Arizona Chickens

[GoldBarRanch]

i let the almost 4 week old ducklings out of their new duckie pen yesterday so they could swim in the bigger duck pool. they were doing just fine under the shade of the lemon tree and swimming around when one of the muscovy girls came over and stopped their party and jumped in. they freaked out and started running towards MY POOL(which is pristine now) and the kids and my MIL are swimming in it. they went thru the fence bars and started jumping in, one by one. ALL 15 OF THEM!

the kids start yelling, i start yelling and jump in after them in fear they will drown in the big pool or worse, poop in it. so the fireman comes out of the house and sees the chaos of the ducks in the newly pristine pool, me in it in my clothes trying to scoop out ducks before getting caught and the MIL laughing at me. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. keep lounging there, no no, i don't need any help. yes, i am a terrible wife and mother. oops, did i type that or think it?

Speaking of ducks ! Yesterday we took a drive to meet a Newbie here @ BYC . NewRiverGuy and bought a crested Pekin from him. Talk about cute ! As soon as I saw her a name popped into my head and decided her name must be MINI PEARL hinse the top hat . Our other Pekin hen is happy to have a girlfriend now and are getting along together great. Isnt animal TV the best.

 

[GoldBarRanch]

For anyone who has noticed or cared......my internet is down and I cant get a new wifi thing?? until august. I can only check my email every week or so and it really is crappy. I miss my daily BYC fix

We are holding down the fort for you and hope you can return soon

 

[GoldBarRanch]

To "tarp" or not to "tarp", that is the question. Will having a tarp on the top of the run as a shade provider actually hold in heat? Would I be better off using shade cloth? I have a tarp on about 1/2 my run (on the roof only to keep out sun and rain) but I was wondering if it actually holds in more heat than if it weren't there. I have misters all around the run too. Any thoughts or suggestions for what you all are using? Is anyone using a tarp (the vinyl type you find in all the camping sections)?

I use a billboard tarp on one of my coops , but the sides are all open and has misters. It stays cooler then all my coops right now. they are about 10x40 ? or bigger and I can cut them down to whatever size I need and I get them for only 20.00 they are very heavy and last for a long time and cheap to replace.

 

[GoldBarRanch]

If you started an AZ sell thread I think it would go in the Chicken show, meet up section. There are several trade/sell threads there. Here is a link to one https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/330991/crazy-24hr-auction There are as few more if you look through that section. It would probably be best to get with a mod for pre-approval. I think it is a great idea and would list my extras!! Be sure and post a link if you do it.

Edit x 3, because I can't type today!!

Oh thanks for the info , Think Id like to try that.

 

[GoldBarRanch]

Mikey D ,
it breaks my heart just seeing your poor little Hoppy. So glad shes alive .

 

[GoldBarRanch]

The weather man lied , we are in full force here in Wittmann trying to keep everybody cool today

And this is in the shade on my porch !

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Where is the blackmail-worthy You-Tube video when you need it?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

To "tarp" or not to "tarp", that is the question. Will having a tarp on the top of the run as a shade provider actually hold in heat? Would I be better off using shade cloth? I have a tarp on about 1/2 my run (on the roof only to keep out sun and rain) but I was wondering if it actually holds in more heat than if it weren't there. I have misters all around the run too. Any thoughts or suggestions for what you all are using? Is anyone using a tarp (the vinyl type you find in all the camping sections)?

For a ceiling, tarp tends to be better than shade cloth, but it really depends on how tall the area is and whether there is additional overhead shading such as a good shade tree. If there is plenty of additional overhead shading, shadecloth may be better.

 

[GoldBarRanch]

Just for Giggles I want to share with you guys this phone my mother sent to me via email. Its a redneck chicken tractor made from a trampoline frame lol She was making fun of me because I like to recycle things and I used my old swimming pool frame as a tortoise pen shown below. Oh well what can I say ! Shes right I would totally do this lol


my recycled swimming pool frame below

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: It is typically a staph infection of a break in the skin that causes an abscess.

There are many antibiotics used for fish, not just one. I am not familiar with the one named, so cannot comment on it in particular. You want an antibiotic that is effective against staph. I did some googling, and Tricide-Neo is Neosporin, which is not effective against staph. A triple antibiotic would also contain bacitracin, which is effective against staph. Triple antibiotic ointments are often erroneously called Neosporin, one of their three active ingredients; the other two are bacitracin and polymyxin. Even the brand name Neomycin ointment is actually a triple antibiotic ointment.