"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[PSJ]

Anyone else have RIRs from there? They don't look dark enough to me to be RIRs, but it's been years since I've had RIR babies.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Just bought 3 RIRs and 3 "Ameraucanas" from TSC... Couldn't resist.

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Good morning all. Chilly outside.

Here are a couple pics from yesterday. They love to show off.

Beautiful!!!

 

[mzstre]

I'm not sure about trees either. We are going to buy some fruit trees on Friday and I just so happen to luck up on someone giving away a small orange tree that I snagged on yesterday. So that is 1 less tree that I have to buy. Now I won't have to continue to buy as many fruit from the store for my juicing. Too bad I can't grow grapes.

Congrats on the biddies!!!!!!

Everyone should have a Loquat (Japanese Plum) tree. Deeelicious! Makes amazing jelly too. I may have a nice sized one left if anyone is interested. We are about to tear down a shed and build a larger shop, and we had several growing on the side of the shed. We had to dig them up about a month ago in preparation.

 

[NOLA Chicks]

Does anyone know where I could find 2 juvenile silkies? I don't care what sex. I am fulfilling a dream of mine, finally, to have a humble little backyard flock. I already have 6 3week old buff orps, and I would dearly love to add a couple of silkies to the mix. I'd even be willing to trade two buffs for two silkies. I'm on west side of St. Tammany.
Also, I keep seeing craigslist ads for Bayou State Hatchery in Pontchatoula. Can't find any info about them anywhere. Does anyone know anything about them?

Gracie has silkies and so do I. We are keeping the chicks I hatched a few weeks ago, but have 3 more due to hatch next week. Someone else here has silkies...is it LaMike??? Someone help me out on that.
I have Silkies too. My girls are 3 and 3 1/2 months old now. I would love to know about local resources for Silkies. I got mine from Bobbi Porto in FL. Here are a couple of them.
Alice

Elvira

Dust bath for two - Little Biscuit and Bubbles.


I'm looking for a Partridge pullet if anyone has one or knows of one that's available.

 

[mzstre]

I heard that Japanese Plum trees are no good. Thoughts?

We LOVE our Japanese Plums!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Does anyone know where I could find 2 juvenile silkies? I don't care what sex. I am fulfilling a dream of mine, finally, to have a humble little backyard flock. I already have 6 3week old buff orps, and I would dearly love to add a couple of silkies to the mix. I'd even be willing to trade two buffs for two silkies. I'm on west side of St. Tammany. Also, I keep seeing craigslist ads for Bayou State Hatchery in Pontchatoula. Can't find any info about them anywhere. Does anyone know anything about them?

Gracie has silkies and so do I. We are keeping the chicks I hatched a few weeks ago, but have 3 more due to hatch next week. Someone else here has silkies...is it LaMike??? Someone help me out on that.

I have Silkies too. My girls are 3 and 3 1/2 months old now. I would love to know about local resources for Silkies. I got mine from Bobbi Porto in FL. Here are a couple of them. Alice Elvira Dust bath for two - Little Biscuit and Bubbles. I'm looking for a Partridge pullet if anyone has one or knows of one that's available.

oh my!

 

[mzstre]

I have silkies as well, but I'm starting to think they're nearly all boys. I'm really sad to think that I'll probably have to find homes for most of them. They are so sweet and adorable! All but one (below) came from show quality lines.

This is the cutie from a project pen (smooth with single comb). Girl or boy - we are keeping this one because my son will not let it go!

This is "Bunny", one of our splashes, who is likely a boy.

 

[1MrsMagoo]

Can anyone tell me what are the 5 best fruit trees to plant that will produce quickly and abundantly in Louisiana? Thanks

Satsuma, Mulberry, Mayhaw (more of a bush than tree), peach, and plums do fairly well here. Also, on a bit more exotic side, you have figs, and jujubes that do really well. We do have native PawPaw trees here, and I hear they grow quite well. I have tried growing them in my orchard, but sadly the tree itself must taste good because EVERYTHING eats them: The geese, the goats, the horse....all of them eat them to nubs even through protection.

I was really impressed with the size of the fruit and taste on my Illinois everbearing mulberry tree last year. It was a first year tree (about 3 years old as planted) and grew like MAD and surprisingly produced quite a few berries.

Not trees, but blueberries and goumi berries do really well here too....along with thornless blackberries and muscadines.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Looking good! I have to get some updated pics of mine. Burtis was so cute--- Romeo & D'artagnan were fanning away & he got right in the middle of them & opened his little turkey-sized tail & was strutting his stuff along with the big boys!