Arizona Chickens

[AZBootsie]

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A little patience and training can go a long way.

 

[Gallo del Cielo]

So, I finally got my wife to soften up a bit. We were talking about our four-month old's reaction to the chicks out at Bootsie's last week and she pipes up "I want to see baby chickies!" Ok, say no more. We were only two miles from the Stock Shop, so a quick left turn and off we went. She thought they were absolutely adorable and wanted to go home with two right then. I wouldn't let her, because we don't have anything ready for them. She saw a beautiful rooster. I think it was a Golden Sex Link. They didn't have any laying hens, of course. But she found a few roosters that she admitted were pretty. After her telling me which ones she liked, I pulled up some more pictures and her choices are the Golden Sex Link, New Hampshire Reds, and liked my idea of the Silver Laced Wyandotte.

Turns out, one of the problems appears to be the feet. She thinks they are kind of freaky and does not like the feathered feet. Now we're headed in the right direction! She even admitted she's "leaning towards getting the chickens." Woohoo!!! Patience is paying off...

Hey, you're making progress! Chicks will melt the hearts of just about anyone. Yeah, the feet are a bit strange. I think that the feet of adult birds feel a lot like human hands.

 

[itsredcandy]

So, I finally got my wife to soften up a bit. We were talking about our four-month old's reaction to the chicks out at Bootsie's last week and she pipes up "I want to see baby chickies!" Ok, say no more. We were only two miles from the Stock Shop, so a quick left turn and off we went. She thought they were absolutely adorable and wanted to go home with two right then. I wouldn't let her, because we don't have anything ready for them. She saw a beautiful rooster. I think it was a Golden Sex Link. They didn't have any laying hens, of course. But she found a few roosters that she admitted were pretty. After her telling me which ones she liked, I pulled up some more pictures and her choices are the Golden Sex Link, New Hampshire Reds, and liked my idea of the Silver Laced Wyandotte.

Turns out, one of the problems appears to be the feet. She thinks they are kind of freaky and does not like the feathered feet. Now we're headed in the right direction! She even admitted she's "leaning towards getting the chickens." Woohoo!!! Patience is paying off...

AWESOME!!! Slow and steady wins the race.

 

[itsredcandy]

I'm in Mesa, AZ and looking for others nearby who wand some chicks soon. mypetchicken.com has a deal for 25 Golden Buff females for $50 (includes shipping) We only want to have space for about 6-8 chicks, but we LOVE LOVE LOVE this breed of chicken!

Would anyone here in the valley be interested in splitting the shipment with us? The last 2 available shipment dates are Sept 4th & Sept 11th.

Please let me know asap if you are interested!

Welcome! I would be interested in the Sept 4 shipment. We only have space for 6 as well. I have a hen sitting on some eggs that are 'duds'. They failed to grow. I'd take more if needed as I could sell them on Craigslist.

 

[GENTLMAN FARMER]

heythanks a lot that is awesome i appriciate it.

 

[Billiam]

Holy ghost town Batman!

 

[Mahonri]

It's almost impossible for me to keep up with this thread.... But I'm Mr. Mom all week and I'M TIRED! (DW is in Tampa for the convention)... so glad the hurricane didn't spoil things for her.

I only got 19 eggs all last week. I hate this heat. I cant' wait until ALL my NYD and Easter girls start laying. My only steady layers are my TJ Leghorn that I got from Meg, my Production red, my barred rock and 3 of my Icelandics. None of my Ameraucanas, Olive egger or Easter eggers are laying. Makes me sad. Oh well.
I was going to put garden in this week, but I always wait until the 10 day forecast shows nothing above 105... once that day comes, in goes the seeds and plants and then LOTS of water and Miracle grow.

I'm down to less than 20 hens. I know, unbelievable.

Next year unless I can get some fertile eggs out of my Icelandics and Ameraucanas, I won't be hatching, rather I'll be making a purchase of 40-50 chicks from McMurray as soon as they have all the breeds I want available, actually probably less expensive and MUCH EASIER on me! Those yearly hatching threads just kept me too busy.

 

[beehappy4ever]

Is anyone selling hatching eggs in Phoenix area right now? I got a dozen my sister sent me from California but my dear dad put them in the fridge when they got into town with them and non of them developed he "claimed" he didn't know but he spent 5 years working on a ranch in the 70's and he might be getting old but honestly....anyhow I have been looking everywhere for hatching eggs and no one will ship to Arizona right now. My roosters are not doing their job so my hens eggs are not fertile (yet) ...open to any kinds as my flock is very mixed, even mutts are good in my book? If you have any send me a PM with details

 

[Litolbear]

My chicks finally roosted last night and at 530 this morning they were still there. Now if they could start laying

 

[Arizonachicken]

It's almost impossible for me to keep up with this thread.... But I'm Mr. Mom all week and I'M TIRED!  (DW is in Tampa for the convention)... so glad the hurricane didn't spoil things for her.

I only got 19 eggs all last week. I hate this heat. I cant' wait until ALL my NYD and Easter girls start laying.  My only steady layers are my TJ Leghorn that I got from Meg, my Production red, my barred rock and 3 of my Icelandics.  None of my Ameraucanas, Olive egger or Easter eggers are laying.  Makes me sad. Oh well.
I was going to put garden in this week, but I always wait until the 10 day forecast shows nothing above 105... once that day comes, in goes the seeds and plants and then LOTS of water and Miracle grow.

I'm down to less than 20 hens. I know, unbelievable.  

Next year unless I can get some fertile eggs out of my Icelandics and Ameraucanas, I won't be hatching, rather I'll be making a purchase of 40-50 chicks from McMurray as soon as they have all the breeds I want available, actually probably less expensive and MUCH EASIER on me!  Those yearly hatching threads just kept me too busy. 

Hi! Long time, no see! I can't believe you're not hatching! I think I'm catching the hatching bug...and I have two Wheaten Ameraucanas that are completely psycho and are perpetually broody...so I'm hoping they'll take the chicks I'm hatching. They're set to hatch on Sept 6th.

What breeds are you getting from McMurray?

I have 9 chickens total...one's a roo, 2 are broody, 2 are moulting, and one is still young but should start laying any day. That leaves me with 3 laying hens. So I'm getting between 1-3 eggs a day. . Not enough for my family of 7. My best layers are my olive egger and my BLRW. The other layer is a Wheaten Ameraucana. She lays 2-3 eggs a week, but she did just get through with a moult, so I hope she picks up a bit.