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

[McChooky]

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.

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The Brugs are beautiful but you can forget growing them outdoor in cold zones like the Datura (Inoxia) I live in WV.

 

[JPadronMiami]

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

i noticed this year its been difficult to find Porter Weed and Milk weed at the local places, i planted couple of packets of Cosmos to attract butterfly's and bees this year, to help pollinate the veggie troughs instead. My Crepe Myrtle will bloom heavily in August, attract many of the pollinators at that time.

 

[MROO]

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.

Check with your local Animal Control people. If nothing else, they may come get the birds. If you want to keep them, you're likely going to have to confine them on your property.

 

[McChooky]

The first picture is not Rose of Sharon. I don't know if it is a hibiscus or Althea.

The second picture is definitely one of the Datura species.

The first is a pink Hibiscus and the 2nd a white datura called an innoxia.They have much prettier leaves than the wild datura (I don't grow either of them anymore)

 

[McChooky]

Be aware if these chickens kill your neighbors flowers or get in their gardens you may be held liable if you are feeding them (same as a stray)My neighbors have zero tolerance for free range chickens but mine stay home

 

[JPadronMiami]

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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[JPadronMiami]

I did reach out to this person ISH in South Florida to see how they are managing with this issue, sadly have had no follow up response from them.

 

[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.

off topic you say? don't get me started on Horses!......lol

 

[Zenmonkey]

so beautiful, so dangerous

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 read people up north will grow them in large containers and put them away until there is no danger of frost or snow

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.

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.

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?

 

[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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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?