Texas

[CatKai]

Mine has gone the last 2 times. We will be in Georgetown on Saturday. Going to the caverns and to deliver eggs and chicks. Maybe we will find something to bring home

My husband actually went by, today. We never go there; but, he was making a doggie wheelchair for a friend of mine's dog and needed a certain type wheel. After poking around everywhere, he thought of trying TSC. They had exactly what he needed....of course, one of the places he stopped by other than TSC was Georgetown Farm Supply...and, I wound up with four guinea fowl....he can't blame me this time!!!

 

[parttime]

Ok, for my next question, what are the legalities of selling eggs here in Texas? I do not plan on selling eggs for profit, but it would be nice to be able to offset the cost a little if we produce more than we consume ourselves.

Thanks,

John

 

[Little Wing]

Ok, for my next question, what are the legalities of selling eggs here in Texas? I do not plan on selling eggs for profit, but it would be nice to be able to offset the cost a little if we produce more than we consume ourselves.

Thanks,

John

I think if you don't sell them as graded eggs you don't have to do anything, just sell em.

 

[Imprfctme]

Don't think that's weird at all. Of course my husband is a veterinarian and dealing with animals in all kinds of interesting situations is the norm for us. I'm the idiot that runs into the middle of the interstate to rescue an animal. And I will try to work with an aggressive animal to determine the reason for the aggression before just killing it or letting it kill something else.

exactly.. and sometimes that means risking yourself to take that bite... I'm not the kind of person to back down and cringe when there is an aggressive animal around.. someone needs to be the one to step up and risk it.. granted i don't fault those who choose not to put themselves in that situation.. but that's just how I am.. and frankly i would rather tangle with a dozen aggressive dogs than change a diaper on a baby.. cause there is no way I am getting anywhere near THAT!

nope.. never changed a diaper on a baby.. and no one can make me!

Hee hee, I think we are all the same, you know. I have rescued a dog on the side of a parkway, I have gotten between my dog and another dog in a fight, worked for vets, worked for rescue - and of course I didn't mean approach the dog empty handed. I would suggest an airhorn or a shot gun in case yelling booga-booga doesn't work. I get that it is different in the country than the suburbs, and I am not opposed to putting down animals when the situation demands it, but I just wish there was a better approach than shoot first.

With neighbors like yours though, what are you going to do? I just don't understand humanity sometimes. I hope the dogs don't return. Is there a way to electrify your fence? If you did have to shoot them I'd understand - but it just seems like they're going to go out and repeat the process by getting more nasty dogs. Then you're also teaching their kids that violence is an acceptable solution to a problem. Seems like those kids need a better role model than the ones they got stuck with at birth. I dunno, any way you could at least show the kids that the birds are living creatures too? Give them a baby chick or two? Or would they just rip the wings off and laugh? Mean people suck.

Diapers, btw, are fine while they're nursing. It's when they start eating solid food that the game changes. First time that happened it was like, Whoa! When did the dog sneak in here an poop in the kid's diaper? Still I think caecal (sp?) poop is a far worse smell than the worst diaper I ever got hit with.

Edited to add: The crazy thing is I am also on a mailing list for my local SPCA here in Westchester, and there was a huge fuss last week because they are going to put down an extremely aggressive pit mix that has been at the shelter for a year. She was taken in a raid on a dog fighting ring, she was a breeder selected specifically for her dog aggressive nature, and after a year of working with her they have concluded she is unadoptable and a danger to the public. I get it; you have to stop and focus your resources on other dogs that won't rip your neighbor's yorkie to shreds. I can't tell you how many people were resigning, beside themselves in tears, etc, etc. All for a dog that is really, not very nice.

 

[Imprfctme]

Ok, for my next question, what are the legalities of selling eggs here in Texas? I do not plan on selling eggs for profit, but it would be nice to be able to offset the cost a little if we produce more than we consume ourselves.

Thanks,

John

You can also always barter the eggs for other goods and services

 

[Imprfctme]

I lost my white and black EE pullet this morning

Sorry to hear it.

 

[yinepu]

Ok, for my next question, what are the legalities of selling eggs here in Texas? I do not plan on selling eggs for profit, but it would be nice to be able to offset the cost a little if we produce more than we consume ourselves.

Thanks,

John

My understanding is that they can not be graded.. plus if you 're-use" a carton with any 'grade' on it you have to black that part out... if you're giving them away like I do it's no big deal

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Lol.. no diapers are "fine"... I'm highly allergic to children.. always have been. My mother used to enjoy relating a tale about me as a baby. if someone brought in a jar of spiders or any kind of critter i would go crawl over to it with no issues at all.. but if they brought in another baby or child I would leave the room!
I've never held a baby.. never touched one.. they give me the creeps.. yet the darn things are like cats when they are around a cat hater... kids are attracted to me and will go out of their way to try to climb on my or touch me. I have been known to clear furniture to get away from them.. I'm not afraid of them.. I just think they are creepy, icky creatures and i don't want them around me. (yup.. told y'all that I'm weird)
It's to the point where if we have company come over they know they are welcome to bring their pets.. just leave their kids at home!
cecal poo is no big deal to me.. neither are sloppy cow pies or dogs with the parvo runs or any other smelly gooey goodies (as a hobby i clean skulls and bones that are partially rotted.. lol)... all of that washes off.. child goo sticks forever!

As for the fence.. I'm replacing the barbed wire with either 6 foot tall or 8 foot tall field fencing and more gates.. so even if the big front gate is open there will only be a direct route to the front door of the house and not around to the sides or back. So if the dogs come back once I have it all installed they will either have to dig under the field fence or come up to the front door.. they won't have access to any of the animals without having to cross a barrier.
We tried running electric before.. but it kept shorting out.. just too much fence to try to electrify and keep running with the cedar and tall grass

As to giving them a few chicks.. if they won't take care of their dogs why would I want to give them chicks?...

 

[parttime]

Thanks for the input everyone!

 

[NickyPick]

Well, met someone the other day who needs an egg supplier and suddenly, I've talked myself into the dark side!!! Just set an order with McMurry for April 15th. Gonna try to hatch some of my own girls' eggs too. Since my roo is an EE, I think I got a good chance of all the hens I get from the incubated eggs growing up to lay green eggs.

Whew! I think I'm gonna kick a horse out of a stall and use that for an expanded coop.

These chickens sure are addicting!!

 

[Fentressfarmer]

Well, met someone the other day who needs an egg supplier and suddenly, I've talked myself into the dark side!!! Just set an order with McMurry for April 15th. Gonna try to hatch some of my own girls' eggs too. Since my roo is an EE, I think I got a good chance of all the hens I get from the incubated eggs growing up to lay green eggs.

Whew! I think I'm gonna kick a horse out of a stall and use that for an expanded coop. These chickens sure are addicting!!

Lol, yeah I think chickens are more addictive than crack!!! cause I started with 3 gimme's and now we have 70!!!