Is it illegal for others to catch chickens in the streets? (Miami-Dade County, Florida)

[JPadronMiami]

Good Morning, most of mine are from cuttings, planted in sandy soil in a clay pot, they seem to take off right away, the purple double frilly ones I think you call Brugs have the large seed balls after the flowers are spent, attract birds, then I find new little plants growing out all over the place, plenty to give friends and family.......tell me about this beautiful noble horse with the kind attentive eyes...is this a TB?

Rescue Horses, have them for years now, we lucked out, really good horses after we helped them work out their kinks.....TB, 1/4 horse Arabian mix, and a Tennessee Walker mare, other 2 are gelded. I warned you not to get me started on horses...lol...!!!!!!

 

[JPadronMiami]

I don't really consider them dangerous. The poisonous parts taste terrible. I've eaten the occasional bloom with no ill effect, but I wouldn't recommend it, just in case your variety differs.



I've done exactly this. It is also possible, at least with some strains, to cut a large wrist stick in the fall, over winter it around 45 to 55 F in wet sand, and have it take off and bloom again the next growing season.



My understanding is that some varieties will self seed profusely of the right pollinators is present. I produced a lot of seed by hand pollinating, however none of it seemed inclined to survive our winters.

Datura on the other hand self seeds religiously, and I've find some really nice specimens growing in fields and other disturbed ground.

Now, about those horses?

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I warned you...lol......!!!!

 

[McChooky]

I don't really consider them dangerous. The poisonous parts taste terrible. I've eaten the occasional bloom with no ill effect, but I wouldn't recommend it, just in case your variety differs.



I've done exactly this. It is also possible, at least with some strains, to cut a large wrist stick in the fall, over winter it around 45 to 55 F in wet sand, and have it take off and bloom again the next growing season.



My understanding is that some varieties will self seed profusely of the right pollinators is present. I produced a lot of seed by hand pollinating, however none of it seemed inclined to survive our winters.

Datura on the other hand self seeds religiously, and I've find some really nice specimens growing in fields and other disturbed ground.

Now, about those horses?

The plant doesn't smell great but the flowers are divine. Wish my chickens hadn't destroyed mine.
Your horses are gorgeous!

 

[JPadronMiami]

The plant doesn't smell great but the flowers are divine. Wish my chickens hadn't destroyed mine.
Your horses are gorgeous!

The plant doesn't smell great but the flowers are divine. Wish my chickens hadn't destroyed mine.
Your horses are gorgeous!

The plant doesn't smell great but the flowers are divine. Wish my chickens hadn't destroyed mine.
Your horses are gorgeous!

thank you for sharing that video clip, im guessing the video is taken early in the morning, I can see the mist rolling down from that hill, what a great thing to see from ones chair in the back yard, those Daturas! i get a felling of profound amazement. thank you so much!

 

[Zenmonkey]

Datura and Brugmansia are both night boomers, so best seen early and late on the day. Moth pollinators are, I think common.

Generally those with downward hanging blossoms are Brugmansia. Those whose blooms point up are usually Datura.

 

[McChooky]

On cloudy days you can enjoy their blooms during the day.

 

[JPadronMiami]

On cloudy days you can enjoy their blooms during the day.

thank you both for the input on these Angel Trumpets!

 

[someonewholovesgeese]

Good afternoon. I live in Miami, Florida where there are a lot of chickens. (To skip the story, scroll down for the question) Ever since a neighbor died his chickens moved onto my property, so I started feeding them and giving them water every day. The front neighbors and the neighbors on the side hate the chickens even though we try to keep them quiet, and has even threatened my mother with beating her up on the street if she (the neighbor) sees her feeding them. We called the city but they didn’t do anything and defended our neighbors despite them threatening my mom. Now they have seemed to have called someone to trap them. My mother followed this guy to his house (in the neighborhood) and has caught a lot of the chickens that were out on the street into cages in his backyard and just told my mom that the city is going to arrest and giver her so many fines for this.

Based on the description I doubt they are licensed to trap chickens and did not respond to that, so is it illegal for someone to trap and take photos of us without our consent? Again, it’s important to emphasize these are not my chickens, but some random chickens from the street that come to our house.

that is theft so yes illegal and without a liscence you can also call IT ANIMAL ABUSE