Texas

[Mi Ranchito]

gun permit? whats that?

Yup!

 

[LauriTX]

Hi there! I am new to this forum and to chick raising! I live in the Lavon/Nevada area, north of Rockwall. Anyone near there? I now have 5 chickens... 1 Red Sex link named Red (it should be "lucky" because she survived something breaking into our coop and killing the other 3 chickens). We just purchased 4 new 9 week old chicks... A Gold laced wyandotte named Lady GaGa, a silver laced wyandotte named Scarlett, a buff brahma named Barbara, and a black sex link named Loretta. I live on 6 acres and have 5 horses and 3 dogs also. I am a city transplant and love it!

 

[showbarnmom]

I know where Rockdale and Rockport are. Never heard of Rockwall. Lol

 

[LauriTX]

LOL! Rockwall is east of Dallas, south-ish of the Plano area.

 

[showbarnmom]

Ooooooo. See now I know. Knowledge is power! Use to spend lots of time in Plano. My best friend lives in Weatherford. I know, totally opposite. We spend a good deal in Decature too.

 

[Zootopia]

Apparently the flock gave our house sitter quite a time. We took a 7 day cruise, and returned home today.

My report read :

"Your chickens are crazy. I got assaulted by the spotted one (my SS). She tried to sit in my lap. Your rooster crows way to early. Your little chickens wouldn't coop, so had to spend the night with an open door. Your big birds wouldn't sit still for me to head count, so I'm really not sure how many there really is. However, I got at least 4 very delicious eggs a day.

PS...you need eggs and milk. I used them all"

*sigh* all but 1 SLW pullet is accounted for. I believe it was a coon, lots of feathers. Not his fault though. The big runs wire is all bent up. Lots of loose limbs knocked into the run. He also said lots of feeders were knocked off in the rabbit barn each night too. Going to set the trap tonight.

Anywho. I'm back!!!

Ok, so now that you are nicely rested...........

So far as dead ones, in this heat it's easy to lose them to that. But heck, what do I know.

Been out of this thread and sort of out of touch lately with the BIG MOVE. Well, I'm now on 5 acres in East Texas. It's Heaven here. Town is called Colmesneil, around 10 miles north of Woodville and a 20 minute drive to Sam Rayburn. Oh My God I love it here. TONS of work to do but I am tackling it all with a huge grin. Got all my stuff moved here Saturday before last by family and got a tractor with front loader and 5' brush hog 3 days ago.

The brush and trash on this 5 acres is over my head, and I mean while I'm sitting on the tractor! But I'm loving every minute. The birds are in a 60 year old "barn" building where I have fenced and sealed it all off for them with welded wire and next week I hope to have better digs built for them. In the meantime I'm clearing and cleaning and burning trash and.. omg doing everything. Being I'm nearly 59 and with bad discs in my back it's not so easy but hell, I'll get 'er done and I'm loving it!

Ya, the mind is willing but we ain't as young as we used to be.

 

[CatKai]

How far are you from Mo's?

Hi there!  I am new to this forum and to chick raising!  I live in the Lavon/Nevada area, north of Rockwall.   Anyone near there? I now have 5 chickens... 1 Red Sex link named Red (it should be "lucky" because she survived something breaking into our coop and killing the other 3 chickens).  We just purchased 4 new 9 week old chicks... A Gold laced wyandotte named Lady GaGa, a silver laced wyandotte named Scarlett, a buff brahma named Barbara, and a black sex link named Loretta.  I live on 6 acres and have 5 horses and 3 dogs also.  I am a city transplant and love it!

 

[CatKai]

I guess unless you have been out here awhile, you may not know it as Mo's... It's the Exxon on 78 across from the Dollar General.

 

[texasgal]

OK .. Nevada/Lavon isn't that big and I know some people from there ....

 

[LauriTX]

We just moved out there from Plano in march. I am about 10 minutes from Mo's. I live off 1138 and 541.