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

[Zenmonkey]

And...who the heck hates chickens?! Honestly...the mind boggles. People are weird.

I know, right!?! They're delicious!

 

[Backroadlogic]

In most of the country Chickens are not protected under the law because they are not native. Breeding populations left uncontrolled can be considered invasive. Just like pigeons. Just like domestic ducks you see at the park. If the park didn't put those ducks in that pond then they are free game.

 

[Zenmonkey]

Apologies for anyone who finds the individual pictured to be triggering. I have no idea if @Backroadlogic is serious or not, but there's definitely a meme for it!

 

[McChooky]

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is this an Althea or Rose of Sharon Hibiscus? and the white trumpets a Datura shrub? Daturas we have here in South Florida, the Althea's and Rose of Sharon dont do so well in our area, beautiful striking shrub it is.

THanks! The Rose of Sharon Hibiscus in the photo did great in NC but I never tried to grow it here(WV) The chickens killed the Datura a couple years ago

 

[McChooky]

Landowners can trap and remove any feral or domestic animal that trespasses onto private property. I can only imagine the chaos it would cause if the city didn't allow them to be removed

 

[JPadronMiami]

THanks! The Rose of Sharon Hibiscus in the photo did great in NC but I never tried to grow it here(WV) The chickens killed the Datura a couple years ago

i did try to grow a blue/purple Rose of Sharon shrub tree in a very protected area from too much sun/heat and rain, thrived about 2 years and then it just stopped. these are the 4 Datura varieties I have gown well in my climate, they love the sun, the rain, and moderate soil conditions...I would'nt put these were chickens can eat them, the leaves are considered poisonous, when dried people from the Caribbean claim they are hallucinogenic. Angel's Trumpet flowers are very beautiful.

 

[Zenmonkey]

We're way off topic, but the OP seems to have wandered off anyway, so?

Only the first image is a Datura. The remaining three are Brugmansia. Also a beautiful plant, and somewhat related.

Both have atropine related compounds, but using them as hallucinogens is a rapid way to transition into the afterlife, as the class of chemicals is quite toxic.

Rabbits, interestingly to me, are equipped with a digestive enzyme that breaks down atropine, allowing them to eat Datura (and probably Brugmansia?) with impunity.

I miss my Brugs, but I live far enough North that overwintering them is a PITA, and very few of them will flower in their first year.

 

[JPadronMiami]

We're way off topic, but the OP seems to have wandered off anyway, so?

Only the first image is a Datura. The remaining three are Brugmansia. Also a beautiful plant, and somewhat related.

Both have atropine related compounds, but using them as hallucinogens is a rapid way to transition into the afterlife, as the class of chemicals is quite toxic.

Rabbits, interestingly to me, are equipped with a digestive enzyme that breaks down atropine, allowing them to eat Datura (and probably Brugmansia?) with impunity.

I miss my Brugs, but I live far enough North that overwintering them is a PITA, and very few of them will flower in their first year.

so beautiful, so dangerous, I read people up north will grow them in large containers and put them away until there is no danger of frost or snow, in my area they self seed and eventually attract a large fat plump green caterpillar that turn into these very large brown moths, these caterpillars also like tomato plants. just a mere couple of them can devour an entire shrub in about 2 days.

 

[McChooky]

The chickens never ate them but they sure loved digging them up. None of them have sprouted since I started free ranging (3 yrs ago) The bitter taste and odor they emit is a strong deterrent

 

[McChooky]

so beautiful, so dangerous, I read people up north will grow them in large containers and put them away until there is no danger of frost or snow, in my area they self seed and eventually attract a large fat plump green caterpillar that turn into these very large brown moths, these caterpillars also like tomato plants. just a mere couple of them can devour an entire shrub in about 2 days.

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Yes they attacked my plants every year! Chewed holes in the leaves and cut them off at the stem. Everywhere they chewed a hole it left a copper tinted rim around the hole in the leaf.Weird