San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[Knock Kneed Hen]

I KNOW your pain. I had one blow in my window while driving home one afternoon, went down the back of my shirt. I pulled over thinking I was being stung by a swarm of wasps. My husband, in the car ahead of me, came back to see what was going on. I'm screaming and he's wondering what the heck is going on. I finally make it known that I'm being attacked by something....he only finds one little ant! Later that day my back continues to burn. I check it out and I have a dozen or so bites all over. It's like the sucker just kept chowing down on me!! They hurt!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Ouch!!!

 

[dfdesigns]

I am totally itching all over now, for no apparent reason.

I swear the "non-drowsy" meds knock me out faster than Mike Tyson would. I'm glad your daughter ran with the "self-sufficiency" mode and was able to fend for herself... she's ready for college!

I hope the thighs are much less itchy and painful now.

 

[DonaldFan]

Anyone interested in Bearded D'Anver chicks? Our little hen hatched out 8 eggs. She and the daddy are Blue Quail and I think 4 of the chicks will be the same. 2 should be black (or a dark color) and 2 possible buffs. Only a couple weeks old so gender is unknown, yet.

 

[perchie.girl]

Awwwww how dang cute are they......

deb

Anyone interested in Bearded D'Anver chicks? Our little hen hatched out 8 eggs. She and the daddy are Blue Quail and I think 4 of the chicks will be the same. 2 should be black (or a dark color) and 2 possible buffs. Only a couple weeks old so gender is unknown, yet.

 

[perchie.girl]

Fire ants? We have Fire ants in San Diego?

Hmmm.....

deb "off to do research on what species and what they look like"

 

[Aumlet]

Like this:

 

[dfdesigns]

Like this:

I am dying! I think I just wet my pants.

 

[perchie.girl]

Bwhaahahahaha........

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Here is a paper on them. Imported fire ants.....
http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/reusable_components/images/awm/Docs/ipd_rifa.pdf

Whew I dont have them on my property..... but OMG I did get bit by something that looks like the one below and it HURT. But I dont have mounds.... Here is a more informative site:

http://www.desertmuseum.org/invaders/invaders_fireant.php

wow just wow. the one I got bit by was a single ant and the others didnt swarm up my leg and I stepped right on a mound. That hurt but I cant imagine getting bit by a fire ant.

deb

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[Aumlet]

I think the ones at Cari's are native Southern Fire Ants: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/ANTKEY/southernfire.html as opposed to the imported variety, which are much more aggressive: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7487.html Just a guess based on behavior, I didn't study the things up close.

Or I guess it could have been a harvester ant, those sting too. Hrm. Now I won't rest until I identify the ants on your land, Cari!

Harvester ants: http://www.orkin.com/ants/harvester-ant/