"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[LemonMeringue]

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Keep me posted on how this works out. I use to buy them for the wild birds a while back. post Katrina, oil spill, and economy I had to cut back on some nonessentials. Pam

Sure!

 

[kuntrygirl]

Interesting story.

So, they can fit in an opening the size of a quarter? WOW !!! Tha'ts small. And why till it with foam spray insulation? The numbers tripled? I think I need to read up on bats before I vetnure off into luring some my way.

Can't wait to hear how you relocated them.

The foam spray expands an fills any holes or cracks. We used it on our house to keep them out. We left one opening so it would be easer to trap them. Their like bees they send out a few to find a new place for their colony, Once they find a place they tell the rest come on over.

I'll try to make a long story short. Once you have one entrance you can start trapping. Bats have to drop and catch air to fly. So we made what would look like a basket ball hoop out of wood at the top plastic bag duct taped to wood hung down a foot and a half with a small hole at the bottom. then we hung a 5 gallon bucket under that. Hole in plastic bag over and in bucket. Top of hoop hung under bat entrance/ exit. So Bat comes out falls in hoop slides down plastic into bucket. they can't crawl out of bucket. So every morning bucket full of bats. Ron takes bats If I remember correctly at least 10 miles away or they will come right back. He would stop on bridge by overpass an empty bucket. On overpass because bats need to drop to fly. This went on for about two weeks before they were all gone. One morning he forgot to empty bucket so that after noon we went to toss off bridge well he got a nose full of guano To this day if you bring up bats he goes right to the memory of that smell and says he can still smell it. Then we filled that hole. no more bats.Pam

WOW!!! Love that story. LOL @ he got a nose full of guano.

 

[kuntrygirl]

We were thinking of doing 8 or so :/ maybe...just got the rabbitry started so I dunno lol maybe I can free range 5-8 with my rescue flock and keep them on fermented feed with them. I watched a guy free range his set and they did well, but he had small numbers and could keep an eye on them individually. We want to do a large set next year but only a trail run maybe before New years.

Anyone planning on ordering broilers this year?

My plan is to get 100 broilers. A couple guys that have pluckers have told me that I can borrow their pluckers, so I want to having a plucking weekend when that time comes.

My plan is to construct an outside pen, away from the toher animals, for them to free range all day and I want to feed organic feed but I have to find where to buy it. I want these birds to be 100% organic or as close to organic as possible. I don't use any pesticides or chemicals on my grass or soil, so they won't be eating any crap. I'll have to figure how much feed 100 broilers will eat in 6 - 8 weeks. I'm sure I will lose some before them but I'll try my best.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I had a dog years ago. She died at the age of 13 years old a few years back. She was a pit bull but she didn't know that she was a pit bull. She was just as gently as a lamb. I was always afraid that someone would steal her because she was so frienldy, so I had to always keep my eye on her when she was outside. She was a spoiled house dog that slept in the bed with me every night. The night that she died, I called my family (sisters and brothers) to let them know that she died and they surprised me by showing up at my house the next morning and we had a memorial service for her. My brother dug a 5 foot deep grave under her favorite pecan tree and we buried her. I'm tearing up just thinking about it. She has a head stone and everything. I get too attached to animals.


If I were to get another dog, it would be a guard dog for the chicken yard and I'm not sure I could stand to have him/her in the chicken yard working and not inside chilling out with me.

  You had a lot of wonderful years with her and gave her a fabulous life I'm sure!!!  I'm sorry for your pain. I think you would give a dog a wonderful life.  They could still guard the chicken yard and be a house dog.  You should consider it.  Getting attached to your animals is not a bad thing.  They bring us so much joy.  I wouldn't trade that.  What was her name?

I had a catahoula/sheppard/pit mix (and then some).  My husband brought her to me after we lost our first baby very late in the pregnancy.  One of the workers had her.  She was half starved, had heartworms and mange!  I didn't want her at first, because I was grieving.  But a very short time later, I ended up taking her to the vet.  She was the most pitiful thing!  Those mange treatments were awful, and the heartworm treatment was another story.  We had Maggie for just shy of 13 years.  She was smarter than just about any man I know.  We lost her to heart failure 4 years ago.  We buried her under an oak tree in our pasture.  Last fall we buried Sophie next to her (she was our parvo puppy lost to cancer at 4).  We lost my favorite mare foaling this past April. They were all hard losses.  With my mare, Maggie and Sophie I cried for weeks, still do when I think about it.  However, I wouldn't trade the happiness I had with them for anything.  They were very much a part of our family.  With joy, there will always be the pain of loss, but it's worth the ride.  Ok, lecture done. 

I'll think abou tit but not sure how much guarding of the flock the dog would do if it is inside drooling on the pillow next to me in bed.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Terri, let me know if you need more guinea eggs or keets next year. Not sure if you have heard but everything is fertile at my place .

You have have a lot of chicks and keets at your place?!?  I thought nothing produced at your house!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I found a few bat houses online.



I can see it now..."Local Opelousas Woman Arrested for Shooting At and Setting Fire to Poor Bats"

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would never do that to my Who Dat Bats.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Hi, I'm new to this, we live in south Shreveport, just outside the city limits. We have 12 babies in a pen in the garage. And just received some eggs today, going into the incubator. I enjoy watching the babies. Playing. I'm sure I'll be asking lots of questions.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Welcome to all the new eggs today!

You people sure have been active, I had a lot to catch up on when I got home. Congrats on the kill! Cute "lap dog" pics! Kuntrygirl...Are you NUTS??? Third fire pit, I understand...Bat house? NO! They get into everything and while you can harvest their poo for money or better, there is only ever enough to stink to high heavens and not enough to do anything with. I had one follow my rooster onto the screened in porch last week and almost flew into me before knocking himself out trying to fly threw the screening. I have some that I never wanted in a barn that I no longer enter, no use trying to get rid of them because it would take more time money and effort than it is worth.

You should already know by now that I'm nuts.

LOL @ a bat followed your rooster and amost flew into you before knocking himself out. That is TOOO funny. I would have loved to see that.

I love these bat stories. "Off to the bat cave Robin."

So, you're telling me not to get started with bats huh? LOL

 

[kuntrygirl]

I had a dog years ago. She died at the age of 13 years old a few years back. She was a pit bull but she didn't know that she was a pit bull. She was just as gently as a lamb. I was always afraid that someone would steal her because she was so frienldy, so I had to always keep my eye on her when she was outside. She was a spoiled house dog that slept in the bed with me every night. The night that she died, I called my family (sisters and brothers) to let them know that she died and they surprised me by showing up at my house the next morning and we had a memorial service for her. My brother dug a 5 foot deep grave under her favorite pecan tree and we buried her. I'm tearing up just thinking about it. She has a head stone and everything. I get too attached to animals.

If I were to get another dog, it would be a guard dog for the chicken yard and I'm not sure I could stand to have him/her in the chicken yard working and not inside chilling out with me.

That is so sweet the way your family came over and had a service with you. We have a pet cemetery on our property. It's painful when we lose them. That's because we had so much fun an love with them . I'm sure another dog will find its way to your place. They can protect and live in the house. When Sadie killed the possum the other night she was in our room she bugged me till I let her out. Went straight to the possum. When she took care of it she came back in to our room an went to sleep on her bed. The best dogs are the ones who are part of the family. Or pack in dog lingo. Pam

Yea, they surprised me. I wrote a letter that same night to my dog and put it in her grave along with her favorite blanket. It helps knowing that she is under the pecan tree in t he back yard.

 

[kuntrygirl]

My first ever broodies first ever hatch! In the time it took to take this picture and load it three more piped. Hoping they all hatch! I was busy all day out of town and this is what I came back to. I heard some strange noises in there and had to pick her up to check it out. The grey one is from my main pic and blue egg, the other one is from my main hen and brown egg. The 4 blue eggs were in the fridge and the last 4 laid before going broody, guess it doesn't matter if they are cold a few days. When I figured out she was broody I just had to have more like her. I guess it is like boiling water, a watched pot never boils.

Awwwwwwww. Look how precious!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!