Hey Beth,
I'm going to look at my 'email me' button on my page. But my email address is sylatupa@mail.usf.edu
Chicken run project?!? AWESOME
So, shade and privacy is not a problem.
Go ahead and email me your phone number so we can hash out some more details.
I plan on crafting a general but more specific response to everyone. Including upgrades for steel and concrete, hardware costs, blah blah blah.
If I here you correctly you need some quality shade for your chicks. The dimensions your asking to be shaded are large but I have some creative solutions. I'm emailing you.
I didn't make it to the store today. I like the idea of a coup tour. We recently did a home tour where they handed out a map and folks just went to the houses on their own. It actually worked out pretty well because everyone was starting at a place closest to their home.
I hope Scottsdale Livestock has them, I am on my way over to get organic feed today too!
I love the mason jar!! It does look like what grandmother would have. Oh, how I miss her. She would be amazed at how much I have turned out to be like her... but when she died I was a dressed up, hard working business woman without a speck of dirt nor a cut on my hands. I like to imagine she knows what I am up to now.
Congratulations on your chicks. Great photos.
The henhouse is also my compost bin. I was excited about doing this, but I didn't even know how awesome that would be. I come bring them kitchen scraps every couple days, this creates the compost and gives them a treat. They poop right into the compost heap. I cannot believe how quickly everything decomposes with them eating it. I never have to buy litter, just rarely straw spread around. They see me coming with the kitchen scrap bucket and they are so excited! It is like the deep litter method. I just put the compost in the back and they kick it around, once a week I turn the compost pile and rake up the mess they have made into the compost pile. The only thing I didn't think about was a place to put their food out of the weather elements.
You can get chickens from anywhere. I think CC is a little over priced since he is trying to sell 'show' animals. I bought my chickens from the local feed store. CC hatchery is fine, I got beautiful animals from there.
I got the plant at a Master Gardeners plant sale a couple of years ago. They run the sale every year, usually in late October at the extension office on 34th st. and Broadway. You might also want to try logging onto the website for the AZ Rare Fruit Tree Growers, they may be able to give you more information, the website is, http://www.azrfg.com/
Hi Beth,
The banana has been growing for about 13 months. I was able to keep it from freezing this past winter using both frost cloth and twinkle lights. From what I've read, it takes about 18 months to get bananas so I'm hoping to have some come August/September. I actually started with 1 stalk and now have 4 growing. Shoot me an email if your ever near the PV Mall and would like to see the plant.
"That chart is so cool! My two old girls had started to lay again about 3-4 weeks ago. Now one of them has stopped again the past 2 weeks. I can't figure it out. :) ????"
"Most chickens will not be exhibiting the severe signs of coccidiosis, unless they are on the verge of death. Mild to moderate cases will cause all of the symptoms listed for these hens and are the leading cause of low or lack of egg production any…"
"Oh Becky I am so sorry, that is HORRIBLE & cruel. I cannot believe someone would do that to your chickens. You must have been heartbroken.
Even when I have a chicken sitter I use a 3 gallon h2o & 2 gallons (total of 5 galls. for 4 hens) . I am so…"
"To clarify- all organic feed is non-GMO, essentially all conventional feed is GMO, I have never seen any feed labeled "non-gmo". Stick with organic and you can be sure to avoid the GMO problem. As much as I despise GMOs, the reason most people's…"
"One thing to verify is if "everyeone "is using the same feed from the same source. If this is GMO it is bad bad bad. and most of the corn and soy is GMO especially in the USA. It has to say NON GMO on the corn to be sure. do your homework We just…"
"They're just over 1 year old but my 2 year olds were laying well through the summer too. (Until they died in August due to an idiot that said he would take care of my chickens while I was out of town and then didn't! They ran out of water. I'm still…"
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I'm going to look at my 'email me' button on my page. But my email address is sylatupa@mail.usf.edu
Chicken run project?!? AWESOME
So, shade and privacy is not a problem.
Go ahead and email me your phone number so we can hash out some more details.
I plan on crafting a general but more specific response to everyone. Including upgrades for steel and concrete, hardware costs, blah blah blah.
If I here you correctly you need some quality shade for your chicks. The dimensions your asking to be shaded are large but I have some creative solutions. I'm emailing you.
I hope Scottsdale Livestock has them, I am on my way over to get organic feed today too!
I love the mason jar!! It does look like what grandmother would have. Oh, how I miss her. She would be amazed at how much I have turned out to be like her... but when she died I was a dressed up, hard working business woman without a speck of dirt nor a cut on my hands. I like to imagine she knows what I am up to now.
-Monica
The henhouse is also my compost bin. I was excited about doing this, but I didn't even know how awesome that would be. I come bring them kitchen scraps every couple days, this creates the compost and gives them a treat. They poop right into the compost heap. I cannot believe how quickly everything decomposes with them eating it. I never have to buy litter, just rarely straw spread around. They see me coming with the kitchen scrap bucket and they are so excited! It is like the deep litter method. I just put the compost in the back and they kick it around, once a week I turn the compost pile and rake up the mess they have made into the compost pile. The only thing I didn't think about was a place to put their food out of the weather elements.
The banana has been growing for about 13 months. I was able to keep it from freezing this past winter using both frost cloth and twinkle lights. From what I've read, it takes about 18 months to get bananas so I'm hoping to have some come August/September. I actually started with 1 stalk and now have 4 growing. Shoot me an email if your ever near the PV Mall and would like to see the plant.