"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[sgibbe1]

Thanks Gracie! I PMd you!

Your photos are adorable!!

 

[ssterling1776]

Good morning everyone. The weather was horrible last night. I'm so sick and tired of this!!! IT HAS TO STOP !!!!!!! I can't get the chicken yard dry enough to get a dump truck in the chicken yard to deliver sand.

This weekend was VERY busy. I had to catch ALL of my guineas and put them in the pen. The girls are laying eggs everywhere and I need to make sure the eggs are in one location and not all the way down the road at the railroad track. It took me 3 nights to catch all but 3 of them. They can't see well at night but they do know how to fly UP and ACROSS over the fence. It was not a pretty sight but it had to be done. Now, I am collecting a lot more eggs. I was out in the yard until 11:00 PM Friday night catching guineas and had to wake up at 4:00 AM to deliver my foster cat to her other foster mother, so that she could be adopted out. Then I had to hit the road to Baton Rouge for a workshop. I didn't leave there until 3:00 PM and headed home. I was so tired, I was falling asleep on the road. :/ But I made it home safe. When I made it to Opelousas, I had a gazillion errands to run (hay for the sheep and goat, get DE, etc. etc. etc.). So, I finally made it home, I picked eggs, checked on all of the animals and I was in bed by 6:00 PM. I didn't wake up until the next morning.

Sunday was church time and then in the yard until 9:00 PM last night. I had to work the DE in the bedding in all of the stalls, especially the one that I put the poults in. They were finally moved from the garage to their own stall. Had to run the heat lamp out to them for warmth in case we have some cold night. I had to move the 2nd group of peas to another pen so that I could clean out their pen.

One of my older raised chicken coops finally bit the dust. I had a UGLY UGLY UGLY coop that was built for me about 8 years ago and it was horrible but they chickens LOVED It. Well, it finally tipped over and is now on it's side. THANK GOD !!!!!! So, now it's time to haul it off and start construction on another raised chicken coop.

In addition to all of this, I when people see my truck home, they always stop in . I had about 5 people stop by wanting to buy stuff. A lot of them wanted to talk chickens, so I entertained them. This put me way behind schedule.

The baby poults that were hatched last week are learning that they have wings. I couldn't find them inside this weekend because they had jumped out and was hiding on the side of the freezer. They SCARED ME !!!!!!!!!!! So, they will have to go into the brooder that the older poults were removed from. I forgot to plug the incubator up on Saturday so that I could set more eggs, so now I am a day off of the scheduled day to incubate.

The geese are terrorizing the entire year with all of their breeding. I'm so sick of them too.

There never seems to be enough hours in a day. I'm looking forward to the weekend.:/

Have a good day ya'll!

Wow! What a weekend...made me tired just reading that!

 

[Gracie9205]

Good morning everyone. The weather was horrible last night. I'm so sick and tired of this!!! IT HAS TO STOP !!!!!!!

I can't get the chicken yard dry enough to get a dump truck in the chicken yard to deliver sand.

This weekend was VERY busy. I had to catch ALL of my guineas and put them in the pen. The girls are laying eggs everywhere and I need to make sure the eggs are in one location and not all the way down the road at the railroad track.

It took me 3 nights to catch all but 3 of them. They can't see well at night but they do know how to fly UP and ACROSS over the fence. It was not a pretty sight but it had to be done. Now, I am collecting a lot more eggs. I was out in the yard until 11:00 PM Friday night catching guineas and had to wake up at 4:00 AM to deliver my foster cat to her other foster mother, so that she could be adopted out. Then I had to hit the road to Baton Rouge for a workshop. I didn't leave there until 3:00 PM and headed home. I was so tired, I was falling asleep on the road.

But I made it home safe. When I made it to Opelousas, I had a gazillion errands to run (hay for the sheep and goat, get DE, etc. etc. etc.). So, I finally made it home, I picked eggs, checked on all of the animals and I was in bed by 6:00 PM. I didn't wake up until the next morning.

Sunday was church time and then in the yard until 9:00 PM last night. I had to work the DE in the bedding in all of the stalls, especially the one that I put the poults in. They were finally moved from the garage to their own stall. Had to run the heat lamp out to them for warmth in case we have some cold night. I had to move the 2nd group of peas to another pen so that I could clean out their pen.

One of my older raised chicken coops finally bit the dust. I had a UGLY UGLY UGLY coop that was built for me about 8 years ago and it was horrible but they chickens LOVED It. Well, it finally tipped over and is now on it's side. THANK GOD !!!!!! So, now it's time to haul it off and start construction on another raised chicken coop.

In addition to all of this, I when people see my truck home, they always stop in . I had about 5 people stop by wanting to buy stuff. A lot of them wanted to talk chickens, so I entertained them. This put me way behind schedule.

The baby poults that were hatched last week are learning that they have wings. I couldn't find them inside this weekend because they had jumped out and was hiding on the side of the freezer.

They SCARED ME !!!!!!!!!!! So, they will have to go into the brooder that the older poults were removed from. I forgot to plug the incubator up on Saturday so that I could set more eggs, so now I am a day off of the scheduled day to incubate.

The geese are terrorizing the entire year with all of their breeding. I'm so sick of them too.

There never seems to be enough hours in a day. I'm looking forward to the weekend.

Have a good day ya'll!

It grinds my gears when people stop to talk when you are CLEARLY trying to get work done. I mean, I'm all for talking about my critters, but I'd at least like to get my chores done first! I like my business short, sweet, and to the point! I don't think I'd make a great salesman

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Hi all! My name is John. I'm 15 and in Woodworth, Louisiana. I am TerriLaChicks' cousin.

I've been on BYC for a while but have been waiting to get some more chickens before I joined in. We have 22 big, brown, and beautiful Buff Orpington eggs set to hatch Thursday the 28. Got them for my birthday. My dad knew that was a breed I wanted. Tomorrow begins lockdown.

They are in our Genesis Hovabator which we have used to hatch chickens, ducks, and quail out of before. My profile pick is my favorite out of the little EE bantams we used to have.

Very excited to not just read and look but finally join in! Looking forward to meeting you all!

It's so nice you are here. I really enjoy input from chicken lovers younger than I am, and most of you are younger than I am. LOL It's also nice to have another piece of Terri here. Yeah!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Good morning everyone. The weather was horrible last night. I'm so sick and tired of this!!! IT HAS TO STOP !!!!!!! I can't get the chicken yard dry enough to get a dump truck in the chicken yard to deliver sand. This weekend was VERY busy. I had to catch ALL of my guineas and put them in the pen. The girls are laying eggs everywhere and I need to make sure the eggs are in one location and not all the way down the road at the railroad track. It took me 3 nights to catch all but 3 of them. They can't see well at night but they do know how to fly UP and ACROSS over the fence. It was not a pretty sight but it had to be done. Now, I am collecting a lot more eggs. I was out in the yard until 11:00 PM Friday night catching guineas and had to wake up at 4:00 AM to deliver my foster cat to her other foster mother, so that she could be adopted out. Then I had to hit the road to Baton Rouge for a workshop. I didn't leave there until 3:00 PM and headed home. I was so tired, I was falling asleep on the road. :/ But I made it home safe. When I made it to Opelousas, I had a gazillion errands to run (hay for the sheep and goat, get DE, etc. etc. etc.). So, I finally made it home, I picked eggs, checked on all of the animals and I was in bed by 6:00 PM. I didn't wake up until the next morning. Sunday was church time and then in the yard until 9:00 PM last night. I had to work the DE in the bedding in all of the stalls, especially the one that I put the poults in. They were finally moved from the garage to their own stall. Had to run the heat lamp out to them for warmth in case we have some cold night. I had to move the 2nd group of peas to another pen so that I could clean out their pen. One of my older raised chicken coops finally bit the dust. I had a UGLY UGLY UGLY coop that was built for me about 8 years ago and it was horrible but they chickens LOVED It. Well, it finally tipped over and is now on it's side. THANK GOD !!!!!! So, now it's time to haul it off and start construction on another raised chicken coop. In addition to all of this, I when people see my truck home, they always stop in . I had about 5 people stop by wanting to buy stuff. A lot of them wanted to talk chickens, so I entertained them. This put me way behind schedule. The baby poults that were hatched last week are learning that they have wings. I couldn't find them inside this weekend because they had jumped out and was hiding on the side of the freezer. They SCARED ME !!!!!!!!!!! So, they will have to go into the brooder that the older poults were removed from. I forgot to plug the incubator up on Saturday so that I could set more eggs, so now I am a day off of the scheduled day to incubate. The geese are terrorizing the entire year with all of their breeding. I'm so sick of them too. There never seems to be enough hours in a day. I'm looking forward to the weekend.:/ Have a good day ya'll!

It grinds my gears when people stop to talk when you are CLEARLY trying to get work done. I mean, I'm all for talking about my critters, but I'd at least like to get my chores done first! I like my business short, sweet, and to the point! I don't think I'd make a great salesman

Ooooooooo Gracie, I thought it was only me being mean but I agree with you. I"m glad that I'm not alone in this. I had my plastic gloves on, water hoses were running in the pools, I had mud ALL OVER MY SHIRT. Feed buckets were all over the place. Rags and brushes on the ground. My boots were covered with mud. My hair was a mess and I probably had mud on my face. I was NOT a happy camper. Every second I am taken away from my chores is like taking an hour away from my work. When I'm on a role and I'm doing this and doing this, it throws a wrench in my schedule. Now if I know that someone is coming over, then I don't have a problem. But when 5 people stop within a few hours to chit chat, I am NOT a happy camper. Especially when they want to "price compare".

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Hi all! I am brand new to BYC! I was raised with chickens and am excited to start my own coop! I live in Baton Rouge and am looking for local silkie breeders. If anyone has recommendations I would greatly appreciate it!!

I am excited to get to know all you LA chicken lovers!!

Welcome! I'm in Baton Rouge, too. Are you in or out of the city limits?

 

[bayoudragon]

Hi all! I am brand new to BYC! I was raised with chickens and am excited to start my own coop! I live in Baton Rouge and am looking for local silkie breeders. If anyone has recommendations I would greatly appreciate it!!

I am excited to get to know all you LA chicken lovers!!

Welcome! I'm from Baton Rouge, too!

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Hasn't hit us yet but it's on the way. I dont' think we've had 3 days of sunshine all February - will be glad to see it end!

The great news is that the 5 day forcast (except for today) is all sun, a bit cool, BUT SUN!!!

 

[Gracie9205]

Ooooooooo Gracie, I thought it was only me being mean but I agree with you. I"m glad that I'm not alone in this. I had my plastic gloves on, water hoses were running in the pools, I had mud ALL OVER MY SHIRT. Feed buckets were all over the place. Rags and brushes on the ground. My boots were covered with mud. My hair was a mess and I probably had mud on my face. I was NOT a happy camper. Every second I am taken away from my chores is like taking an hour away from my work. When I'm on a role and I'm doing this and doing this, it throws a wrench in my schedule. Now if I know that someone is coming over, then I don't have a problem. But when 5 people stop within a few hours to chit chat, I am NOT a happy camper.

Especially when they want to "price compare".

Thank the Lord! It's not just me!

I have an extra Sebbie gander that I have for sale for $75. I took him to the swap in DeRidder last weekend, and some guy says "Hell, I bought one of those for only $15 last summer." I told him that I would take him home before I settled for less, and that's exactly what I did! This was the same guy that pulled 3 goats, an African goose, quail, chickens, cages, and his wife all out of a tiny Pontiac Sunfire!

My prices are what they are. They are fair, and while someone may think they are high, then I suggest that person make a quick trip to Google to see what people are getting elsewhere. My birds are not mutts or inferior quality, and if they were I would price them as such. I don't keep my birds to make money, but I'd at least be able to cover my feed bill lol.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Good morning everyone. The weather was horrible last night. I'm so sick and tired of this!!! IT HAS TO STOP !!!!!!!

I can't get the chicken yard dry enough to get a dump truck in the chicken yard to deliver sand.

This weekend was VERY busy. I had to catch ALL of my guineas and put them in the pen. The girls are laying eggs everywhere and I need to make sure the eggs are in one location and not all the way down the road at the railroad track.

It took me 3 nights to catch all but 3 of them. They can't see well at night but they do know how to fly UP and ACROSS over the fence. It was not a pretty sight but it had to be done. Now, I am collecting a lot more eggs. I was out in the yard until 11:00 PM Friday night catching guineas and had to wake up at 4:00 AM to deliver my foster cat to her other foster mother, so that she could be adopted out. Then I had to hit the road to Baton Rouge for a workshop. I didn't leave there until 3:00 PM and headed home. I was so tired, I was falling asleep on the road.

But I made it home safe. When I made it to Opelousas, I had a gazillion errands to run (hay for the sheep and goat, get DE, etc. etc. etc.). So, I finally made it home, I picked eggs, checked on all of the animals and I was in bed by 6:00 PM. I didn't wake up until the next morning.

Sunday was church time and then in the yard until 9:00 PM last night. I had to work the DE in the bedding in all of the stalls, especially the one that I put the poults in. They were finally moved from the garage to their own stall. Had to run the heat lamp out to them for warmth in case we have some cold night. I had to move the 2nd group of peas to another pen so that I could clean out their pen.

One of my older raised chicken coops finally bit the dust. I had a UGLY UGLY UGLY coop that was built for me about 8 years ago and it was horrible but they chickens LOVED It. Well, it finally tipped over and is now on it's side. THANK GOD !!!!!! So, now it's time to haul it off and start construction on another raised chicken coop.

In addition to all of this, I when people see my truck home, they always stop in . I had about 5 people stop by wanting to buy stuff. A lot of them wanted to talk chickens, so I entertained them. This put me way behind schedule.

The baby poults that were hatched last week are learning that they have wings. I couldn't find them inside this weekend because they had jumped out and was hiding on the side of the freezer.

They SCARED ME !!!!!!!!!!! So, they will have to go into the brooder that the older poults were removed from. I forgot to plug the incubator up on Saturday so that I could set more eggs, so now I am a day off of the scheduled day to incubate.

The geese are terrorizing the entire year with all of their breeding. I'm so sick of them too.

There never seems to be enough hours in a day. I'm looking forward to the weekend.

Have a good day ya'll!

Whew! That's a lot!