Arizona Chickens

[DM]

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I'm sorry to hear that. Terrible loss

So sorry to hear of the loss. Death is heavy. One of my friends was run over by a car backing up in a church parking lot. They panicked, put it in forward and ran over her again. she actually survived with no broken bones or any thing. then 2 days later, in the hospital, a blood clot caused her death ....knew her for 20 yrs....It happened several yrs back but Death just hits the heart heavy.

 

[DM]

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do you know when there doing the shows
in phoenix, safford is too far
i gone to the sheep shows but had not had a chance
to go to the poultry shows

I am going to get turkeys in March. how are they different than chickens care wise, food. I assume they are the same. Always prefer someone in the know to a book.

 

[NoSkiveez]

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I'm sorry to hear that. Terrible loss

So sorry to hear of the loss. Death is heavy. One of my friends was run over by a car backing up in a church parking lot. They panicked, put it in forward and ran over her again. she actually survived with no broken bones or any thing. then 2 days later, in the hospital, a blood clot caused her death ....knew her for 20 yrs....It happened several yrs back but Death just hits the heart heavy.

Omgosh that is so sad.

 

[turkeybreeder]

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do you know when there doing the shows
in phoenix, safford is too far
i gone to the sheep shows but had not had a chance
to go to the poultry shows

I am going to get turkeys in March. how are they different than chickens care wise, food. I assume they are the same. Always prefer someone in the know to a book.

which hatchery are you going to use for turkeys
local hatched poults have a better survival rate
then shipped birds, breeder stock is better than hatchery
turkeys, protein is higher in turkeys'
remember to feed a 28 percent protein
turkey starter for the first 8 weeks then switch them to
a 24 percent turkey grower, like kelleys brand
or ace hi feed brands, if their to eat they go with the
broad breasted bronze or broad breasted white turkeys
but for heritage turkeys its better from private breeders
than hatcheries, we will be having
royal palms, blue slate, oregon brown turkeys
auburn turkeys, standard bronze turkeys
with this new year i am going to get blue palms
sweetgrass, penciled palms
if anyone wants to get pencilled palms
or pure chocolates, please let me know
i want to order some from a private
breeder in indiana

 

[turkeybreeder]

Hi NoSkiveez
i know another person that has turkeys
in gilbert that would like to get some tiger bronze turkeys
and other turkeys from porter turkeys, maybe if three people
get together to have an order from kevin porter
than 15 turkeys would not be too much turkeys
i am getting some hatching eggs of sweetgrass and blue palm turkeys

 

[mclevinson]

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I'm sorry to hear that. Terrible loss

So sorry to hear of the loss. Death is heavy. One of my friends was run over by a car backing up in a church parking lot. They panicked, put it in forward and ran over her again. she actually survived with no broken bones or any thing. then 2 days later, in the hospital, a blood clot caused her death ....knew her for 20 yrs....It happened several yrs back but Death just hits the heart heavy.

I'm so sorry to hear that we have lost another true hero.

 

[cluckin_crazy]

BEAUTIFUL day!! My husband and a friend are FINALLY installing tile at my house. We pulled the carpet up 3+ years ago and the expense always got put on the back burner. But now that I'm pregnant, its become a priority. I just ran over to take them lunch and one of the RIRxNH's I just picked up on Thursday already laid me an egg! They're only 5 1/2. months so I'm very pleased with that.

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[squeakyballs]

Mahonri, how was your dental appointment? I just had a wisdom tooth pulled.

 

[mahalo4]

Thank You Mahonri for Your generosity!! If anybody has any Blue Wheaten Chicks let me know!! Thanks!!

 

[ThinkinBoutChickensInAz]

Hi All

Just found this forum .... I'm in SE Tucson....not even sure I can even keep chickens here (have to research the HOA paperwork), but that's not stopping me from getting a chicken education regardless.

Picked up a few books and magazines and I'm slowly going thru this great forum. I have a corner property and there is a wash behind me, and only one neighbor bordering my house, but the lot is not really large. Am not sure how close to my dwelling I could keep a small coop.

I'd be interested in keeping no more than 4 chickens and would be for eggs not meat and hopefully they'd be a quiet breed.


Thought I'd say HI and see if any other Tucsonans/Arizonans would be willing to share their experiences with neighbors, chicken issues, coop ideas, and keeping chickens in the heat. It might be months before I read thru all the posts on this thread, lol