"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[TerriLaChicks]

OK I can't find you guys on FB -- will try again tomorrow.Please post the link again. Have a good night!

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

x2 me neither

 

[Ron Skekel]

I think  I sent it but I dont' know it went through or not...

if you go to your inbox and check your sent page if you see your e-mail there then it made it to her box. It looks like there is e few members here now. Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

OK I can't find you guys on FB  -- will try again tomorrow.Please post the link again. Have a good night!

You can't find it b/c its a seceret groupe you won't have access till you get your in vite. The public can't see it .I'll pop over and let her know if she's on line. Pam

 

[Jipus5]

With the chicken wire you can count on finding some snakes. Last year there were SOOOOO many snakes. Like the others said, not only is hardware cloth stronger but the smaller gauged wire will help keep snakes out but make sure that all openings are covered and secure. Snakes can squeeze through pretty small openings. You may still find snakes around the coop area, even if they can't get in. If you keep chickens, snakes are just a reality you have to deal with. Also if you have any reservations of killing varmints like raccoons, foxes and possums - you may want to consider shedding them now. They are merciless chicken killers and will continue to come back so long as they live. Some people find it harder then others to have something killed. I wouldn't have dreamed of having a raccoon executed before owning chickens myself but after you have enough birds with heads ripped off you get hardened.

Just an FYI. my cousin works for Louisiana Wildlife and Fishery Department. It is ILLEGAL to trap, wound or kill red foxes in this state. Most don't know that, but its a huge fine and possibility of jailtime though usually just a chunk of community service which MAY include some type of financial restitution to the state. Foxes are considered part of the Louisiana Fur Trade and are therefore protected. You can't trap them safely and remove them from the area, you can't wound them in any way, and you can't kill them EVER! Same thing with buzzards and crows. Just be careful. Usually, right to protect your livestock law applies, but not where red foxes are concerned.
Course, what my fellow chicken raisers and I say in my area..."IF I SHOOT AND KILL THEN BURY, AND NO ONE SEES....DID IT HAPPEN?" Not that I am admitting anything... but I can say, for some reason, that my rifle and shotgun skills have greatly improved in the last 2 years...by land or air....

Only way you can legally harm a red fox is if it is attacking your child or yourself! You have to just sit there and watch as they haul off your livestock or pet.....seem INSANE to me... cause for me, that ain't happening!

 

[Jipus5]

Omg. Did I tell y'all already? Sorry if this is a repeat, I don't think so lol
So I get a call last week for my pet lop rabbit Fluffybutt. (i know so original lol)

He is the sweetest rabbit I ever met and I've come across some sweethearts. We listed him at a ridiculous price figuring A. Nobody would buy him. I love him but he needs more love not to sit with meat rabbits wondering if he's next lol... And B. A high price paid *might* mean they'll take good care of him?

I got a call last week. From Cali. It was a movie director.

nope not kidding. They will be filming in baton rouge end if month and he is what they need they said to give to a lil boy actor as a gift in the movie...don't know what movie yet, they're secrets til filming or until I'm on a non-blab list. I will neva be on a non-blab list. Think I'm already on the "shhhh don't tell Christina yet she gets too excited over everything list"...
N e ways I sorta thought it was a joke. C'mon really? but got a call & emails today with paperwork. Seems borrowing an animal is a lot of paperwork. I suppose if it were a purebred or trained creature the movie company hurt or killed, things could go really bad...hence paperwork but its fluffybutt. He's been through cats, dogs, babies, kids, everything. Not scared of anything lol

So ya I am super excited we will be in the credits lmao

I think I know which movie and actor this will be for...SWEET!!!! I have been in a few, doing extras work. Tons of fun! Ever see 'the iceman'...happened to be in that one a number of times. So when ever a movie is being made in Louisiana or east Texas, I get an email. YEAR ONE was made 3 miles from me...it's kinda cool to be a part of history in a way...cause movies are kept around FOREVER!~ Congrats to ya!!!! You MUST show a pic of the chicken you give em!!

 

[Jipus5]

Angel, I am so excited about the stardom to soon belong to Fluffybutt. There are very strict rules that no animal can be hurt or harmed in movie making. Your only concern will be what he will wear on the Red Carpet and whether his head will be too big for the hutch. Lol. Actually, he will probably handle his fame quite well. And just imagine the stories he will have to tell the others. They may not want to be just mating pairs after that. Lol

WHAT EVER WILL YOU WEAR? I mean red carpet stuff has GOT to be fun to attend! And will he NEED to be wearing a diaper contraption that resembles a tux? Seems like a viable inquiry... LOL

 

[Jipus5]

How could you forget the meaties? Little fuzzy-butts underfoot in your house!

Chicken math has ranged for me from 4 up to 40+ at times. And here’s hatching season right around the corner…..

For me, it was HIS 6, which turned into an US, which got it all taken over (of course), and is now a 37. My tenure began with his 6, then after 10 RIR's, 4 Austrolorp, 1 Leghorn, 4 Sex Link, 4EE bought from Tractor Supply, 1 Japanese Bantam hen, and 1 Seabright Bantam hen bought from a local farmer, then 4 more RIR's as gifts, Hatching a minumum of 150 each year for the past 2 years, then 32 slaughtered myself, 23 chicks eaten by our dog when he was a puppy, 8 taken by chicken hawks, 6 taken by stray dogs, and the rest killed by foxes, we now have 39.
After a fox got our Bantam Rooster, the Japanese and Seabright hens 'married' our EE Rooster, then went broody in our insulation, hatched 17, some have survived the FROLICKING FOX ATTACKS, and now, I can't tell which some are...regular sized chickens or half breeds? So my confusion remains... The chickens I hatched September and October are now the size of the Bantams that were hatched in July... so time will tell I suppose.
My tenure continues.... This year, since we hace ridden ourselves of the FOX INVASIONS, I have ordered some BLACK CORNISH, and hope to finagle some way to ONLY incubate their eggs, though mixed, I feel the blend will ensure more meat as well as a quicker growth time. As requisitioning meat is more of what I am needing. BUT, I am addicted to incubating... those sweet lil fluffies living in our shower stall for a month just pleases me no end! So I dont know what I am doing... am I a real farmer type if i dont have a plan????? Im THAT gal....

 

[foreverlearning]

For me, it was HIS 6, which turned into an US, which got it all taken over (of course), and is now a 37. My tenure began with his 6, then after 10 RIR's, 4 Austrolorp, 1 Leghorn, 4 Sex Link, 4EE bought from Tractor Supply, 1 Japanese Bantam hen, and 1 Seabright Bantam hen bought from a local farmer, then 4 more RIR's as gifts, Hatching a minumum of 150 each year for the past 2 years, then 32 slaughtered myself, 23 chicks eaten by our dog when he was a puppy, 8 taken by chicken hawks, 6 taken by stray dogs, and the rest killed by foxes, we now have 39.
After a fox got our Bantam Rooster, the Japanese and Seabright hens 'married' our EE Rooster, then went broody in our insulation, hatched 17, some have survived the FROLICKING FOX ATTACKS, and now, I can't tell which some are...regular sized chickens or half breeds? So my confusion remains... The chickens I hatched September and October are now the size of the Bantams that were hatched in July... so time will tell I suppose.
My tenure continues.... This year, since we hace ridden ourselves of the FOX INVASIONS, I have ordered some BLACK CORNISH, and hope to finagle some way to ONLY incubate their eggs, though mixed, I feel the blend will ensure more meat as well as a quicker growth time. As requisitioning meat is more of what I am needing. BUT, I am addicted to incubating... those sweet lil fluffies living in our shower stall for a month just pleases me no end! So I dont know what I am doing... am I a real farmer type if i dont have a plan????? Im THAT gal....

You think real farmers have a plan? It starts with a plan and ends with where did you hatch from? Is it still illegal if the fox gets between you and the target while you are shooting??? I can see a case for many "oops" there!

 

[Jipus5]

Does anyone know if there is someone who has good stock of Dark Cornish, or Plymouth Rocks that sells hatching eggs here in Louisiana? Now especially I'm wishing we had been able to go to that poultry show.

AMBROSE ANIMAL FARM
(318) 771-0399
She will be receiving the BLACK CORNISH by the 3rd week of January... , cause I got some of them reserved for myself! I Haven't asked her about the Plymouth Rocks yet. She has a facebook page, seems to always respond to me on there in a timely manner. I have been to her farm, bought our dog from her, and she is the one person our local Tractor Supply gets all their chicks from each Spring. She does seem to run a full farm: rabbits, chickens, geese, hogs, and more! She is where I get any of my breeds from...
Plus, I liked the way she runs things. She can ship as well. She will continue to get my business! So if you need, call her. NOT PRICEY AT ALL!