Recent content by bayouchica

Hey yall, I've been busy in digging some dirt.. looky what I found, few days ago feel like I won the lottery !!! We live about 30 miles from Poverty Point (as the crow flies) FYI for everyone coming up 165 to the Expo.. lots of speed traps in the small towns between Alex & Monroe...

Quote: They are coming out more up here too. I'm lucky to have electricity out in my coop, I use box fans. Downside is they have to be cleaned often. We live on the water as well & they get real thick quick in warmer weather. Your birds can get fowl pox,there's 2 kinds dry & wet pox.Wet...

Quote: Hi & welcome to BYC,Syber Well not certain about these days,but back in the '70's we raisied ducks in the Garden District,lol. The link BayouPoules has some info on it, I didn't see anything about chickens...

hey yall we got a couple of inches of the white stuff today !!! here's my coop, notice not a chicken in sight,lol. they can come & go as they please,but they don't care for snow. oh it'll be a mess when it melts, looking forward to warmer temps this weekend. [/img]

Quote: I'm not too worried about it,he's keeping his residence in NO from what I understand. I don't think he's going to leave the Saints IMO, it's a personal thing going on with his family.Payton is still under contract with the Saints for another year or so...

we had a little bit of snow here this morning it so tiny, looks like styrofoam... chickens are going nuts !!!! stay warm & safe everyone

brrr... is it cold enough for everyone this morning? we got down to 20,have a wind chill of 15 right now.. atleast the chickens can get out & enjoy some sunshine today

no problem, let me know how they like it

oh yeah, the go crazy when they find some out in the yard... it's nice to have in the winter when grass is in short supply

Quote: Welcome to Louisiana I'm from Monroe orginally, don't know much about Calhoun but in West Monroe (by the Ike Hamilton Expo Center) there's a TSC. If you're coming from Calhoun on I-20 East take the Thomas Rd exit,stay to the right, take the service road on the right.. You'll see the...

My MIL's famous beef enchiladas,fresh pinto beans & some naner puddin'

5 ft gator

Awesome, thanks a bunch,rodriguezpoultry I'm trying to keep a list of different migrating birds I come across this year. I've seen some coots here but they were way smaller than this one. I had no idea they didn't have webbed feet. Appreciate your help, Miram

The winds here have been up here in Louisiana, one thing I notice is my chickens stay close to cover. I tired to take them to open pasture & they wouldn't go. Predator birds can make an easy catch with all the leaves falling & trees constantly moving about.

Hi yall this one has me stumped,I've looked in a couple of field guides with no luck. It's been hanging out with the wood ducks, little cutie pie. not the best pics, it was late in the evening. I noticed the feet weren't webbed,so maybe some type of wading bird???? thanks for...