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[ChickenCanoe]

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I will bring the main coarse!

Last night's dinner. Crawfish gumbo, 2 lbs. of boiled crawfish, crawfish etouffee and linguine with lobster and shitake mushrooms served up at Broadway Oyster Bar.
















Wall art made from oyster, mussel, clam and other shells.

Renting for day or half day an option? I think True Value hardware rents tools, and I have another place in town that does also.

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No. I was surprised too. I swore I would at least have a cat.

Keep in mind, raccoons don't return every night. It may be a week or more before their route takes them back to your territory.

Another reason not to catch and release. One needs to drive a tremendous distance to take them to a place they haven't been and can find their way back.

If you can take them far enough, you're giving your problem to someone else, causing the animal to fight its way into the new territory, it won't know where to find food and water and in many cases is illegal because it contributes to spread of disease.

If you chose to do the dry dog food put a small handful on the ground and then put the trap on top with the food behind the trip plate. It makes them dig for it the more movement they do they better the trap has to work. I used to tie a small cup inside. That's not needed.

Or put it on a board with a hole in the center big enough to hold a can of tuna and put the trap over that.

Hey guys, I got rid of the majority of my cockerels today and plan to move all my birds around after they free range tomorrow since during the week they don't get much time out.
I will move everyone after they roost. I will need to keep them in at least a week, but how long before I can open all three coops at the same time again and have them go back to the correct new coop/group?
@ChickenCanoe

It's best to have a small penned area just around the coop door for the first day so they can orientate themselves to their surroundings. After a few days, they almost always go back to home digs. There is always the chance for drift though.
Some birds prefer some birds company to others.

How you prepare your coffee there?

Lots of different techniques. Most involve automatic drip makers. When I was a kid, it was percolators.

No worries about offending the American coffee. Friends don't let friends drink Starbucks. I'm not one for a strong coffee. I enjoy the different favors from all over. What country do you like your coffee from? We've been trying for all over. Doing the roasting yourself brings a whole different world of favors to you.

Edited to say what country is favorite.

Costa Rica and Jamaica.

Abi if you was near I whould prepare for you kind of coffee that you even can't imagine!
Libyan coffee with orange flower extract or plergonium leaf
Arabic coffe flavored with cardamon powder cooked in a Turkish style
Yemanit coffe with a mixture of spices called Howaige
And ofcorse Italian expresso and capuchinos!
I wanted to say somthing on American coffee but I better not!

A chorreador is the traditional method of making a cup of coffee in Costa Rica.

I usually use hazelnut creme coffee.... Love it.

Even when I drank coffee I couldn't do it.

Any of yall watching the olympics? I was trying to watch eventing live, but no dice.

I made a favorites list just for the Olympics so I can browse through all 5 stations carrying them so I don't waste time.
I've seen a plethora of sports today from swimming, tennis, table tennis, badminton, shooting, archery, beach volleyball, court volleyball, women's handball, women's rugby, rowing, women's soccer, etc.. I liked women's rugby and soccer the best but I really enjoyed the legs on the beach volleyball ladies. Especially Spain.
Venus Williams seems to be off her game. She's about to be upset by an inexperienced Belgian.

Not right now. Tried to watch the opening last night. Fell asleep

I didn't make that either, I was shooting pool against a bunch of Mexicans and Hondurans.

Went and picked up the SLW eggs today, asked him to bring me 4-6 eggs, he brought me a dozen. (Adding to my chicken math problem.)

I successfully put the eggs under my broody girl and I think I got all of the other eggs out from under her, and I didn't even get pecked!

If she rolls some out of the nest should I put them back under her or assume they are bad?

Never assume they're bad. Put them back if they don't stink.

Hi everyone!!

Heatherfeather - good luck with your broodys!!

I had eggs in my brinsea - I never marked down when I set them. I thought they were due about 10 days ago. I candled them and they weren't ready. I was staying at a friends house the last 3 days - when I got home last night I found one dry and fluffy baby in the turning Brinsea. I set up a lock down bator last week and it was still turned on, so I threw that chick and all the other eggs that were set at the same time over to lock down. I had 2 more hatch about 2 hours ago, but the rest look like they are duds. I'll candle them tonight - just to check.

Ooops!!!

I've had several oops like that.
I usually don't lock down till day 19 and sometimes not even then.

Well, I really wasn't planning on having any chicks, but this is my first broody so I had to let her try!
That math problem where I was going to have 4 hens max!

Is she a pullet or an older bird?

 

[BullChick]

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Keep in mind, raccoons don't return every night. It may be a week or more before their route takes them back to your territory.

Another reason not to catch and release. One needs to drive a tremendous distance to take them to a place they haven't been and can find their way back.

If you can take them far enough, you're giving your problem to someone else, causing the animal to fight its way into the new territory, it won't know where to find food and water and in many cases is illegal because it contributes to spread of disease.

Or put it on a board with a hole in the center big enough to hold a can of tuna and put the trap over that.

What I read: "Don't worry, Abi! You can still catch a cat while you are waiting to catch a few raccoons! Just remember they can find their way home, so it is best to drown it and shut up. Use tuna under the trap for best results."
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[Chaos18]

What I read: "Don't worry, Abi! You can still catch a cat while you are waiting to catch a few raccoons! Just remember they can find their way home, so it is best to drown it and shut up. Use tuna under the trap for best results."
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Actually I've had good results with cheap wet canned cat food.

 

[Jessimom]

Nice. How's the work with the city coming along?

I just closed escrow on the place yesterday, so I'm hoping to file the paperwork for the overlay on Monday!!! I have someone helping me get signatures on a petition to help support my application. I'm getting ready to go talk to the neighbors I know, and see what their thoughts are. I'll know more in about 3 weeks.

Thanks for checking!

 

[deyvuhd]

i leave everything unless it smells, if you are scared of an exploding egg and have 1 that you suspect, move it far from the others obviously it depends on how tightly packed your eggs are

Do you think i should zip it up in a plastic bag or would that damage a potential chick from not getting humidity?

 

[Pensmaster]

I just closed escrow on the place yesterday, so I'm hoping to file the paperwork for the overlay on Monday!!!   I have someone helping me get signatures on a petition to help support my application.  I'm getting ready to go talk to the neighbors I know, and see what their thoughts are.  I'll know more in about 3 weeks.

Thanks for checking!

Good luck. Hope things work out.

 

[BullChick]

Do you think i should zip it up in a plastic bag or would that damage a potential chick from not getting humidity?

It would kill the chick. Oxygen is still needed.

 

[Pensmaster]

Actually I've had good results with cheap wet canned cat food.

Old Roy dry dog food works great too.

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: Did you know that Roy was actually a working bird dog belonging to the founder of Walmart, Sam Walton?

 

[Pensmaster]

Did you know that Roy was actually a working bird dog belonging to the founder of Walmart, Sam Walton?

No but I do know the bag says he made the formula for his dogs. It kept my two dogs alive without a vet visit for 15 years. Eating nothing but that. The ingredients are almost verbatim some of the other more expensive type.