What did you do with your flock today?

[fuzzi]

What kind of granules? I'm anti poison when ever I can too... poison kills way more than what you're trying to.
The fire ants here seem to like building under my planters so no mounds...I think they use the planters in place of mounds. It makes their homes awfully hard to spot.

Just finished reading about the two-step. Sounds good. Sounds like the moisture in my garden is what attracted them to begin with. But can't live with out my garden. Thanks for the info!

Here's a video about what I used:

Texas A&M University developed the two-step after studying fire ants.

You don't use it where your chickens roam:

 

[fuzzi]

What kind of granules? I'm anti poison when ever I can too... poison kills way more than what you're trying to.
The fire ants here seem to like building under my planters so no mounds...I think they use the planters in place of mounds. It makes their homes awfully hard to spot.

Just finished reading about the two-step. Sounds good. Sounds like the moisture in my garden is what attracted them to begin with. But can't live with out my garden. Thanks for the info!

I saw fire ants in my raised beds, but would never use poison where I grow vegetables. So I sprinkled the two-step on the ground around the raised beds. I also sprinkled under my outside faucet as the fire ants would attack me every time I tried to use the hose. I have scars on my legs.

Did I mention how bad the fire ants were this year?

 

[Nomadicus]

I went out long enough to call Honey and get her up in my arms and spend some high quality time together in my chair. Ma put a covering over my lap just in case she had an accident. Sooner or later she will leave me a fertile gift and it won't be an egg. It's cold at night so I let her tank on scratch feed. Ma took her to the door and put her down so she could go back to her normal routine out side. Ma said she just stood there as if wanting to stay with me and the scratch feed. She is certainly helping me pass the time until I'm back in the daily routine of caring for all the kids.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Well yesterday, I obviously had another lapse in judgment. View attachment 3681164
Meet Waihona (clipped ear ). Sibling of MakaneView attachment 3681166
I'll see what I can do for (her? Better check paperwork) the kitty. Maybe friendly it up enough to keep it from life on the streets ?
All kttens, except for Tally,View attachment 3681169
are all post surgery, happy to be home and doing well watching Tally climb the soursop tree and brooder, storage shed, condo, me, the shop, avo tree... View attachment 3681170

Makane looks so much like my old boy Oliver . Makes me want to scoop him up and give him a big smooch.
I have a shipment for you that should have gone out a couple weeks ago already...it's all boxed and ready and I should be in town Wednesday to get it out. Some bags have a kitty that looks a lot like that too

 

[ChicksnMore]

Here's a video about what I used:

Texas A&M University developed the two-step after studying fire ants.

You don't use it where your chickens roam:
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So very helpful...thank you!

 

[ChicksnMore]

Little Henny and her babies are spending days outside now and nights indoors until I'm sure the babies are ready to handle the cold nights. Then they'll get to join the flock. A little older than they usually go out but I was enjoying them so much. These babies aren't pure spangle. I have all my oegb together now so there's spangle, crele and Isabelle in the mix.

Still waiting for ironwood to give a date to bring Mojo to them. So little piggies still here. Hope thats still happening...I'm a little confused by the silence after they reached out to me to say they have room now.

Caught a head cold so having a very lazy day here, but did get a little cleaning done along with the regular daily chores.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Little Henny and her babies are spending days outside now and nights indoors until I'm sure the babies are ready to handle the cold nights. Then they'll get to join the flock. A little older than they usually go out but I was enjoying them so much. These babies aren't pure spangle. I have all my oegb together now so there's spangle, crele and Isabelle in the mix.View attachment 3681552

Still waiting for ironwood to give a date to bring Mojo to them. So little piggies still here. Hope thats still happening...I'm a little confused by the silence after they reached out to me to say they have room now.

Caught a head cold so having a very lazy day here, but did get a little cleaning done along with the regular daily chores.

Lots of little and very pretty chicks ♡ Brave momma ♡♡♡ they look like a total handful

 

[ChicksnMore]

Had to share this

A holy dove building in Java, Indonesia​

Although this looks like a chicken, this structure is supposed to be a pigeon, according to its architect. People have resorted to calling it Geraja Ayam or “Chicken Church,” and has become one of the most visited tourist spots in Central Java.

Image courtesy of NeonRhyn0/Reddit
Although the exterior looks complete, the interior is empty, and construction has pretty much halted since 2000 due to lack of funds. Daniel Alamsjah was the creator of the “Chicken Church,” and he envisioned it as a prayer house where people of different religions could come together and pray

 

[PopoMyers]

I love reading a comment, realizing I have missed a whole page, again.

2x

 

[Shetland lover]

OMG…I just gave a chicken mouth to mouth…he had started convulsing and then became cyanotic. He’d been breathing funny so I’d brought him over to take a look at him and maybe 20 mins later it started. I was certain he’d died, but his eye opened a bit and so I went into action while Aria stood over me sobbing. I told her to snap out of it and help me try to save him—so she ran and grabbed qtips and I started by swabbing his throat to try pulling out mucous I could see and then opened his beak and started blowing air in. His face began to redden and I could feel his body responding so I kept at it while Aria brought me VetRx, Terramycin, Monistat, and a syringe and the Tylan. Basically the kitchen sink approach. He’s definitely struggling to breathe but his face is normal again, he’s calm enough to sit down and close his eyes and breathe a bit less labored. I injected the Tylan, made him swallow some VetRx and swabbed all around his beak, and then made him swallow some monistat. He’s resting now. Yikes, that was scary.

Great save - literally! I hope he gets over whatever's going on with him. You're so chilled under pressure, I doubt I'd have had the presence of mind to even try mouth to mouth. Good job!