Be sure to kill the cuban tree frogs also. They're invasive and kill off the spring peeper populations as well as anything else they can eat. Nothing eats them though.
Did you get the cross from Itsie Bitsie Farms? I have a showgirl/polish cross from her that I just love but it's turned out that Frenchie is a roo so he has to go. I'd like to get some pullets like him whenever my chicken paddock drys out. They are such characters!
Anyone within an hour of Orlando have serama chicks? I got some through the mail to try to hatch for a girl but failed. Her chickens were eaten by a possum but they have fixed their problems and are ready for more birds. Serama are her very favorite chicken.
. Sorry you're not zoned for chickens. Good news is that in Florida, and the rest of the country, the laws are changing! I hope you eventually get to have chickens, in the meantime, plan your coop!
Hi Hugh!
My BF is moving the fence for the chickens paddock as we speak. Their yard is very low and already pretty soupy so this will give them some fenced in, dry ground for post storm. As for if we get any hurricane or tropical storm winds, . We'll anchor the coop down so it doesn't go...
I've only been once and it was real close to Easter so that may have had some impact. Quail were moving well and wee little ones but not anything in between. Thanks for the Sevin dust tip.