"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Whiskey Bay]

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I made some really nice fairly cheap brooders.I used 2 1x12's for the sides(cut each into a 3' and a 5' piece)I used 1/2 X 1 welded wire,but hardware cloth works good too.(I have one with it.) and hardware cloth across the top with a couple hole cut in the top for doors.My light can just set on top or clamp on.I added a support across the top and some 1x2 liners along the top and bottom outside to hold wire in place AND prevent cuts.They have worked very well for me.For extra warmth I just put feed bags over the top to hold the heat in and they get air from the bottom.

 

[kuntrygirl]

55 degrees outside this morning.

Good morning.

 

[La Mike]

These people have some nice silver laced Terri. http://fowlrus.blogspot.com/p/orpington.html

Hope everyone's doing great . Lost all but 1 of my RP turkey in 1 night. Not sure who's the culprit but took 5 grown hens and 1 grown tom in 1 night.
So we are back to booby trapping the world over here again. I got a serious score to settle with something.
Installing under ground electric fence for my pyrenees to have full run on the property and hoping that will put a permanent end to the predator game.
Loving this weather hope ya'll are to.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Mike, I am soooo sorry to hear about your turkeys. I pity the fool/predator that messed with you and your animals. They are DEAD!!!!

 

[TerriLaChicks]

My brooder is hardware cloth & I have clips on the top plus I run a couple of those stretchy cords with hooks on both ends to secure it.

Thanks for the info Mike! and enabling my addiction.

Because we all know I NEED more chickens!

OK everybody, PLEASE CROSS FINGERS & TOES FOR ME!!!
I just applied for the position of office manager for the Stine store here. It's what I did the past nine years anyway, and they have BENEFITS!!!!

Of course, in building materials, everybody knows everybody, so I called to ask one of the sales guys there to put in a good word for me, and the store GM answered the phone.

My friend was out on the road, so I told the GM who I was (Jim's wife - my husband has over 36 years in building materials & has called on practically the whole state at one time or another) --

so here I am -- I have over 20 years experience in building materials, I need a job, I can start tomorrow----well, he got all excited & said he was calling the corporate office right then & have them download my app.

So, I think I'll get an interview out of this, anyway...

 

[TerriLaChicks]

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I am SO sorry about your losses - do you think it could be a bobcat?

 

[MandyH]

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Good luck!! Hope all goes well.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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This is great news Terri. I"m crossing my fingers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

List EVERYONE here on the Lay-ers thread as references.

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Mine too!!

Me, three!!! Missi hope your headache is gone now!

I had the sinus headache from hell this morning but it's going away now, been running back & forth to my folks' house -- Mom took both the flu and the pneumonia vaccines yesterday & reacted horribly to the pneumonia one -- her arm is swollen & red from her shoulder to her elbow & she is running fever & nauseated & sick as a dog - in bed - she will be 80 next month -- stubborn as an ox, too. I just gave her a benadryl, some chicken noodle soup & iced tea & sent her back to bed. I just hate to see my folks getting so fragile as they age.

Steve is one beautiful pony!

Cadjien, thanks for the laugh--- you bet I was turning cartwheels yesterday when I saw the internet back up!!!!

Terri, I sure hope your Mom is feeling better today!! Keeping

that she is!!

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Oh Yikes!! That really sucks. My next door neighbor gets them real bad like that!