Arizona Chickens

City-State Investor's Daily, By Prim Proper

Houston, September 7, 2111

In a stroke of the pen, President Alvarez signed away the ban on Moringa that has held back development in Houston for much of the century following the Great Contraction. Professor Nova Trunion of Rice University, "The licensing agreements we signed with the agricultural corporations following the collapse stifled our development for generations." Indeed, the ban on Moringa has prevented Houston from profiting on the explosion of Moringa-based products. "Just look at Nuevo Phoenix" said Golan Sneed, unemployed Houston citizen, "nearly all of the worlds moringaform solar panels, Meg-drives and M-pads" are being produced there. What did we plant? African Sumac, who's flippin' idea was that?" Cheers erupted across Houston as President Alvarez ended nearly a century of despair by ushering in a new era of Moringa-based prosperity. Not all were happy about the news. The anti-moringists watched the signing from vid screens with slack jaws and unbelieving faces. "I can't believe we just let that terrorist win" said John Jett, a reference to the fable of Meg Moringaseed. The yield on Houston treasury bonds is up sharply on the news.
 
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"Worst part is you get the heat of Arizona, but the humidity is in the 75% range...and you get winter snows and brutal cold temps for spells. But that's just for periods, and it's lovely quite often."

Ouch. I don't think I've ever been through KC or Wichita when they were having good weather. Used to go to a lot of shows in Wichita. Had a horse with a trainer in KC for a short while. It was always either bitterly hot/humid or frigid cold, when down in OK the temps were more moderate.
Strange, because when I would go to Columbia or Joplin, the weather always seemed pretty nice.

My meat project is actually still a dual-purpose, so hens can be kept for eggs: using Australian Sussex (monstrous big birds) Partridge Chanteclers (upright, broad, and thick w/ a Cornish component) and giant Orps. I am now working with a cushion-combed bird, 3rd generation in, which is about 10# for the males at 18 weeks. Obviously, I'm working on a quicker growth, but I'm not looking for the kind of growth you get from CornishX, as I don't want them to max out so young and have issues, and I want the hens to be able to age out to laying. I'm also trying to make a bird that will forage some, lowering feed costs and keeping the integrity of a home-raised bird. I don't want a bird raised strictly on manufactured feed, as that's part of what I want to get away from! These will be a ranging bird, and are meant to withstand extreme heat and cold for this region.

"I am pretty happy with this generation and can't wait to see the birds they produce! They look a bit like a Columbian Chantecler, but are much broader and HUGE!!! Skin varies from white to yellow, but I expect yellow will win that in the next generation. I also expect some of
the mahogany to show up again and the lacing will likely come back in an incomplete form. The cushion comb is really wonderful, and the
quick girth is encouraging."

We'll have to keep in touch. I'll be interested in your project birds after I move. Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for in a meat bird.
 
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What kind of incubator?

Were going with the Genesis 1588 for now, but no turner at the moment, will get it later.


Budget only allowed so much. ;-)

Maybe next year a Bernise (sp?)
 
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My Silver Laced Wyandotte does great, she is smaller than either my Buff Orp or my Australorp. She is a little bigger than my RIR. She is big enough bodied that she has the fluffy butt feathers
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My Cuckoo Marans is my biggest hen, and the least heat tolerant. She pants almost all night sometimes.

They all love the portable mister though. It's like a ladies tea party the minute I turn it on. They all get totally soaked and then roam around until they need soaked again
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