"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Whiskey Bay]

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You have to watch what hatchery you order from also.McMurray hatchery only ships on Fridays,which means the chicks sit in waiting for an extra couple days on a loading dock waiting for monday morning shipping.

 

[Gracie9205]

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Ideal poultry is right out of Cameron, TX and I have never had a problem with them. They are very quick to resolve any problem you may have with them.

 

[Paisaneaux]

Check it out! Giant chicken and tiny goats. It sorta blows my mind to see them walking together.

 

[Mgui35]

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to touch base. I've been without a computer for several weeks and just got back online. On the chicken front, my hussies (hens) are really laying well now and I have my happy hobbit (silkie) tractor out on the pasture doing its job. My next project will be finishing the main chicken house and getting the sebrights set up with a home. One thing I have learned is that it pays to have your housing before you get your chickens. Those rascals grow fast. I've got my fall garden planted and bought a bunch of fruit trees from Lowes. I've become interested in permaculture and that should keep me pretty busy until about forever. Its fun to grow things though. I've been enjoying living outside the city limits for the last 9 months. Im thinking of getting some milk goats. If anyone knows anything about raising them, let me know because the wife and daughter are bugging me to death about getting some.

 

[NonnasBabies]

Hope everyone had a great day!! It's ending great for with the Tigers winning!!

Almost finished with the seperation. Will have it completed tomorrow!

Ran out of chicken wire!!

 

[NonnasBabies]

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Sucks on the computer! Glad to see you back online!! I need to get my garden weeded for sure. Wanna try growing some garlic & onions again this year.

 

[Blueggchick]

Just wanted to stop in and say "Hi". Ive been away because of illness, and have been just taking it day by day. Sure wish the mosquitoes would go away so I can enjoy sitting out there with my chickens more often. Have any of you noticed them being a lot worse this year? I think this is the worse Ive ever seen them in the 17 years Ive lived her in SE LA. Hope your all doing well.
WHO DAT!!!

 

[Alas]

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You have to watch what hatchery you order from also.McMurray hatchery only ships on Fridays,which means the chicks sit in waiting for an extra couple days on a loading dock waiting for monday morning shipping.

The chicks were ordered from Buckeye Dave. He shipped out on Wednesday. The post office just took an extra day to get them in, so they got in on Saturday instead of Friday. No idea what they may have went through to get here after what happened to the eggs. I'm thinking that with all the upheaval at the post office some people may be taking it out on the packages. I've never had this much trouble with shipping anything. I wish one of the other shipping companies would come up with a shipping option especially for live animals and eggs.

 

[grambysfarm]

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Hey there!

Blueggchick, it's been quite a while since you've been online. I hope you're feeling OK and that your recovery is going well. We've missed you!

The mosquitoes have been pretty bad. Also, the lovebugs. OMG, they are everywhere!!

 

[grambysfarm]

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You have to watch what hatchery you order from also.McMurray hatchery only ships on Fridays,which means the chicks sit in waiting for an extra couple days on a loading dock waiting for monday morning shipping.

The chicks were ordered from Buckeye Dave. He shipped out on Wednesday. The post office just took an extra day to get them in, so they got in on Saturday instead of Friday. No idea what they may have went through to get here after what happened to the eggs. I'm thinking that with all the upheaval at the post office some people may be taking it out on the packages. I've never had this much trouble with shipping anything. I wish one of the other shipping companies would come up with a shipping option especially for live animals and eggs.

I had several deliveries of chicks/ducks/geese this past spring and all of them took three days for me to get the shipment. It's important how well the person shipping prepares the chicks for shipment. Obviously, some do a better job than others. I've received some that everyone survived the trip and others where I've lost half of the shipment.

I'm sorry for your losses.