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Nathan, I bought my original flock from the same guy you did & ended up with two roosters out of 4 hens. That guy is a scammer & I think he does this to people on purpose.
I am sorry that this happened to you. The blue eggs are great & so far my Am…
Me too, me too. I was consistantly getting 3 eggs a day & now nothing for 3 days. I think it is light & weather related.
I also have a girl who seems broody. We broke her of the "sit in the nest all day" thing, now she just seems to want to hang th…
Here there are ....my girls are all about 19 weeks & we just got our first two petite sized eggs today !!! Yahoo !!!!
Just curious .....my chicks are 10 weeks old & I am seeing a few soft downy feathers every morning in the coop. Is this normal feather development, loss from the heat or something else.
By the way...we got the mites solved & the girls have a sand b…
Just found a few small red mites on my girls...thoroughly dusted them all with DE, rubbed it into their feathers etc....
One girl seems sick & lethargic, I have seperated her for now in the hospital coop.
Here are the questions:
How do I get rid…
I just wanted to give a big 2 thumbs up to the weather...........hooray for monsoons.
I am a dork...I love wind.
Thanks to this insightful & gross web page, I have discovered that my chickens poop is probably normal.
Enjoy the poo pics !
http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0
What an incredibly easy, cheap & obtainable alternative to solar tubes....WOW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zMAWztZ6TI
Just wanted to offer Mr. Snow White to a good home thru the permie website before I try to find a rescue for him. (purple stuff on back is no pick lotion, it is wearing off)...he was not picked on it was just a precaution.
He is very sweet! 11 w…
A month ago I had put in a big mail order for seeds & sweet potato slips & for some dumb reason I ordered onions.....now I realize its probably way to late to plant the onions. I can create a microclimate here in the yard, I have lots of options for…
EEEK....I just read a posting on Kitchen Gardeners concerning cedar shavings & toxicity. I had not heard of this before. My chickens are all on a bed of cedar shavings. I am doing DLM, the initial 2 inches were pine , but the other 2-4 inches are ce…
Raising Chickens in Your Backyard with Rachel Bess at Home & Garden Expo Center
May 14, 2009 from 6pm to 7:30pm
NOTE NEW LOCATION AND DAY!!!
Thursday, May 14th, 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Home & Garden Expo Center
1710 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, Arizona
Raising Chickens in Your Backyard with Rachel Bess
Thursday, May 14th, 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Requested Donation: $10
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- At 9:43am on October 29, 2009,
Ericka Cero Wood said… - Well HELLO!
I was just thinking about you the other day, wondering where you have been and what you have been up to! Silly hens! We had one go broody this summer, they all molted, went on strike, but seem to be back in the groove. We are trying to start the winter garden, but it has been slow going. About ready to "cheat" and get starts, these seeds are driving me crazy! Our chicks have been sequestered to the coop until the garden can handle them. They eat everything, and they are FAST!
- At 9:15am on September 20, 2009,
Michael and Lylah Ledner said… - Hey Beth... how's life on your "farm".....:-)
Hubs is getting ready to re-build our coop and you were so kind to send me links of where you bought yours from Lowes (I think)...for the life of me, I can't find that email you'd sent Would you - in a spare moment - be so kind to send it again? thanks! lylah
- At 6:54pm on June 20, 2009,
Lisette Volkmar said… - Beth,
Hope your chick is doing better! Something I give my girls as a health tonic that they love is plain yogurt with minced fresh garlic.
Lis
- At 2:16pm on June 19, 2009,
Lisette Volkmar said…
- Beth,
Good to meet you and Zoey! Thank you for taking pictures for me to post. My email is LisetteLV at earthlink.net
- At 10:10am on June 19, 2009,
Lisette Volkmar said…
- Sure, 1:30 is fine. My daughter's guitar teacher is coming at 2, but that should give us time.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Lis
- At 8:52am on June 19, 2009,
Lisette Volkmar said…
- Beth,
I should be here most of the day today Addy is 836 W Elna Rae Tempe 85281 and cell 480 266 9815. Let me know about when to expect you! Lis
- At 7:38am on June 19, 2009,
Lisette Volkmar said…
- Beth,
Let me know a good time for you to come get some sugar cane. Might you be able to take a few pics for me to post? I am in Tempe, a mile from ASU.
Lis
- At 10:18am on June 9, 2009,
Ericka Cero Wood said…
- It was great meeting you too! I love home tours, it helps to generate ideas. Since we are so close we could be chicken backups to each other if baby sitters are needed for hens :)
- At 2:43pm on May 29, 2009,
Judy Tobar said… - Ooh, I do like the idea of naming them after authors. But I guess it's more important to keep the kids happy-lol!
Take care,
Judy
- At 7:52am on May 29, 2009,
Judy Tobar said…
- Beth, Thanks for the compliment on Ophelia. All my chickens are named after Shakespearean ladies (Lady Macbeth, Juliet, Cordelia, and now Ophelia) since my husband is a huge Shakespeare fan.
Best wishes!
Judy
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Actually there is a local company that sells them for 18.98. They are 25' with a 9" diameter. I am thinking of getting them for my school garden project. It is going to take a couple of years to turn our dirt into soil and this allows the instant gr…
Erin, we subscribed to Desert Roots CSA a couple of years ago, don't think they offered meat then but I'll check it out, thanks.
Ken Singh donates huge piles of compost for the Mesa Community College Rose Garden every spring and they sell it in approx. 40lb bags for $4 and will be doing so for the next couple of Saturdays until all the pruning and mulching is done. Handy for…
Ready made raised beds, looks pretty cool but pricey. Don't know if there is a local source for them and how much just the wattles cost. They're recycling rice straw from Ca. for them now instead of burning the straw after harvest which is a good th…
School and Community Gardens - A Growing National Movement at University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
February 13, 2010 from 9am to 11am
Calling All Community Builders!! City planners, gardeners, parents, chefs, food banks, hospitals, students and teachers (all levels pre-school through post - grad), mayors, sustainable business leaders, youth group leaders, YOU!
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Citrus Gleaning Day! All are welcome! at Citrus Orchard
February 27, 2010 from 8am to 11am
Come help your community two-fold: using what we have (an excess of citrus) to meet an on-going need (feeding hungry folks.) On Saturday, February 27th from 8 - 11 am, please join Permaculture volunteers to glean citrus trees. All fruit picked will…
So my spring garden is mostly planted and ready to go. But I'm still struggling with the view of my next door neighbors various trailers parked in their double driveway. When I first moved in a couple years ago, I had planned on planting a line of…
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