Arizona Chickens

[Tracydr]

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Preparing Wisely on Mesa Dr near B'way carries the big blue water barrels.

Perfect, thanks!

 

[Tracydr]

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Wow! I was worried about what to do if my tiny little old English hatched a couple extra chicks. What are you going to do with all those chicks, Meg?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Wow! I was worried about what to do if my tiny little old English hatched a couple extra chicks. What are you going to do with all those chicks, Meg?

Sic 'em on the neighbor? After training them to be olympic quality "Angry Birds."

 

[Tracydr]

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http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/mat/2708714828.html - unknown

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/grd/2657681740.html - This looks good

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/for/2676856942.html - looks really good too

there is another guy on CL that sells barrels and totes also - couldn't find him today but have seen him frequently

Thanks, Mikey. Do you need any? Still considering a plucker? I was wondering about a contained drill plucker? Bad thing about a drill plucker is the mess. I'm not about to have feathers all over the place but if they could be contained in a barrel somehow?

 

[mclevinson]

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Wow! I was worried about what to do if my tiny little old English hatched a couple extra chicks. What are you going to do with all those chicks, Meg?

Give them to Mahonri, of course! Well, just the ones he wants. Craigslist the rest I guess. I hope they don't all look alike. I should be able to segregate the TJ's as they are on a separate shelf, set a day later than Mahonri's. I wonder if, being production birds, they can be feather sexed?

 

[mclevinson]

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Wow! I was worried about what to do if my tiny little old English hatched a couple extra chicks. What are you going to do with all those chicks, Meg?

Sic 'em on the neighbor? After training them to be olympic quality "Angry Birds."

I'm still making nice to the neighbor. I may hit him up again for a don't ask don't tell agreement. Town of Gilbert said if no one complains they really don't much care, but I could end up going through all that work and heartbreak for nothing.

Still want to find out how to get zoning changed.

 

[Mikey D]

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http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/mat/2708714828.html - unknown

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/grd/2657681740.html - This looks good

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/for/2676856942.html - looks really good too

there is another guy on CL that sells barrels and totes also - couldn't find him today but have seen him frequently

Thanks, Mikey. Do you need any? Still considering a plucker? I was wondering about a contained drill plucker? Bad thing about a drill plucker is the mess. I'm not about to have feathers all over the place but if they could be contained in a barrel somehow?

Tammy just cooked up the first roo & said it was way, way better than any store bought chicken she (or David) has ever tasted.

She was thinking that maybe the liver damage the plucked hen had, had altered the taste???

We were contemplating ordering some freedom rangers (or other moderate to high growth rate breed) instead of the Cornish. If they eat less (and waste less) on a daily basis, I'm figuring the cost would about average out (those Cornish were eati'n/poop'n machines!). We are also interested in a breed that you don't absolutely HAVE TO harvest at 8 weeks.

If that is the case, next time the bulk feed comes around (Feb I think)...

http://www.facebook.com/BackyardChickenFarmersUnite

... I'll order enough to get a dozen or so from fuzzy to freezer & build a plucker.

If you need one sooner - let me know & I'll rig a drill operated on for ya real quick like...

 

[Mikey D]

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Wow! I was worried about what to do if my tiny little old English hatched a couple extra chicks. What are you going to do with all those chicks, Meg?

Sic 'em on the neighbor? After training them to be olympic quality "Angry Birds."

Cool!

I've got the trebuchet!!!

We built this 2 years ago for a competition!

It was designed for a cantaloupe - a small chicken will fit just fine!

 

[blackhawk44]

I am in AZ and my cousin has quail and my neighbor has chickens

 

[Mikey D]

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Welcome blackhawk!