"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Ron Skekel]

Happy Monday everyone! I am coming to you all for advice once again. My hens will be 20 weeks tomorrow. I'm fairly certain a few of them are close to laying because their combs and wattles have grown and reddened noticeably in the past three weeks. So when should I put nest boxes in with them? Wait until they drop an egg or will putting them in now stimulate them to laying? My setup is not ideal so I have not put them in there yet bc I did not want them to start sleeping in them. They are wyandottes and I have also heard the opinion that they could possibly take longer than typical to start laying. Also should I start mixing in layer feed with their grower now? Thanks for any advice in advance!

NOW!!! Once they start squating for you eggs are soon to follow. I have wyandottes the Gold laced layed at 4 months. The silver 5 months. Most people have nest boxes built into the coop. if you don't get them in there they will find somewhere and you will be hunting for them.

 

[CackedNut]

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Glad you guys got away for a bit. Before we went to the beach, I told my youngest (that's the stinker), that if a jellyfish stung him, someone would have to pee on it. He searched for jellyfish as a result. lol...

 

[CackedNut]

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Done!

 

[Sean O]

How is everyone doing? Still reading a few post on the site everyday and I now subscribe to two Poultry Magazines that I used to buy from Tractor Supply. I still have my micro flock of seven, 5 Barred Rocks and two EE. Here are some pictures of my blue eggs, one of my hens first eggs (Jupiter) and a cottonmouth that is no longer with us.

Is there a good spot in central Louisiana to trade poultry? I am in Leesville right now. All we have is a very small farmers market in town and at the TS, no chickens.

Enjoy!







-Sean

 

[Ron Skekel]

How is everyone doing? Still reading a few post on the site everyday and I now subscribe to two Poultry Magazines that I used to buy from Tractor Supply. I still have my micro flock of seven, 5 Barred Rocks and two EE. Here are some pictures of my blue eggs, one of my hens first eggs (Jupiter) and a cottonmouth that is no longer with us. Is there a good spot in central Louisiana to trade poultry? I am in Leesville right now. All we have is a very small farmers market in town and at the TS, no chickens. Enjoy! -Sean

Nice eggs! That's how I like to see snakes. About a month ago I almost stepped on one that size. We have realized that other chickens will pull the muff and turt feathers on americonas. So if yours grow back in you may have what the breeder told you. If not Easter eggers. Either way their both nice birds.

 

[Ron Skekel]

Been so busy

First Cherokee tomato was amazing, hands down heirlooms are best I eat them like a sliced apple. Grow from seeds my children planted (thank you Lemon!) And a pullet egg from a chick hatched in March.

Had some issues at work, my manager delayed my pay- so many words-glad I'm on BYC lol so our anniversary get away was cancelled
Then at 11pm night before we were gifted a babysitter, a gift certificate for lunch and we escaped
An I told you so at me is in order..."August is jellyfish season..." I'm a tough broad. But when I was 22 I got nailed by a baracuda fish in the ankle in Florida wading in shallow blue water had an anklet on and BAM, worked like a lure and I needed 70 stitches...so I have been a beach dweller since. Avoid the water above toes this time hubby begs and I go a half mile out with him, wading through murky warm water we were having a blast tho - then it felt like I got shot in the foot! Noooooo! Then he hollered (he DOESN'T holler for pain-ever) and pulled a mass of slime off his shoulder and side crap we both realized we got nailed by a nettle. Didn't even KNOW nettles were here in the gulf! I knew the fake jellyfish (no sting same body type without tentacles) were here but cmon, nettles were a california worry! It hurt for awhile but he was on after a couple hours. We still had a blast and enjoyed a few hours without children

See the bunny?

I won't say that just this. I warned you! I've heard a golden shower takes the sting away. glad you got to get away.

 

[Ron Skekel]

Been so busy

First Cherokee tomato was amazing, hands down heirlooms are best I eat them like a sliced apple. Grow from seeds my children planted (thank you Lemon!) And a pullet egg from a chick hatched in March.

Had some issues at work, my manager delayed my pay- so many words-glad I'm on BYC lol so our anniversary get away was cancelled
Then at 11pm night before we were gifted a babysitter, a gift certificate for lunch and we escaped
An I told you so at me is in order..."August is jellyfish season..." I'm a tough broad. But when I was 22 I got nailed by a baracuda fish in the ankle in Florida wading in shallow blue water had an anklet on and BAM, worked like a lure and I needed 70 stitches...so I have been a beach dweller since. Avoid the water above toes this time hubby begs and I go a half mile out with him, wading through murky warm water we were having a blast tho - then it felt like I got shot in the foot! Noooooo! Then he hollered (he DOESN'T holler for pain-ever) and pulled a mass of slime off his shoulder and side crap we both realized we got nailed by a nettle. Didn't even KNOW nettles were here in the gulf! I knew the fake jellyfish (no sting same body type without tentacles) were here but cmon, nettles were a california worry! It hurt for awhile but he was on after a couple hours. We still had a blast and enjoyed a few hours without children

See the bunny?

FYI what you call nettles we call Man- o-war!

 

[Sean O]

The lump you see in the picture inside the snake is actually a golf ball. I used them so that my girls would lay in the boxes. They worked, I just never took them out. So the snake ate a golf ball first, then a blue egg. Now it makes compost.

 

[Angelicisi]

great job catching snake, that's a big one!

The lump you see in the picture inside the snake is actually a golf ball. I used them so that my girls would lay in the boxes. They worked, I just never took them out. So the snake ate a golf ball first, then a blue egg. Now it makes compost.

 

[Melnic]

Just a quick newbie "woo-hoo"!! Three of my hens squatted for me today so I think I'm on official first egg watch.