Arizona Chickens

[NoSkiveez]

Bob's Henhouse :

Mahonri, glad to hear you had a good day!

Did you see anything in the pic of the new chicks that you want? (they are your chicks, so if you see something you want, speak up) I'll post another progress pic in another week or two.

NoSkiveez, congrats on selling your birds. I REALLY need to downsize too, but instead I ADD to my harem. Must be a psychological reason behind it somewhere. I'll have to ask my daughter, she got her Masters in psych. I probably couldn't afford her though. lol
Good luck with the bees. I had them living in the walls of my last house. It was fun. It may sound ridiculous, but I've used spray glue, (in a/c work it's spray duct adhesive) when I had a swarm over my front door in Sunnyslope, and when I was getting rid of them at my last house. When you spray them with glue they don't get injured so they don't know to attack, but they glue themselves together and die. And it's not a poison so I worry less about anything eating it/them, at least after it's dry.

Lost 2 or 3 roosters to coyotes over the last 5 days. I can't really tell, but 2 for sure. On the bright side, the coyote's team lost 2 of it's players. So the score is still pretty close. Looks like it's Chickens 2, Coyotes 2. Of course I play on the chickens team.

Gallus, nice pic.

This is why we need the coops covered on top?

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gckidhouse, I found one of my white hens hiding between the coop and my cargo container last night. I usually don't look for them there, but I'm glad I did, since the coyotes came around last night. You're right, it's not safe to be out, especially this time of year.

mahonri, I noticed the price was higher than you had mentioned. I went looking for that feed store to buy manna chick starter, and priced the other feeds. I'm wondering if everybodies feed prices are going to go up?

We've got way too many to risk an attack. Today I scooped up 2 coffee cans full of bees right by the porch light this morning. We've had this problem on and off for 8 years. Once we had themm in the cellar and they were coming up thru the floor and you could hear them.​

 

[Mahonri]

Bob, if you end up with a better looking Blue Wheaten roo than the ones I've got I'd be interested.... same with the Marans.. my current roo is too mossy.

Gotta love this weather.

I too saw the chickens run to the coop, looked up and sure enough, a cooper's hawk had swung down nice and low....

Noskiveez...I'm going to add some nice spotted eggs as well.

 

[NoSkiveez]

Which ones are the spotted eggs?

I am going to go our to the coop and take some pictures. Some of the Marans are starting to show off their markings. I have one that I am pretty sure is a little rooster. He's very cute tho. I just let them out into the big coop today now that I have the space to do it. Rehoming those birds has made a huge difference in space. I have a chicken mansion that needs very little work to be done to complete it. I am probably just going to finish it and keep it for the frizzles and move the silkies to the other side of it.

Im going out to take some pictures now.

 

[NoSkiveez]

Okay, Im quite the terrible photographer! Everything is a bit blurry. I hope no one gets a headache from this.

Rooster?

 

[Nuclear Chickens]

I totally agree with the weather comments. I went out this evening to clean the isolation tractor out. I just moved them all over to the tractor with access to the 20' X 30' run. Just could not convince myself to go back inside. Now that the hybernation months are over I can't get enough of the outside. Thinking I need some adirondack chairs to sit out by the run and watch the chickens. I really love this time of year in Arizona. Not to hot, not to cold........and most of all, end of $450.00 dollar electric bills!

 

[Mahonri]

No Skiveez... I get one in 50 that come out clean faced and you get one... (the ameraucana)
You won't use that one for breeding. Wish I knew which girl was throwing the clean face.
Yeah the little Golden Cuckoo is a roo. There is a lady over on the Marans thread that would love to see that one...
FBCM daddy with a purebred GC Marans mama. Can't tell the sexes on the other FBC marans yet.
Pretty chickens.

 

[AZKat]

Mahonri: I have both Brown and White Leghorns. The two that hatched from the eggs you gave me are looking really pulletish. If you want the one who is the BWA/Cochin/Leghorn cross, let me know. She? is a really pretty bird.

 

[Mahonri]

Thanks AZKat, but now that I'm getting more polish tomorrow, I should have some white or whitish eggs before long. I like the colorful egg basket. it will be a long day today, but Mondays are always that way. Time to head to work.

 

[Tonopah Pati]

Good morning all.

I have some young Roosters that I would like to rehome, They are a mix of Sultan Cochin and Sultan Frizzle. they are very handsome, and all are Bantam size. They are free to good homes.

 

[pastrymama]

ok, i have a dark brahma who is almost 7 months and i think she is eggbound or is starting to lay internally, i don't know. she has never laid an egg yet. but yesterday i noticed her doing the squat and then completly not acting like herself. she is walking very slowly, almost shivering, standing in the corner, etc. last night she didn't go up to roost, she always goes up to roost. today is no better. i put on a glove and checked her(you know where) and didn't feel anything, but she has this white liquid poo coming out of her and down her fluff. she is clearly uncomfortable. i read all the threads on this stuff and even found pics of tushs that look exactly like my brahmas and what to do...baths, tums, all that stuff, but she needs help NOW and I have 3 little kids, my dh works 24 hour shifts and i can't do it all. i don't want her to suffer and i don't like the "wait and see" approach. is there anyone willing to help out my poor brahma and come and get her? i know something is wrong with her and today there just isn't enough of me to go around. i just feel terrible. her name is betty.