"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[mzstre]

Afternoon everyone!  Busy week at work and at home with the birds. 

Jeff--call when you're ready.  I'll send one of my professional chicken snatchers in to get them.

Trying to get everything finalized for my trip to BR on Saturday to deliver eggs, pick up rabbits and birds--and BOTH of our vehicles are acting up.   How does this happen all at once?!?  The belt on the A/C in hubby's truck starts vibrating like the pulley is loose.  Replaced the belt and the pulley and the darn thing still vibrates and makes all kinds of racket!  My car has also decided to begin making a mystery noise.  Once I hit 35 it sounds like I'm driving a 4-wheeler down the road.  It's like it's revving and not shifting gears--but it is.  It's shifting just fine.  Online forum suggested wheel bearings, but those seem okay.  Who knows.  I don't have the time to fix either before Saturday so we may be taking a rental so we don't get stranded.

If anyone in the BR area would be interested--I have 4 light sussex chicks that I still can't sex yet for sale, a 5 month old Heritage RIR cockerel,  and a 7 month old gold laced wyandotte cockerel--best of breed at show.  PM me if you'd like these and I will bring them with me on Saturday. 

Been looking at cages for the rabbits we are getting and I'm not happy with the cheap junk heaps I'm finding in the stores.  I think we'll be buying wire and making our own.  Suggestions?

*sigh* My 18 year old just moved into his own place.  When did I get this old?  The more I think about all this mess; the more wine I drink.   It's a public service--I must keep my mood mellow so I don't choke anyone!

Gracious, your luck sounds like mine! Vehicle problems stink. I hope your day gets better. The wine should definitely help!

 

[PSJ]

Nothing special. Just took a few quick pics of one of the boys yesterday.

oh my!! Gorgeous!

 

[LAchickenMESS]

Sure, you can start off with DE. I'm not a big of shavings, so you may not want my opinion on those shavings. I use towels but that's just me. Others love shavings but I don't. Shavings scare me. I would sprinkle DE on the floor (shavings or towels or whatever you decide to use). Yes, you will have to get those areas but be careful. How many will you have to dust?

I used towels for the first two weeks, but switched to shavings when I combined the 8 with the two new ones. I will be dusting 10 3-4 week olds. They were in a big plastic tub, but now that they are bigger and more of them, I put them in the bathtub. I have only had 3 or 4 at a time before, so never had a problem with space. I could go back to towels, but thought the chickies would move them around and slip on the tub. Trying to finish their fancy coop to get them out of the house, but don't want mites in there...

I would rather not use Sevin as we eat the weeds and bring out our guinea pigs to graze every now and then and I don't want residue floating over to my garden. I'm hoping DE, or as I read on another post, Dawn dish detergent baths, could do the trick. Opinions?

 

[kuntrygirl]

Sure, you can start off with DE. I'm not a big of shavings, so you may not want my opinion on those shavings. I use towels but that's just me. Others love shavings but I don't. Shavings scare me. I would sprinkle DE on the floor (shavings or towels or whatever you decide to use). Yes, you will have to get those areas but be careful. How many will you have to dust?

I used towels for the first two weeks, but switched to shavings when I combined the 8 with the two new ones.  I will be dusting 10 3-4 week olds.   They were in a big plastic tub, but now that they are bigger and more of them, I put them in the bathtub.  I have only had 3 or 4 at a time before, so never had a problem with space.   I could go back to towels, but thought the chickies would move them around and slip on the tub.  Trying to finish their fancy coop to get them out of the house, but don't want mites in there...  

I would rather not use Sevin as we eat the weeds and bring out our guinea pigs to graze every now and then and I don't want residue floating over to my garden.  I'm hoping DE, or as I read on another post, Dawn dish detergent baths, could do the trick.  Opinions?

Ok. Try the DE first and let's see how that goes.

 

[chickenbelle]

Nothing special. Just took a few quick pics of one of the boys yesterday.

Gorgeous!

 

[Gracie9205]

If anyone needs an incubator, I'm selling my Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance for $200. They are regularly $400 brand new. Gently used, and will be THOROUGHLY cleaned when you get it. I can ship if you need.





Might be open to trades if you have something special

 

[kuntrygirl]

I just have to say this and then I'm going to exit stage left.

I have been seeing several chicken tractors, brooders, cages, etc for sale on Craigslist and I can't believe the prices that these people are listing. I'm like, "SERIOUSLY"??? Some as much as $100.00 for something that looks like they should pay someone to drag off of their property. Do these raggedy coops/cages REALLY cost that much?

Ok, so here goes my exit. Where is Stage Left again? Oh, there is it.

 

[Gracie9205]

I just have to say this and then I'm going to exit stage left.

I have been seeing several chicken tractors, brooders, cages, etc for sale on Craigslist and I can't believe the prices that these people are listing. I'm like, "SERIOUSLY"??? Some as much as $100.00 for something that looks like they should pay someone to drag off of their property. Do these raggedy coops/cages REALLY cost that much?

Ok, so here goes my exit. Where is Stage Left again? Oh, there is it.

I understand paying good money for something made of quality treated lumber, but you are correct! Half of the stuff probably couldn't even be loaded without falling apart!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I just have to say this and then I'm going to exit stage left.


I have been seeing several chicken tractors, brooders, cages, etc for sale on Craigslist and I can't believe the prices that these people are listing. I'm like, "SERIOUSLY"??? Some as much as $100.00 for something that looks like they should pay someone to drag off of their property. Do these raggedy coops/cages REALLY cost that much?


Ok, so here goes my exit. Where is Stage Left again? Oh, there is it.

I understand paying good money for something made of quality treated lumber, but you are correct!  Half of the stuff probably couldn't even be loaded without falling apart!

Gracie, when I see that stuff, I just shake my head and go to the next ad. Pitiful.

I have given away FREE MANY raggedy coops in my day and I have told the person who wanted it just how raggedy it was and they still wanted it anyway. I could put some of those coops in the raggedy category.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

CHICKEN LITTLE! THE SKY IS FALLING! Lol really tho...wow for about an hour it boomed and cracked! The chickens were LOVIN it! whaaat? My dog was hiding, kids wanted to know what all the house shaking was about...and the girls...out gobbilin up fallen bugs like a fox in a hen house! Rain has subsided and they are soaked, fat and happy now. Weirdo chickens, I love them! Happy hump day ya'll!

LOL

When I saw the weather cooking up this morning, I didn't let the bunnies out, but I let the girls out, I knew they'd be fine and be SCREAMING to be let out. They just peck around in the rain. They have plenty of places to get out of the rain, but more times than not, they'll just walk around getting soaked. The only thing they really care about is "don't lock us up unless we are sleeping." LOL