Arizona Chickens

[nurseshelly]

I think I have dar's insomnia. I am usually asleep by 9pm. Or, it could be the 60mg of prednisone I am on for this migraine. Lucky for me I also have strep and the antibiotics make my stomach hurt so I haven't eaten a case of thin mints yet.

Prednisone will do that ... Last time I was on that much for asthma, I had to get a prescription for sleeping pills because I had to take the prednisone for 8 weeks and I was so exhausted but I still couldn't sleep without taking something to make me sleep. I hope you feel better soon!!!
Ummm, a lot of the time the prednisone will get rid of the migraine, but then it comes right back when you quit taking it. I hope it doesn't happen to you!

 

[southerndesert]

Rooster processing begins in a couple hours with chicken and dumplings on the horizon....

 

[itsredcandy]

I've been having a slight problem with Cattiatore laying her eggs under a bush in the yard. I put a few golf balls in the nesting box to show Paparikash where to lay her eggs. Now Cattiatore has been a good girl and lays her eggs with the golf balls. If I remove the balls, she goes back to the bush. I love going out and finding 3 golf balls, 1 brown egg and 1 green egg all nested together.

My dog watched the chickens and figured out how to open the treadle box. She apparently like chicken feed. Ugg. She is also much heavier than the chickens (55 lbs) and tipped the treadle feeder over and all the food spilled out onto the ground. Darn dog. I can't complain too much. She is pretty good about keeping an eye out for the big prey birds as well as chasing the doves out of the yard. I can't seem to get her to chase off the littler birds though.

Hope everyone is having a good week. Sending out healthy chicken vibes.

I am really liking working from home 3 days a week. I sit in my office and watch the chickens all day.

~Selina

 

[Fuzzybird]

Here is a couple pictures of the marans we got from Bootsie! They won't venture out of the coop! I have given them many chances to go free range but just go up to the door and look out! The one that is pictured alone has a comb that is smaller than the other young rooster. Beginning to wonder if he is a hen? I do see his tail is bigger than the pullets. He is in the for ground of the group picture. That one is surely not the boss of the flock.

 

[Memphisjourney2seramas]

does any one use valvazen for worming and if so where do you get it at? Is there some place local or do you have to have it shipped?

 

[aznewmom]

Hi there to fellow AZ chicken people.
My name is Stacy and I am in Tucson
I have posted a few times at BYC, but now see that
I only posted in the AZ area one time...........and that was waaaaaaay back in 2008~
WOW! Where does the time go? I had totally forgotten that there was an AZ group here.
I wish I would have remembered that when I had to, sadly, give up our beautiful Chick-zilla a couple years ago.
She ended up being a HE, and we just could no longer keep him.
ANYWAY......
I am checking back in and going to see how I subscribe to this forum.

We just got 4 more chicks. One is having some issues, sadly, but she seems to be a fighter.
Just wanted to say, "Hi"!!
Have a great afternoon!
Cheers,
Stacy

 

[Smiles-N-Sunshine]

Welcome BACK to BYC Arizona, Stacy!

 

[joel david]

Hey guys!

I haven't been around much because I changed jobs and move and moved the kids schools and just tried to upend life as much as I could in a 12 month period. You might have caught my post back in Movember about something killing all of the chickens. Well replacement chooks have arrived! It cracks me up how many friends give me that quizzical look and ask me to explain chicks and the US Postal Service. I just tell them; Step 1 cut a hole in the box, Step 2 put your chick in the box, Step 3 open the box. And that's how you do it. It's my chicks in a box. It's cool to see some new faces, I'm going to try to roll back a few pages and catch up on what everyone is up too. Can't wait for the kids to get home they're so excited to have chickens again.

 

[joel david]

OT but... Southerndesert do I spy a Shovelhead in your avatar? Every good chicken ranch should have a Shovelhead, and lots of Slayer and Agnostic Front I find the chickens grow up tougher and can take care of them selves when the get a good dose of old iron, Heavy metal and NY hardcore.lol

 

[southerndesert]

does any one use valvazen for worming and if so where do you get it at? Is there some place local or do you have to have it shipped?

I have some if ya want to come get it or pay to have it mailed... Free for the Valbazen.

Edit cause I missed Mikey.... And the rest of ya.