North Carolina

[BHep]

Ruthann.... I have a billion hens and only got 19 eggs the other day.

 

[LukesCityHens]

Anybody looking for some d'uccles? I need to thin out for a while so I can take care of my rodent problem before it cools off and they try getting in the house

 

[audra72]

Anybody looking for some d'uccles? I need to thin out for a while so I can take care of my rodent problem before it cools off and they try getting in the house

Had I seen this last week...I would have so taken you up on this offer!!!! I had to teach a class at the Justice Academy in Salemburg last Thursday. I drove right through FayetteNAM (as we affectionately call it) on Wednesday night.

I was in the State Car...which would have been a hoot hauling chickens in the back of but I sure woulda done it!

 

[brahmakid11]

anyone in gibsonville or burlington area go to yozone

 

[LukesCityHens]

 Had I seen this last week...I would have so taken you up on this offer!!!! I had to teach a class at the Justice Academy in Salemburg last Thursday. I drove right through FayetteNAM (as we affectionately call it) on Wednesday night.

I was in the State Car...which would have been a hoot hauling chickens in the back of but I sure woulda done it!

no worries. I think I just have too many right nowso I need to lighten up a little

 

[ZaksGarden]

Evening everyone,

So tonight I got bitten by something that feels like a jelly fish sting for the 3rd time this week. I have not been able to identify what this insect was until I found it tonight. Early last week I was mowing the yard and I remember feeling what felt like 5-10 bee stings on my left arm, but I never saw a bee, and it almost felt electrifying like a jelly fish. It REALLY hurt!

3 Days ago I was checking my laying boxes for eggs and it happened again on my ankle. This time it hurt worse, felt like I had been stung by at least 10 small bees, and again electric shock type pain. The area swelled up, and turned red. I took benadryl, and put benadryl cream all over the area that was red.

I have been literally racking my brain puzzles about what had bit me....

So tonight I go outside to check my coop for eggs, and I feel the sharp stabbing biting again this time penetrated through my shirt ALL over my upper back. I turned around really quick and saw some sort of lime green caterpillar with spikes on it, here is a photo I found from google.


This is called a Saddleback Caterpillar.
"These caterpillars have a pair of fleshy "horns" at either end, and these, like much of the body, bear urticating hairs that secrete an irritating venom. Stings can be very painful. They can cause swelling, nausea, and leave a rash that can last for days. Individuals with sensitive skin are cautioned against coming into contact with them as the reaction can be more severe than the typical reaction"

I have NEVER seen this bug before in my life. Anybody else been bitten by one of these devils? I have been sick for over a week and I am starting to think it has something to do with getting bitten/stung by this sucker 3 time!

 

[brahmakid11]

it might be those are in NC

 

[Matt A NC]

There are dozens of species of stinging worms and caterpillars. Most folks just lump them together as 'stinging worms'. They are particularly bad in the hot and humid times of summer. I have been stung dozens of times over the years. The are really bad around our blueberry bushes. When picking through 100+ bushes you can't see everything. A couple different times I have had one drop off a bush and slide down the back of my shirt stinging the whole way down. Luckily they fell out of my shirt before entering the back of my shorts. Except for the few hours of burning and itching, they don't bother me. To stop the burning I make a paste out of 2-3 aspirins and coat the stung area. Let it dry and the aspirin flakes off. Stops the burning in 5-10 minutes or less and no swelling. The aspirin draws out the poison.

I would bet you are allergic to the venom from them.

Matt

 

[ZaksGarden]

Thanks Matt. I just found it odd having lived at this house for over 20 years and never seen them until now..

 

[ramirezframing]

thanks Zak for the info and picture... I know not to let the kids touch them!

Matt thanks for the paste idea, hopefully I wont need it