"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[NonnasBabies]

Julie, I'm glad that you found your babies in time. They sure look content with Momma.

X2 Julie.. So glad their alright!

 

[NonnasBabies]

It is STORMING here and I don't mean a little one I mean I haven't seen it storm like this in a LONG time. The poor turkeys were scared. The hubs just went out there and put them all in the coop!! I'm so worried about them!!

 

[grambysfarm]

It is STORMING here and I don't mean a little one I mean I haven't seen it storm like this in a LONG time. The poor turkeys were scared. The hubs just went out there and put them all in the coop!! I'm so worried about them!!

WOW! Our weather is fine. I hope they have a good night.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Julie, I'm glad that you found your babies in time. They sure look content with Momma.

X2 Julie.. So glad their alright!

Thank you.

 

[kuntrygirl]

It is STORMING here and I don't mean a little one I mean I haven't seen it storm like this in a LONG time. The poor turkeys were scared. The hubs just went out there and put them all in the coop!! I'm so worried about them!!

Sorry to hear about the weather. I hope the poults made it ok.

 

[RusticDreamer]

So glad for the rain, although, I didn't like the 'light show' too much! Much needed cooler weather....my animals were miserable last week!!

 

[TerriLaChicks]

We mostly got a whole lot of wind that blew up a ton of dust (newly plowed fields all around us) & a lot of thunder & the power flashed on & off a couple of times but it didn't rain enough to do anything. I wish we had gotten a good soaking rain as the garden needs it! Maybe this evening.

 

[kuntrygirl]

So glad for the rain, although, I didn't like the 'light show' too much!   Much needed cooler weather....my animals were miserable last week!!

We didn't get too much of anything yesterday. Just a few showers. And it really hasn't been too hot in my area. I hope we don't have a hot summer.

 

[RusticDreamer]

Good morning ya'll. I hope that everyone had a great weekend. Did anyone go to the chicken swap at Tractor Supply in Opelousas this weekend? Congrats to everyone on new babies and growing babies. So exciting.
I have a few reports from the weekend.
Well, I don't know if you all remember me telling you that I had a turkey hen that set up camp (went broody on eggs) across the street from me in a wooded field. Well, I had been going to check on her twice a day (AM & PM) to make sure that everything was ok. I also had been leaving food out in a large dishpan and also leaving fresh water for her and the other GENIUS (turkey hen) who set up camp in a sticker bush PLANT

, so whenever they get hungry or thirsty, fresh food and water was always available to them in the yard. Well anyway, on Friday night, I walk to the field to do my PM check and I could hear my turkey hen making all kinds of noises. I immediately knew that something was NOT right. So, as I got close, I could see her moving around in her nest. So, I look and look and look and then I look to the left and I see a BIG OLE' - LONG snack circling around the side of her nest. That little ******* was trying to get the babies that had just hatched. I was ******!!!!!!!!!

For some reason, my DUMB BUTT always has the thought to grab whatever and choke it to death (LOL)

because I am so mad and not thinking. But I didn't grab it. The mama turkey had by that time got off of the nest to lure the snake away from the babies to her but the snake didn't go towards her. I got a stick and "shoo'ed" it away from the babies. I then ran to my neighbor's house to ask them to come and help me take the babies and bring them into one of my chicken stalls. It would have taken me too long to get all of those babies. So, I go and get my neighbors and they grab the babies. So the mama turkey hears them chirping and follows the chirping noise into the chicken yard and into the chicken stall. So I put turkey starter and water in there with them and she settled down. Here are pics of her and her babies. As of today all 8 babies and mama are doing good. There was only 1 egg that hadn't hatched and I have it under a broody hen. If there is no action today, then I will call it quits on that egg.



I did a head count and I have 17 broody hens.

Mostly all of them are sitting on goose or peafowl eggs. The others are setting on golf balls. I don't want any baby chicks this year. I have too many chickens already.
Gracie, I was able to sell my baby ram to this guy. He is a yearly customer that comes and gets whatever I don't want. So, I shipped my little boy off on Saturday. One more to go but he is going to the slaughter house. I want some lamb chops and ground lamb

Lock down for the guinea eggs is Wednesday. I'm hoping they all hatch. I'm still practicing. Will probably practice on chicken eggs next time. Although I don't want any more babies, I need to practice with something.
And I have 1 more mama turkey to should be hatching her clutch of eggs soon. I think that she is setting on about 10 eggs.
And I have a few more weeks to go to see if the peafowl eggs were fertile. I'm hoping.

This will be THE BEST hatch of all time. MORE PEAS !!!!!!!!

I'm starting to find fart eggs, so I think my Rhode Island Reds are starting to lay.

We will have to build more nesting boxes for them.
The geese are pathetic. They have not hatched their own eggs yet!!!!!!!!

If they don't, then that's ok because 4 goslings have hatched for the year and I'm Ok with that. As if I need more animals.

Have a good day ya'll !!!

Awwww.....I want some bourbon reds sooooo bad!!!

 

[kuntrygirl]

We mostly got a whole lot of wind that blew up a ton of dust (newly plowed fields all around us) & a lot of thunder & the power flashed on & off a couple of times but it didn't rain enough to do anything. I wish we had gotten a good soaking rain as the garden needs it! Maybe this evening.

When I was out in the chicken yard, the wind started blowing and kicking up a lot of dust. It drizzled a bit but not too much. But was enough for me to cancel my evening jog but I wasn't disappointed. It was an excuse not to work out.