Texas

[Fire Ant Farm]

I just came back from the grocery store - got a bunch of cheap plastic round containers about 1-1/4 qt each. I'm going to start with just freezing a little BOSS in there with the water, but will also try other stuff as well. Got enough to cycle them through one day to the next.

Meanwhile, they're pretty good at figuring out how to beat the heat themselves as well. It's a good thing I know they're dust bating, not having group seizures...

 

[TexasLisa]

We have 'fox holes' all over the place. It is a bit unnerving to round the corner and think you have a dead chicken on your hands. The positions those hens get into!!

 

[cacknballs]

so i have a 3 red cocks that have to go...

they are 4 months old and turning out to be great looking birds. if anyone wants them they are yours. we are not too far outside of san antonio.

if not, my 9 yr old girl will have some more to butcher.

thanks.

 

[Desuro]

Just want to say hi glad to be here glad to find this thread haltom city Texas in the house.lol

 

[TexasLisa]

Just want to say hi glad to be here glad to find this thread haltom city Texas in the house.lol

Welcome from Rosenberg! Drop in anytime. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you are raising. We love pictures!

Hey guys, how much rain did everyone get? Over the weekend, we only got 3/4" rain. Yesterday we got 1 1/2". It hit right after I finished mowing 4 acres.

 

[dpenning]

Welcome from Rosenberg! Drop in anytime. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you are raising. We love pictures!

Hey guys, how much rain did everyone get? Over the weekend, we only got 3/4" rain. Yesterday we got 1 1/2". It hit right after I finished mowing 4 acres.

LOL! Our world revolves around the weather forecast and when we can mow. We got two inches Friday night into Saturday in Blue Ridge. Soaked my quail feeder in the aviary. I'll need to figure out something so I don't waste food every time it rains!

 

[Nardo]

Welcome from Rosenberg! Drop in anytime. Tell us a bit about yourself and what you are raising. We love pictures!

Hey guys, how much rain did everyone get? Over the weekend, we only got 3/4" rain. Yesterday we got 1 1/2". It hit right after I finished mowing 4 acres.

OMG It rained real rain for almost 20 hours here. My yard looks like a motocross field

 

[TexasLisa]

OMG It rained real rain for almost 20 hours here. My yard looks like a motocross field

LOL! Our world revolves around the weather forecast and when we can mow. We got two inches Friday night into Saturday in Blue Ridge. Soaked my quail feeder in the aviary. I'll need to figure out something so I don't waste food every time it rains!

I had little lakes forming in front of the workshop and barn area. My flock didn't care. After the worse of the storm, my flock was out wading and eating.

 

[TexasLisa]

We have lived here almost 7 years. We are now having to deal with grackles. They cleaned out my fig tree. They are running off my songbirds and terrorizing my cat. Joey (cat) could deal with the mockingbirds, but these grackles are ruthless! Any ideas on how to get rid of them?

 

[dpenning]

We have lived here almost 7 years. We are now having to deal with grackles. They cleaned out my fig tree. They are running off my songbirds and terrorizing my cat. Joey (cat) could deal with the mockingbirds, but these grackles are ruthless! Any ideas on how to get rid of them?

pellet gun? really the only way is to make them uncomfortable and choose to go loiter somewhere else. We have a few crows but not a large grackle population. I did go out to check on my quail and heard a hawk in the tree over their pen. It flew off as I walked out. He is going to have to be pretty persistent and creative to get to my quail!