"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[PrimroseMom1]

I have no idea. I couldn't catch him. When I saw him he was on his back paws eating in the chicken feeder right there with the chickens and turkeys. I ran inside to get my phone to take a pic and he was gone after that. I looked for him and found him near the rabbit shed. I don't know what's going on at my place.

The last guest that showed up at my house was this fella. This was a couple years ago and he refuses to leave.

I posted ads on craigslist and asked around the neighborhood. No one seems to know who he belongs to. Someone just dumped him at my house.

Is that a breed of duck?

 

[PrimroseMom1]

ok LA peeps, need some local input.....what are these "berries" that i have growing in parts of the yard?








I always heard they were "wild strawberries" not for eating. I don't know if that is true or not.

 

[mbmess2003]

did you name him Elvis?

 

[sawyerashton]

ok LA peeps, need some local input.....what are these "berries" that i have growing in parts of the yard?

I'm glad you posted this. I just found some recently in my backyard and wondered if I could pick them for the chicks. If what you have is the same as in my yard, I'm fairly sure they are mock strawberries (yellow flowers).

Here's what I found:

From what I read (if you can trust what you read on the Internet) is that they are edible, but not flavorful like real strawberries.

http://newlifeonahomestead.com/2011/07/are-wild-strawberries-edible/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_strawberry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_strawberries

 

[mbmess2003]

I've seen the chickens eating them....so it must be safe for them

 

[TerriLaChicks]

I've seen the chickens eating them....so it must be safe for them

I've always heard you couldn't eat them - I'm sure not going to try & see if that's true or not.

Name that duck "Elvis" -- LOVE IT!

Just thought of something -- take your pics of the berries & email them to the Ag extension office -- they'll know -- I sent a pic of a very very ugly caterpillar a couple years ago & they told me all about it (it was the larvae of the black swallow-tail butterfly & it likes to eat my citrus trees & it's called a brown dog caterpillar - very scary looking)!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Guess who came back this morning? Yep, you got it. He's back. Roger Rabbit has returned. He was eating in the chicken feeder again. When I saw him, I raced to get my phone to take a pic but by that time, he had run inside the chicken stall. I ran to get the key to unlock the fence to try to close the door to trap him. Well, as I'm rushing to get the lock open, I notice that he started taking a DUST BATH !!!!!!!!!!!! Can you believe that? A rabbit taking a dust bath like the chickens. Well after a few seconds of that, he hopped out, so I missed trying to trap him. He played with the turkeys a few seconds and when he spotted me, he ran towards the back of the property. :/ Oh well, I'll keep trying to catch him. I have an extra cage to put him in WHEN I catch him.

 

[kuntrygirl]

here are some pic from the weekend of the chickens enjoying the weather.....

BEAUTIFUL BIRDS! Awesome pics. Looks like heaven over there. Thanks for posting and sharing. I LOVE IT !!!!!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

don't you just love it when there is a waiting line for the nest box?

LOL @ waiting. Too cute!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I have no idea. I couldn't catch him. When I saw him he was on his back paws eating in the chicken feeder right there with the chickens and turkeys. I ran inside to get my phone to take a pic and he was gone after that. I looked for him and found him near the rabbit shed. I don't know what's going on at my place. The last guest that showed up at my house was this fella. This was a couple years ago and he refuses to leave. :/ I posted ads on craigslist and asked around the neighborhood. No one seems to know who he belongs to. Someone just dumped him at my house.

Is that a breed of duck?

Yes, he is a muscovy duck.