy--I didn't know his name-- in there with his kid. Lets call him "D-bag". He was NOT watching his kid, and twice I corralled the child and sent him back into the banquet hall when the little boy started to bolt out into the park.

They served lunch, and we sat across from D-bag & family. I let Ronin have a hotdog--not his normal healty fare. He got halfway through it realized the hotdog was what it tasted like, and tossed it: RIGHT at D-bag. The hotdog landed in D-bag's lap, who started making disgusted noises. I apoligized, gave Ronin the "Nono" speach, and got D-bag some baby wipes for any lingering ketchup smears. That was the end of it--or so I thought.

TODAY- I get told D-bag is complaining to everyone downstairs, and put in a formal "complaint" to my boss because "Laree can't control her children". To be fair, yes sometimes that is true-- but in this case: DUDE- the BABY chucked tubular meat at you. Toddlers throw stuff. It happens.

But that is not what makes me mad. He is ALSO telling everyone, "Her kids are always out of control. At last year's picnic, the SAME kid threw something at me, too." What the French Toast!!? Last year's picnic was in February. Ender got sick at last year's picnic and spent the entire time being carried around by my other boss--his favorite "auntie". So I know D-bag can't be talking about Ender. THEREFORE-- according to D-bag, my 3-month-old singled him out, and maliciously tossed a baby booty? He was able to focus his little eyes past the confines of my front sling carrier, muster up some miraculous muscle control, and bink him in the head?

It must have hurt for him to remember so clearly! Ronin must be truly EVIL to hunt D-bag down for a second year in a row. SHAME ON ME for not controlling my infants!

OK- I feel better now. Thanks for letting me beach and moan.

 

[tofuranch]

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FYI - not as long as you might think. We listened to the peeping from about 10 am until dinner time and then they stopped. At 11 pm I couldn't wait any longer. I opened the egg and it had already died. Everything was good, yolk absorbed, membrane nice and moist. Not sure why it didn't pip. All others in the bator were dead. Well, one was alive and I put it back in the bator not realizing that it was upside down in the egg. I left it in there until I had opened the others, then went to check on it. I decided to help it get a first breath and started trying to find its head. When I couldn't, I started to realize it was upside down, but I couldn't get the egg open in time to save it. It died.

Penny is still sitting strong. She has 4 yellow babies now. There are 2 pipped Am. eggs that I saw. Interesting how she isn't concerned about keeping them covered. Nothing on the dark eggs I saw. I have a feeling that the money I spent on those shipped eggs is just wasted. I am very upset about that.

Anyway, she apparently thinks there are still hatching babies under there...

Tofu - are you bringing me some chicks?

Did you want some too..message me .I will be down on the 23rd , coming right on in on the 17 to downtown PHX to empty my MIL house the rest of the way,easy stuff left, she has someone that is going to rent the whole house instead of just the part that they are renting now. The house is kind of like a duplex. It is a cool OLD house

 

[cap1717]

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That would be wonderful, thanks. . . .now that the chooks are "contained", I have started a garden again. . . if we get real lucky and have a couple of months of good weather before it gets hot, I may actually be able to harvest a few of my own. . .

 

[joel david]

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I talked to her for the first time two weeks ago when my wife and I took the boys for a walk. She has nine that she calls Araucana's but to my eye they are EE, they might be Americana's but they are not rumpless.

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I hunted rabbit with two Law Enforcement Officers. And I'll bet you are spot on with your Taco Bell guess.

 

[LarryPQ]

The DH called at 1:00 pm and told me to come home. The dogs had gotten into the "grower outer" brooder. I lost 2 SS chicks and the 2 "breedable" Alohas. The RIR roo, a SS, and 1 Aloha "Salty" were still in the brooder. He found a second SS chick, in shock, under the wood pile. The Unfortunates were not chewed up. Maybe broken necks or heart attacks? I don't know. Stupid lovable dogs are so pleased with themselves.

RIP: Pepper & Pinky


The SS chickies:


The DH was so mad he punched something--I think he broke a finger. Right now he & an employee are out back, finishing up the run---