Arizona Chickens

[LarryPQ]

System issues stink. Lots of repeat posts.

Here are the pics of the two (girl?) turkey poults. The boys were to busy being crazy to hold still for the camera.

 

[CheerfulHeart2]

Laree - interesting to see Turkeys. Cool.

Duck folks: Is this typical for ducks?
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/grd/1842489531.html

Missed hearing from you guys today with the site in maintenance etc.

 

[cap1717]

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They DO NOT look delicious! They look sweet and vulnerable and willing to be good little pets for the rest of their natural lives. . . . .

And OH. . . .if you are concerned about the elusive "peligro". . . .. check out the "peligro" signage section of your local home improvement store". . . . . .

 

[squeakyballs]

Mahroni has quite the sense of humor today!

I love the Peligro post!

The turkeys are so ugly they are cute! I want one! The next time I get eggs can there accidentally be a few turkey eggs in the bunch?

I was in PHX last night... 100F at 8pm! I ate waaay too much sushi at Moira. That place was awesome!

 

[Mahonri]

Still over 90 at 3AM.

117 on Friday... I hope I don't lose too many.

... up at 5:30AM... put in a replacement AC in the coop this morning.

It's cooling right down. (in the coop, for now)

And on a positive note: PHOTO RADAR ALONG THE FREEWAYS ENDS TONIGHT AT 11:59PM!!!!

 

[newchickmom09]

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Do you mean the price? I think the price is a little more steep because they are adding the little ponds and feed. If that add means 3 1/2 bags of 50lb feed then that and the two ponds are worth more then the scovies. I think scovies seems to run a little higher in price then other domestic breeds. You kind of have to think of scovies in there own catagory from say a Swedish or Cayuga. I think if you do get them (totaly think you should

)they probably can be taimed down since they are females. Ducks in general aren't ones for being cuddled really, not like a chicken will sit there and handle it at least. But scovies are just different a little more personable I guess you would say, my barred one will be so happy sitting on your lap if you pet his chest. It depends on how you raise them. On the other hand the three ducklings that we hatched in our kitchen would just snuggle up on your shoulder. But they got imprinted on humans. LOL BOy can I ramble on about ducks.

What do you mean you missed us...I had like 5 posts of the same thing.

Mahonri~ They do look good! You know, scovie meat is supposed to be the BEST meat out of all ducks. Like the prime rib of the duck world.

I couldn't butcher mine but if someone had some and butched there then I would eat it in a heart beat. Duck eggs are SO MUCH BETTER then chicken eggs too!

Laree~ LOVE the turkeys..they look like pullets to my untrained eye.

ETA LOL I just realized that mahonri was talking about laree's turkeys not the scovies.

Bussy morning so I guess I wasn't paying attention.

 

[LarryPQ]

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They do. I feel a little bad for wanting to eat them. I would LIKE to keep 2 of the 4 (a hen and a tom) until the hen starts laying, hatch a few, and then have the tom for dinner. We'll see what Shane says...He doesnt want to keep turkeys, permanently.

 

[chickchalet]

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117 predicted on Friday!!! I am on my way to Sprouts to pick up some watermelons (at .9cent lb) and have them ready for an afternoon treat for my "girls" in the coop. I have also heard of giving them cucumber and tomatoes during the heat to keep them hydrated. Sometimes the water is not "cool" enough for them!

 

[gckiddhouse]

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I have been trying to make it to one of these meetings for months. I super appreciate you posting here! I get emails, too, but sometimes they end up in the spam folder. One of these months...
Do you ever have meetings further north??

 

[gckiddhouse]

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117 predicted on Friday!!! I am on my way to Sprouts to pick up some watermelons (at .9cent lb) and have them ready for an afternoon treat for my "girls" in the coop. I have also heard of giving them cucumber and tomatoes during the heat to keep them hydrated. Sometimes the water is not "cool" enough for them!

I do love the hot nights, but makes it nearly impossible to get up early enough to go running in this heat! Haven't gone in about a week. Hate that.

I fed some watermelon to the broody girls yesterday. My old BO and my brand new EE layer - she has barely been laying for a month. She is healthy, but I so worry about them spending the whole hot day in those boxes. The BO ate the melon with fervor, but the EE seems to be in some sort of trance. I am worried... She is my only green egg layer! I have been hosing down the coop trying to create some humidity for them as well as cool off the chooks.

Frankly, it is just too hot to go out there much to fuss over them. I am just not up to spending time out there trying to break those broodies. I did candle the eggs. One looks like it will hatch within a week, one looks to be in it's second week (early) and the one under the EE is just getting started. There were two others, but they got eaten

By the broodies????? (one under each broody met this fate) Not sure what happened there.

Ugh, we don't need any new chickens!!

Oh, and my 85lb dog is officially AFRAID of the mean WA rooster! We love to tell him to "go get the rooster". He runs out in the yard and blasts through the flock, irritating the rooster into coming after him (we only do this with a rooster already gone bad). They run after each other around the yard - the rooster after the dog, then the dog after the rooster. They occasionally make contact, but mostly it is just a hilarious chase scene. Yesterday, after this chase, the rooster hid behind a bush. I was throwing watermelon into the yard for the chooks. The dog leaned his head down to pick up a piece and the rooster took advantage of that moment. He came out of nowhere and tagged the dog right in the face. The dog ran away. He looked at the rooster as if to say, "hey! that's not fair!" Incensed, he has decided that the rooster doesn't play nice, so he isn't going to play with him anymore. He refused to fetch his ball when it landed in the vicinity of the rooster. Silly dog!

Hurray!! about the photo radar! I had heard that the contracts may be renewed after all. Also, I think some of the permanently mounted ones are staying - like in Scottsdale.