If you're interested in learning about and experiencing poultry butchering, The SupUrban Farm & Garden is holding two classes on Saturday, May 5, 2010. One will be at 9:00 a.m. and the other at 2:00 p.m.
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hi, just checking if anyone has adult chickens for sale or for free. I have a flock of 7. want to add another 5- love rhode island reds, australorps and easter eggers (the green eggs).
I found someone on crags list selling hens.. hand raised for $25
Read more…My 3 year old Rhode Island Red seems a bit off these days - the following symptoms may be a coincidence (even a little silly) but my gut tells me something isnt right. She started sleeping on a lower roost a month ago. In the last week or two she has
Read more…I am just starting to build a ner coop. We live in the desert with no fence around our property. There are quite a lot of coyotes around. They don't seem to bother my parrots, but the parrots have a concrete floor and very sturdy wire walls. The coop
Read more…I just came back from the Stock Shop in Glendale and they no longer carry Dr. Cheeke’s YQ+. Does any one know of a supplier that buys from Kings Brand or sell this wonderful pro-biotic in Arizona?
Thank you
Read more…Does anyone make there own organic chicken feed if so what do you put in the mix?
Read more…If you or someone you know is just starting out or needs to grow their flock, I have lots of 4-week old chicks. Blue Andulusians (two that are true blue!), Red Sexlink, Black Sexlink, and Ameraucanas. I am breeding real Araucanas and I need to make r
Read more…Found this on CraigsListl thought some might be interested...
Backyard Chicken Processing Workshop - $20 (East Valley)
This hands-on workshop will teach you the necessary skills to process poultry on your own. Students will learn:
* proper techniques fo
We are still struggling to get our egg production up to where it should be. We are having trouble keeping up with sales. We are feeding an equal mix of lay crumble and scratch. There are plenty of nesting boxes, lots of room, an endless water supply,
Read more…With the crazy weather we've been having, our chickens have lowered their egg production quite a bit. But there are signs this is starting to recover. Have any of you had similar problems over the last two weeks? If not, what did you do to avoid it?
Just wanted to share photos of our new little Mini Nubian babies! Three doelings, yay!!
A small Montessori School operated by a friend is looking for a few fertile eggs to hatch as a learning experience for the children. They have done this for years and find good placements for the chicks. Unfortunately, eggs are no longer available fr
Read more…Looking for a good home for many empty egg cartons. They are clean and in very good condition. I look forward to having someone put them to good use.
Read more…I have been looking at treadle feeders and am wondering if it is worth buying a metal feeder to keep rodents out. I live in north Phoenix, and we have only had a mouse get into our house once in 13 years, but I think that easy access to food in my c
Read more…Hello I am a new member ,Everyone calls me BEAR I am interested in keeping chickens. I am looking at starting out with 3 to 4 egg layers, I am wondering if anyone has any contacts for someone to build me a coop that I can walk in and clean easy with
Read more…I have a Polish rooster that has become aggressive.
It attacks people and other chickens on the property - we believe it to be responsible for the death of one of our other roosters and a chicken.
My wife has isolated in a small coop, but now we're no
Read more…Some people posted interest in Muscovy ducklings a couple of weeks ago--I was finally able to get some contact information for the local seller. He (Rob) currently has about seven mostly white Muscovy ducklings (ready to be separated from mom, about
Read more…I have a very cute black frills rooster that needs to be re-homed. He is about 4 years old, is very friendly with humans and hens but does not get along with other roosters. Let me know if you or anyone you know would like to have him.
Read more…I have observed our chickens going nuts over a small patch of wet ground. They all roll in it and sit in it. I have seen them do the same thing with dust, but they seem to prefer a little mud now and then. A quick internet search tells me this is to
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