California - Northern

[ronott1]

Anyone interested in an Arkansas Blue's breeding pair? Male is splash, female is black = 100% blue offspring. Since they are so rare, I'm looking for someone interested in working with them.

They are great foragers and fliers. If you have rafters, they will be in them. Covered run a must, or they will get out. They are smaller sized, lean birds.

I hope someone will work with them!

Every time I try to keep a rooster I get in trouble so cannot take them

 

[h2oratt]

I have the orbit system from amazon

My husband did a homemade one. It works great.

 

[h2oratt]

I am using a hose end timer. It comes on at 2 and goes off at 6. If it is still hot at 6 I will run it for longer on manual.

The hottest part of the day is usually close to 4pm here and the temp goes down fairly fast after that. 95 to 105 is a bad range for them and the longer it is that hot the worse it can be. When it gets over 110 people lose chickens! The misting systems, shade and fresh water makes a big difference

I need to buy some timers.

 

[ronott1]

My husband did a homemade one. It works great.

Yes! You can buy the mist heads as a stand alone and put them into pvc pipe.

I need to buy some timers.

The timers make a big difference with them.

 

[h2oratt]

Yes! You can buy the mist heads as a stand alone and put them into pvc pipe.



The timers make a big difference with them.

Yep that’s what he did. He is an irrigation expert.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I hope someone will work with them!

Every time I try to keep a rooster I get in trouble so cannot take them

He can crow too, so he would get you in trouble.

 

[ronott1]

He can crow too, so he would get you in trouble.

Yes, they can crow very well!

 

[CatBaaloo]

Hey all, hello! I have a friend who lives in Eureka, now THAT's northern California! He makes fun of me when I say I live in northern California (20miles east of Sacramento) because HE's in the north, lol. I would have to say that anything south of Sacramento and north of the grapevine is in the central valley. It's all good!

I'm 20 west of Sacramento! Eureka is really almost Oregon. Giggle.

 

[ronott1]

I'm 20 west of Sacramento! Eureka is really almost Oregon. Giggle.

To the Norcal thread!

 

[sawilliams]

Honesty i think most of us here in far north don't consider anything below chico northern and even chico is up for debate.