Arizona Chickens

[arizonadreamer]

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i was thinking of some meal worms but they look creepy

have you seen the ones they have a petco.com
which mealworm size would you recomend
for starting with mealworms

I bought medium at the actual petco store. They are actually cheaper at the store than online.

I dont know why but I bought the small at petco

 

[nurseshelly]

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Hi,
I got a mixed group of standard chickens (buff orpington, ameraucana, rhode island red, silver laced wyandotte, cuckoo maran, and now some EEs), then for bantams I have two buff brahma bantams in with the big girls (looking for a home for them since I'm concentrating on Seramas), and my Serama pen has one rooster and 4 hens. Originally since I was only going to have 1 coop, I got the two BB bantams thinking they were mille fleur d'uccles ... then they turned out to be BB bantams which is fine, but now that I have a whole pen for seramas ... I don't "need" more bantams in with my standards, and I can't put them in with the seramas since I want their eggs to be pure.
Anyway, I got some of mine at feed stores, 1 from an ameraucana breeder, and the EEs from Mahalo4 (thanks again!!!). The birds I got at the feed store so far are all pullets (but the buff brahmas were straight run and can't tell for sure). So in the gender department, the feed store did a good job. But in the "what kind of chick is it" they didn't score so well. I had a few that I thought were one thing, turned out to be something else (4 of them). So, don't really trust them about what you are getting unless each kind is in a different pen, even then they might be wrong.
If you go with someone who breeds them you might get more roos if you get them as babies, but you would know what you are getting.
I like my mix because I will get brown eggs, dark brown eggs, blue eggs, and mystery color from the EEs. Also, in my mind it would be boring to have 6 of one type ... anyway if I had 6 buff orpingtons (for example), how would I keep them straight?!?
I love the seramas because they don't normally breed true to color, so you can get all kinds of chicks from them, just having "type" is important

I told my daughter about your buff brahma bantams and she is super excited to get them. They are only a week or two older than the three we have, so it would be perfect. I live way far south, but I am working on planning a field trip to Phoenix. Think you can hang on to them for a couple more weeks for us?

Sure, now that I know you want them ... and can make a trip, I'll take my ad down and hold them for you guys!!! I would much rather someone from BYC got them than just someone from CL.

 

[nurseshelly]

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Ohhh that is so awesome!!!! Now I feel like we really need a bathroom remodel!

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

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Dales on Waddel and litchfield had a few bators last time I checked.

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

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Some grapes are more susceptable (sp) to powdery mildew. Need full sun, good airflow. If I remember correctly, wettable sulfur powder is one cure, and should be safe around chickens.

Gallo, correct?

 

[nurseshelly]

5pinkarrows: Here is a link to a video that has the buff brahma bantams in it

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

Laree, that is one AMAZING bathroom remodel!

DC,

 

[NoSkiveez]

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Well Sir Barfs A Lot is quite handsome too!

 

[AZBootsie]

Bob's Henhouse :

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Dales on Waddel and litchfield had a few bators last time I checked.

Cool!! Thankyou!! I have a little list now and will check them out on Friday.​

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

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Dales on Waddel and litchfield had a few bators last time I checked.

Cool!! Thankyou!! I have a little list now and will check them out on Friday.

Congress is up north right? Try Double D in wickenburg if it's not out of the way, or call them. I don't know if they have them, or how much, but a call wouldn't hurt.