Does anyone have any problems with the eggs getting so hot in the nest box here in Arizona? I have young chickens just beginning to lay and sometimes I can't collect the eggs until late afternoon and they feel very hot. The temperature of the coop is
Read more…Has anyone used the brinsea ecoglow brooder for their chicks? From what I've seen on BYC it is a pretty handy tool. I wanted to get the VPA input before I made the investment.Thank you!
Read more…He's so little, I feel weird calling him a cockerel.
I was the victim of a drive-by roostering a few days ago. He looks like my ameraucanas but has some yellow on his face and has yellow feet. He still peeps. How he eluded by dogs I'll never know.
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Read more…I need to reduce the size of my flock. I bought too many chicks this spring thinking that some may turn out to be cockerels. Well, they're all hens..........
I have 1 buff orpington and 1 barred rock I'd like to sell for $15/each. They hatched March 2
Read more…My dog that has never shown any aggression ever decided to kill my broad breasted bronze 2 1/2 month old turkey on Wednesday. Does anyone know of a local source of poults that may have some this time of year? Shipping isn't an option I want to pursue
Read more…I have a barn owl house I got when I was going to be moving to CO. The move failed and the poor barn own house is going to rack and ruin. Would someone give it a good home? It's not in perfect condition, has been in the sun a lot and cracked in a
Read more…Brahama Rooster just started to crow so he really needs a new home. His daddy was a white and brown Brahama and his mom was gold lace Brahama. This rooster is beautiful--black with gold feathers and he glistens green and gold in the sunlight.
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Read more…I have six young chickens that are around 14 weeks old. When I let them free range for the first time do I literally just open the door of their coop in the morning, let them out and hope they come back on their own. Or shall I let them out late in t
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I have some three-week old Muscovy ducklings for sale ($10). They are unsexed and from a healthy, genetically diverse flock. Let me know if you are interested. See the attached picture for what they look like (black with some white
Read more…We have a clutch of eggs on the verge of hatching. We came home today to find one hatched chick dead, so sad! It was in the nest, squashed flat by mamma hen. This is our first attempt at hatching and the hen doesn't seem to know what's up either--
Read more…I have a beautiful 6 week old Austra-white chick that keeps pecking one of the other chicks. She does fine with the already established flock (9 12 week-olds), but keeps injuring one of the other 6 week old chicks when reunited. I've tried everything
Read more…Yes, I saw the little one to make from a 5 gal bucket, but it's too small.
Does anyone use a swamp cooler for their chickens? I hate watching them in their misery in the summer. They have a fan, mister, open sides to their pen, shade, lots of water.
Read more…They are approximately 18 months old, good layers who have been fed organic feed, oyster shells, scratch, and mealworms for treats.
I was maintaining two separate flocks, and tried to put everyone together because I was tired of maintaining two setup
Read more…Thanks everyone for helping me find a home for our ladies last time...
So many wonderful things have happened since.
In process of finding a home for our 14ladies, we made a wonderful friends.
Vicki & John have taken our ladies... providing five-start l
Read more…Peeps is still looking for a home. He is one year old, very tame, beautiful and would love to have a few hen friends and room to play. If you are looking for a roo and can give him a good home, please contact me, Teri, @ 480-202-2319(cell) or 480-556
Read more…I am preparing to find my first backyard chicken flock. I would like to avoid the trauma of shipping my new babies to be, so I wondered if anyone had suggestions for reputable/local AZ breeders preferably in the Phx area. I do not know if organically
Read more…Three week old Black Copper Marans for Sale, $20 per bird. Marans lay chocolate brown eggs. Really friendly/curious.
Buckeye area.
Thanks, Cathy
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Anyone in the market for a shady Permie property in central Phoenix, please visit 3201 N 21st Place 85016 today between 12 and 3 pm or search the address for listing with photos and information. Greywater, rainwater harvesting, deluxe fenced chicken
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