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post #5551 of 9456
4/30/12 at 9:37am
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I KNOW your pain. I had one blow in my window while driving home one afternoon, went down the back of my shirt. I pulled over thinking I was being stung by a swarm of wasps. My husband, in the car ahead of me, came back to see what was going on. I'm screaming and he's wondering what the heck is going on. I finally make it known that I'm being attacked by something....he only finds one little ant! Later that day my back continues to burn. I check it out and I have a dozen or so bites all over. It's like the sucker just kept chowing down on me!! They hurt!!

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post #5552 of 9456
4/30/12 at 10:13am

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Cari J. 

♠ www.whitemountainsranch.org ♠ Working on an organic sustainable farm!

The Ranch: English Mastiff & Pyrenees LGD's, Californian Rabbits, Nubian Goats and Blackbelly Sheep.

Poultry: Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, & White Ameraucanas, Easter & Olive Eggers, & Red Jungle Fowl, Silver Appleyard Ducks and Sweetgrass Turkeys.

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Cari J. 

♠ www.whitemountainsranch.org ♠ Working on an organic sustainable farm!

The Ranch: English Mastiff & Pyrenees LGD's, Californian Rabbits, Nubian Goats and Blackbelly Sheep.

Poultry: Wheaten, Blue Wheaten, & White Ameraucanas, Easter & Olive Eggers, & Red Jungle Fowl, Silver Appleyard Ducks and Sweetgrass Turkeys.

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post #5553 of 9456
4/30/12 at 10:20am

I am totally itching all over now, for no apparent reason.

 

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I swear the "non-drowsy" meds knock me out faster than Mike Tyson would. I'm glad your daughter ran with the "self-sufficiency" mode and was able to fend for herself... she's ready for college!

 

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I hope the thighs are much less itchy and painful now.

Dana

www.indigoridge.org     http://www.indigomorgans.com

www.facebook.com/IndigoRidgeFarm

 

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post #5554 of 9456
4/30/12 at 1:23pm

Anyone interested in Bearded D'Anver chicks?  Our little hen hatched out 8 eggs.  She and the daddy are Blue Quail and I think 4 of the chicks will be the same.  2 should be black (or a dark color) and 2 possible buffs.  Only a couple weeks old so gender is unknown, yet.Banjo and sibling.jpg Here are a couple of them.

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post #5555 of 9456
4/30/12 at 3:34pm

Awwwww  how dang cute are they......  droolin.gif  love.gif 

 

deb

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Anyone interested in Bearded D'Anver chicks?  Our little hen hatched out 8 eggs.  She and the daddy are Blue Quail and I think 4 of the chicks will be the same.  2 should be black (or a dark color) and 2 possible buffs.  Only a couple weeks old so gender is unknown, yet.Banjo and sibling.jpg Here are a couple of them.

 

 

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I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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deb always learning

 

I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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post #5556 of 9456
4/30/12 at 3:35pm

Fire ants?  We have Fire ants in San Diego? 

 

Hmmm.....

 

deb "off to do research on what species and what they look like"

deb always learning

 

I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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deb always learning

 

I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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post #5557 of 9456
4/30/12 at 4:56pm

Like this:

 

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Chicken Math

 * Falina (Barred Rock); Football (EE); Waffles (Buff Orpington); Lavender & Sparkles ( Ameraucanas);

   Daenerys (Bantam Cochin mix); Duster (Tolbent Polish/Silkie);  Mo (Silkie/Cochin); [Peep the pocket roo rehomed]; "doublemint twins" (Black Copper Marans); Princess Bubblegum and Blue Ivy (OE's )

* Cinna the Bossy Coop Bunny

* Three cats, Two dogs,  One awesome kid

 

 

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Chicken Math

 * Falina (Barred Rock); Football (EE); Waffles (Buff Orpington); Lavender & Sparkles ( Ameraucanas);

   Daenerys (Bantam Cochin mix); Duster (Tolbent Polish/Silkie);  Mo (Silkie/Cochin); [Peep the pocket roo rehomed]; "doublemint twins" (Black Copper Marans); Princess Bubblegum and Blue Ivy (OE's )

* Cinna the Bossy Coop Bunny

* Three cats, Two dogs,  One awesome kid

 

 

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post #5558 of 9456
4/30/12 at 4:58pm

 

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gig.gif    lau.gif    goodpost.gifI am dying! I think I just wet my pants.

 

Dana

www.indigoridge.org     http://www.indigomorgans.com

www.facebook.com/IndigoRidgeFarm

 

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post #5559 of 9456
4/30/12 at 5:19pm

Bwhaahahahaha........ lau.gif  gig.gif....

 

Here is a paper on them.  Imported fire ants..... 

http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/reusable_components/images/awm/Docs/ipd_rifa.pdf

 

Whew I dont have them on my property..... but OMG I did get bit by something that looks like the one below and it HURT.  But I dont have mounds....  Here is a more informative site:

 

http://www.desertmuseum.org/invaders/invaders_fireant.php

 

wow just wow.  the one I got bit by was a single ant and the others didnt swarm up my leg and I stepped right on a mound.  That hurt but I cant imagine getting bit by a fire ant.

 

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deb always learning

 

I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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deb always learning

 

I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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post #5560 of 9456
4/30/12 at 5:59pm

I think the ones at Cari's are native Southern Fire Ants: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/ANTKEY/southernfire.html as opposed to the imported variety, which are much more aggressive: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7487.html Just a guess based on behavior, I didn't study the things up close.

 

Or I guess it could have been a harvester ant, those sting too. Hrm. Now I won't rest until I identify the ants on your land, Cari!

 

Harvester ants: http://www.orkin.com/ants/harvester-ant/

 

 


Edited by Aumlet - 4/30/12 at 6:02pm

Chicken Math

 * Falina (Barred Rock); Football (EE); Waffles (Buff Orpington); Lavender & Sparkles ( Ameraucanas);

   Daenerys (Bantam Cochin mix); Duster (Tolbent Polish/Silkie);  Mo (Silkie/Cochin); [Peep the pocket roo rehomed]; "doublemint twins" (Black Copper Marans); Princess Bubblegum and Blue Ivy (OE's )

* Cinna the Bossy Coop Bunny

* Three cats, Two dogs,  One awesome kid

 

 

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Chicken Math

 * Falina (Barred Rock); Football (EE); Waffles (Buff Orpington); Lavender & Sparkles ( Ameraucanas);

   Daenerys (Bantam Cochin mix); Duster (Tolbent Polish/Silkie);  Mo (Silkie/Cochin); [Peep the pocket roo rehomed]; "doublemint twins" (Black Copper Marans); Princess Bubblegum and Blue Ivy (OE's )

* Cinna the Bossy Coop Bunny

* Three cats, Two dogs,  One awesome kid

 

 

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