Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[Highcotton]

I was mulching my garden and dug into the pine straw pile and it was LOADED with bull ants.
I was backing away when I saw the snake eggs. They were huge so I figured it was our resident coach whip. (Bigger than a quarter.) My intrepid husband dug a bit more and found a newly hatched coach whip. The ants pinch the daylights out of us, but the little (about a foot of linguine) baby was fine. I moved them (we have five!) to my bee garden and have seen them since, so I guess the ants did not see them as food or an intruder.
Maybe that is why the mom laid her eggs there? the ants were baby snake food?

In different years I have found 2 baby copperheads in my pool skimmer. They have a bright green tip on their tail. It attracts insects which they can catch and eat.

 

[3goodeggs]

I just looked it up, and we are out of range for copper heads. I wanted to see the green tail... (I am strangely attracted to the idea) I did not think there was anything that Florida did not have yet.
I am okay with it.

 

[Alaskan]

I just looked it up, and we are out of range for copper heads. I wanted to see the green tail... (I am strangely attracted to the idea) I did not think there was anything that Florida did not have yet.
I am okay with it.

 

[chickisoup]

Sorry in advance if this is politically incorrect. I just thought this was funny!!!

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: I sure hope so!

 

[chickwhispers]

Looks like 3 of us "chick" s are on here!

Chickadoodles and chickisoup!

 

[chickadoodles]

Looks like 3 of us "chick" s are on here!

Chickadoodles and chickisoup!

Hey y'all

 

[Thunder Skye]

Hello yall.... here from VA

 

[chickisoup]

Quote: Hey back atcha' Chickadoodles

I wandered over to see any new pretty pics on the Australorp thread. Love my girls, but tho pretty, my Aussie ladies are hatchery stock so I go visit to

at the pretty birdies, especially the blues. They are my dream birds. I would even pay the super price if there were a way i could get a couple but the waiting list is long and no one ships.

How are you doin'???

 

[chickwhispers]

I had to go out and lock up the girls. I put up a rope light around the top of the run and was checking it out. A few of the girls thought they should get down off the roost and check it out too!

I was hoping to use it for nights when I work late and for Christmas. But I'm not sure if I want them to delay going in the coop.

Chicki I know what you mean about paying more to get what you want. I really would like some nice productive BCMs but so far my best one were killed by the dogs last year and of this years 1 is not producing very big eggs and the other is so small from having an partially impacted crop for a few weeks. Maybe next year.