"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[kuntrygirl]

It wasn't too bad. I started it yesterday and it was good and bubbley this morning. I just replaced the wet with the same amount of dry and will see how it goes.

It is when you have 3, 4, or 5 hundred head to mix up that mess for(huh Julie?) it would be big ol barrels at a time + nasty to dole out, not one itty bitty five gallon bucket at my place. It just doesn't seem feasible to me, much less worth the effort. I can go sling out the dry feed amounts for the day in a very few minutes for each group or pen and go on. What I find spending the most time on, is the watering and keeping clean water in front of these numbers. I don't have time to stir up a witches kettle of brew daily, me. J/S but for the ones with the small numbers I can see this working out for ya'll.

Jeff

Yeppers! I'm with you Jeff on that. I ain't fightin with all of that. No way. No can do. :/

You are right about the time in watering and keeping clean water. I thought I was the only one that had that headache. Man, that kills me on some days but I know it's gotta be done. :/

LOL @ witches kettle of brew. That pretty much sums it all up Jeff.

And I agree, for those with smaller flocks that can make this work, PLEASE do so. I have heard nothing but great comments about the FF. If the feed store sold buckets of FF, then I would be all on that. And I would bring you a few buckets too Jeff.

Wish I could have more but I am over my limit now. As far as the water situation goes I have an automatic system in place. They can't poop in it so it stays clean.

PLEASE do not wish for anymore. You DO NOT WANT THAT! I have waterfowl, so they need dishpans to place their heads under the water for cleaning and pools for bathing and wasting my water when they splash around all day while increasing my water bill !!!!!!!!!!! :/

 

[Angelicisi]

I have a small pond and ample space for some ducks to roam/free range, would love to have a pair here but I'm still in the city still and fear they fly around to not to far busy roads, are there flightless ducks?

Lol@ don't wish for more! Hahahaha I've decided that chicks, aren't technically hens (law says hens - no roosters, so ya...I think I will need chicks regularly lol

PLEASE do not wish for anymore. You DO NOT WANT THAT! I have waterfowl, so they need dishpans to place their heads under the water for cleaning and pools for bathing and wasting my water when they splash around all day while increasing my water bill !!!!!!!!!!! :/

 

[luvmychicken]

No ducks!!!!

 

[Angelicisi]

Lol!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Ways to combat mosquitoes naturally

Spray On Garlic

Garlic makes an effective natural mosquito repellant. Mix one part garlic juice with five parts water. Put the solution in a spray bottle and spritz yourself as needed. As a side benefit, you will also repel vampires!

Plant Lemon Grass

Thai lemon grass contains citronella oil, which has a strong scent that makes it hard for mosquitos to find you. At the same time, lemon grass is a beautiful mounding perennial. Plant some on your property wherever your family and friends like to congregate.

 

[Angelicisi]

This is good info! Lemon grass clumps can be pretty easily maintained too, also get rid of any standing water to (hahahahaha in the south here I don't think that's possible), hang bat houses,

 

[kuntrygirl]

You're right about the standing water. I've always wanted to have a few bats around. Where can I get a bat house? If I build it, will they come? Lol

 

[Angelicisi]

Build one, we had some in the woods. We chased out squirrels from a sheds eves and they moved in. Neat things and don't bother us.

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

Need yalls opinions please.. I have a friend that wants to get about five egg layers and put them in a chicken tractor but she says she don't want to feed then grains, any alternatives. She says she don't eat grains so she don't want to feed them grains. IDK

 

[Ron Skekel]

Bats ! Better hope they don't ge.t in your house or barn. I had about 200 or so in the eve beside the chimney.
They got in an hole about the size of a quarter . The up side hardly any skeeters , the down side they really
Dos not smell so good. It' s a good idea to put a bat house away from your home. Plus if your do put one up
Try to put it a least 15 to 20 feet above the ground. Bats cannot fly from a purch. They have to drop and
Catch air under their wings . Well any way that my two cents, good luck with them kind of hard to get them
To go to the bat house but they will find it sooner or later"