"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[grambysfarm]

Evening everyone! Long day today at the chicken swap in DeRidder. First thing this morning chickens and guineas got loose from someone near me. Silly guineas were smart enough to run through the field. Poor chicken didn't quite make it crossing the road.

Then I went to the auction in Anacoco for the afternoon. Saw lots of people I've chatted with both here and on facebook. It's always nice to be able to put a face to the name.

My daughter actually made fun of me all day. Primrose comes up to me and says, "I talk to you online--I'm Primrose." I say, "Oh! I'm chickenbelle!" My daughter is walking around like, "My mother is a total online chicken geek!"

She swears we all need therapy. I told her that nope, SHE just needed some kind of instruction manual with all of our Secret Chicken Code Screen Names to be able to identify us all.
I went to sell birds I decided not to keep or didn't have orders for. Came home with ANOTHER duck.

Sucker? *sigh* I suppose. Dear daughter knows how to work me. Now the poor earring swallower has a girlfriend. They swam together with their necks all entwined and preened one another happily. I thought for a brief moment that I could see little red hearts floating above their heads.

What kind of ducks do you have?

 

[Chicken Jo]

Hi from GRETNA, LA 3 5 week old ROCKS

 

[chickenbelle]

What kind of ducks do you have?

I have blue swedish, which are beautiful, but like to keep to themselves. My new duckie grandbabies are pekins. One crested and the one we grabbed yesterday isn't. Both of them just follow us everywhere talking away. The first one we had will have a fit if we walk away and he loses us. He goes around in circles screaming like he's dying until one of us calls to him and he can find us again. It's comical. The crested was our first white duckling so my daughter named him Aflac. So when she got the other yesterday she named it Flo. We have a theme for each grouping of animals. Funny, but it helps us remember everyone we keep. We don't really start naming them until they're almost point of lay age and we know they are staying for sure.

All of our RIRs have country and western male names and the girls all get mexican call girl type names. Interesting. Now the pitiful group is the little d'uccles. Hubby got to name those--Dukes of Hazzard characters and female country singers from the 70's. We have Bo, Luke, Boss Hogg, Roscoe, Daisy, Tanya Tucker, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, and Crystal Gayle.

I'm sure of what you're thinking. Insanity doesn't run in my family. It strolls through casually, taking the time to get to know everyone personally.

Hi from GRETNA, LA 3 5 week old ROCKS

Hi Chicken Jo! What kind of rocks?

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Evening everyone! Long day today at the chicken swap in DeRidder. First thing this morning chickens and guineas got loose from someone near me. Silly guineas were smart enough to run through the field. Poor chicken didn't quite make it crossing the road.

Then I went to the auction in Anacoco for the afternoon. Saw lots of people I've chatted with both here and on facebook. It's always nice to be able to put a face to the name.

My daughter actually made fun of me all day. Primrose comes up to me and says, "I talk to you online--I'm Primrose." I say, "Oh! I'm chickenbelle!" My daughter is walking around like, "My mother is a total online chicken geek!"

She swears we all need therapy. I told her that nope, SHE just needed some kind of instruction manual with all of our Secret Chicken Code Screen Names to be able to identify us all.
I went to sell birds I decided not to keep or didn't have orders for. Came home with ANOTHER duck.

Sucker? *sigh* I suppose. Dear daughter knows how to work me. Now the poor earring swallower has a girlfriend. They swam together with their necks all entwined and preened one another happily. I thought for a brief moment that I could see little red hearts floating above their heads.

I love the way you tell your stories chickenbelle. So very entertaining!!

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Hey, do any of you know where I can buy vegetable-based all purpose chicken crumble in the New Orleans area? My silkies are hitting 4 months and I want to switch them from start-n-grow to an all purpose feed that I can prepare as FF. This means it can't have any animal protein in it. I didn't think it would be any big deal to find it. Well, today I tried and struck out big time. I checked the Double M stores, Jefferson Feed and did an online search for local stores with such a product. I think TSC carries Purina Flock Raiser but we don't have a TSC on this side of the lake. I ended up ordering some online but would really prefer to buy locally.

 

[PSJ]

Hey, do any of you know where I can buy vegetable-based all purpose chicken crumble in the New Orleans area?  My silkies are hitting 4 months and I want to switch them from start-n-grow to an all purpose feed that I can prepare as FF.  This means it can't have any animal protein in it.  I didn't think it would be any big deal to find it.  Well, today I tried and struck out big time.  I checked the Double M stores, Jefferson Feed and did an online search for local stores with such a product.  I think TSC carries Purina Flock Raiser but we don't have a TSC on this side of the lake.  I ended up ordering some online but would really prefer to buy locally.

have you asked your LFS if they would order it for you?

 

[mzstre]

[COLOR=800080]I have blue swedish, which are beautiful, but like to keep to themselves. My new duckie grandbabies are pekins. One crested and the one we grabbed yesterday isn't. Both of them just follow us everywhere talking away. The first one we had will have a fit if we walk away and he loses us. He goes around in circles screaming like he's dying until one of us calls to him and he can find us again. It's comical. The crested was our first white duckling so my daughter named him Aflac. So when she got the other yesterday she named it Flo. We have a theme for each grouping of animals. Funny, but it helps us remember everyone we keep. We don't really start naming them until they're almost point of lay age and we know they are staying for sure.[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]All of our RIRs have country and western male names and the girls all get mexican call girl type names. Interesting. Now the pitiful group is the little d'uccles. Hubby got to name those--Dukes of Hazzard characters and female country singers from the 70's. We have Bo, Luke, Boss Hogg, Roscoe, Daisy, Tanya Tucker, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, and Crystal Gayle.[/COLOR] [COLOR=800080]I'm sure of what you're thinking. Insanity doesn't run in my family. It strolls through casually, taking the time to get to know everyone personally. [/COLOR]

Love the names! And this reminds me of my family lol!

Hey, do any of you know where I can buy vegetable-based all purpose chicken crumble in the New Orleans area? My silkies are hitting 4 months and I want to switch them from start-n-grow to an all purpose feed that I can prepare as FF. This means it can't have any animal protein in it. I didn't think it would be any big deal to find it. Well, today I tried and struck out big time. I checked the Double M stores, Jefferson Feed and did an online search for local stores with such a product. I think TSC carries Purina Flock Raiser but we don't have a TSC on this side of the lake. I ended up ordering some online but would really prefer to buy locally.

I have been making and feeding FF for a few weeks...the birds LOVE it and my feed bill has been cut in half!!! My feed has fish meal for protein and I have had no problems at all. What is your concern with animal protein? I am not sure about all animal proteins, but fish meal does not spoil or go rancid if it is fermented properly and fed regularly.

 

[PSJ]

So how many ppl feed FF? I'd like to hear the pros and cons

 

[mbmess2003]

Hey, do any of you know where I can buy vegetable-based all purpose chicken crumble in the New Orleans area?  My silkies are hitting 4 months and I want to switch them from start-n-grow to an all purpose feed that I can prepare as FF.  This means it can't have any animal protein in it.  I didn't think it would be any big deal to find it.  Well, today I tried and struck out big time.  I checked the Double M stores, Jefferson Feed and did an online search for local stores with such a product.  I think TSC carries Purina Flock Raiser but we don't have a TSC on this side of the lake.  I ended up ordering some online but would really prefer to buy locally.

Why does it need to be and animal protein free? I FF but have never worried about protein (animal) content in it.

 

[MS Rooster Cogb]

Has anyone seen this video? The reporters are all excited about twins foals born on Easter. While that is all fine and dandy, check out the condition of the mare. Just sad!

http://screen.yahoo.com/rare-twin-horses-born-easter-000014340.html

Having 2 foal at once will pull her down she will need all the hay she can eat with a feed high in crude fat. most of the time 1 foal will not make it they were lucky both made it