"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[kuntrygirl]

I have to chime in and say that my raised open air coops are predator proof. The only predator that can get in a coop that is 3 feet off the ground is a 2 legged human. And if I catch him, he will be crawling away with busted knee caps.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I had ants in my horse stall & my Vet at the time told me to use grits the kind you have to cook, she also said to take a shovel full of one ant hill & put it on another the ants will fight & kill each other

Ooooooo. That is sooo cool. I can't wait to do that to see them fight. Lol

 

[kuntrygirl]

Ok all...another dumb question....are you ready

??? My coop is attached to the run and completely enclosed with heavy duty wire. It is secure. The neighbors rottweiler attempted entry once and tore his nose up so much, that he only stalks around the coop and run now. The property is surrounded by 3 board horse fencing, that is why my girls are only out of coop and run when I'm outside working. I do not lock up my girls in the coop at night. They go in themselves at dusk and come out at first light. What are the cons to doing this? My coop has good ventilation (2 soffit vents and 2 2x2 windows). The nesting boxes are attached to the coop on either side (3 each side). They are not laying yet, but hopefully soon! What do you think about not closing the door to the coop? Is it necessary during this time of year? I could understand during the winter, with cold weather, but now? Thanks, Laurie

I would strongly suggest that you lock them up. I would hate to read your next post saying that your flock was killed by a predator. Better to be safe than sorry. Predators don't have a schedule for what time of the year to attack. They are on call 365 days a year. They don't take vacations and they don't close on holidays.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

These are the worms/larvae that show up in the chicken yard garbage can. There is a plastic liner in the can and I only put paper and chicken poop and a little other organic material. Can anyone identify these?

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[SportChick]

Help! I need 1 new baby chick. We had a terrible hatch and only got 1 chick. I don't want it to be lonely. I'm in NW Louisiana (shreveport).

 

[173rd]

O my I just have 17 hatched today
We are bastrop La
And 40 week before last You are sure welcome to some of ours

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[sdm111]

These are the worms/larvae that show up in the chicken yard garbage can. There is a plastic liner in the can and I only put paper and chicken poop and a little other organic material. Can anyone identify these?

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Fly larvae

 

[mzstre]

These are the worms/larvae that show up in the chicken yard garbage can. There is a plastic liner in the can and I only put paper and chicken poop and a little other organic material. Can anyone identify these?

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It's likely Black Soldier Fly larvae.

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Fly larvae

Thanks!! My chickens love eating them. Will it hurt them? Every now and then I get a bunch of them. But the girls eat them all so I haven't noticed an increase in flies.

 

[MicheleC]

My crooked, spiraled, Indian Runner egg