Texas

[Aggiedusty]

I just moved here to Waxahachie area outside of Dallas. I have 4 barred rock chicks and 4 buff orpington chicks.

Also love your choice of chicks by the way! Excellent layers and friendly too.

 

[AngelaPrivate]

Are you new to Texas as well. Welcome to our state if so. And welcome here at this Texas thread with some incredible people to chat with and learn wholesomely from. If not new, still very glad to meet you from a freshmen here!

Thank you, I am from the midwest but lived in another Dallas county for several years before moving to Waxahachie.

 

[Aggiedusty]

Thank you, I am from the midwest but lived in another Dallas county for several years before moving to Waxahachie.

I am a Texan from the get go, and have lived from up here in the South Plains onNew Mexico border to Dallas (40yrs) to College Station , Gig’em! I passed thru Waxahachie many times headed to a ranch in Hico to do landscaping. Spent my fair time at Joe Pool lake camping as well. I do like the area and it’s rolling hills and green winter rye at this time. There also thickets of wild plums in the country side and fence lines that we grew up calling pig plums up here. Good jellies from them but watch out for the thorns .

 

[AngelaPrivate]

I am a Texan from the get go, and have lived from up here in the South Plains onNew Mexico border to Dallas (40yrs) to College Station , Gig’em! I passed thru Waxahachie many times headed to a ranch in Hico to do landscaping. Spent my fair time at Joe Pool lake camping as well. I do like the area and it’s rolling hills and green winter rye at this time. There also thickets of wild plums in the country side and fence lines that we grew up calling pig plums up here. Good jellies from them but watch out for the thorns .

Thanks for painting those vivid pictures in my mind. I like Joe Pool lake too. Pig plums are interesting. I would like to learn things like this and I wish I had a country side tour guide. One thing I don't like much is the driving. I hope to adjust. I usually stay off the freeway as much as possible.

 

[AllenK RGV]

I just moved here to Waxahachie area outside of Dallas. I have 4 barred rock chicks and 4 buff orpington chicks.

Well, I'm glad you found the Texas thread! I'm doing some silky hair styling this morning so they survive the Hawks that we still have for the winter. I decided to get creative and make one easier to identify looks just like one of the other hens. Now I should be able to tell them apart.

 

[janiedoe]

Well, I'm glad you found the Texas thread! I'm doing some silky hair styling this morning so they survive the Hawks that we still have for the winter. I decided to get creative and make one easier to identify looks just like one of the other hens. Now I should be able to tell them apart.View attachment 2033822

Omg!!! That's the ugliest/cutest chicken ever! I want it!!!

 

[janiedoe]

Thank you, I am from the midwest but lived in another Dallas county for several years before moving to Waxahachie.

Welcome to the thread!

 

[AllenK RGV]

Omg!!! That's the ugliest/cutest chicken ever! I want it!!!

Yeah they're cute little fluff balls but you can't even see their beaks without a haircut.

In other news Lucky is still alive and so are three of the original nine chicks from the last batch. Going on hawk patrol whenever you hear alarms helps the Hawks to move on. We noticed it was the same two hawks over and over again and then they finally moved on with us being a little more responsive to chicken distress calls.

 

[janiedoe]

Yeah they're cute little fluff balls but you can't even see their beaks without a haircut.

In other news Lucky is still alive and so are three of the original nine chicks from the last batch. Going on hawk patrol whenever you hear alarms helps the Hawks to move on. We noticed it was the same two hawks over and over again and then they finally moved on with us being a little more responsive to chicken distress calls.

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I have the same problem. Two beautiful white red-tail hawks, one juvenile and one adult have become frequent visitors.
We are only free-ranging three hours a day now so that I can play scarecrow. My rooster is great at alerting. He has earned his keep already this year.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Does anyone know what plant this might be? I scored it from my neighbor. It air layers nicely and his tolerated temps down to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The bush does drop its flowers at those temperatures. It seems to stay in constant bloom and air layers nicely to propagate.