Recent content by jivaro

This is to let the city fathers know that they need to get a heart and make an exception for the little girl and her Silkie. Doyle Pruitt Las Cruces NM

Where and how do I sign. For a city to come down on this little girl is ludicrous and an abuse of power. You might want to think about voting them out of office and getting sensible heads on the city council. Jivaro

I have two BO hens and two Rhode Island Reds. The two RR hens have been laying for two months and they are younger than the BOs by a month and a half. I don't want to wait until spring for the BOs to start laying. Any suggestions on how to get them laying in the shorter days? I about ready to...

Archsteve: The ordinance as it stands now, is that you can have back yard chickens if you have 1/2 acre or more, and not too many complaints of a rooster crowing. Most people are up by the time the rooster would crow (daybreak).

I have found that SUSPEND sprayed lightly with a mist spray on the rear feathers takes care of all crawling bugs. It is boi-degradable and will not hurt the chickens if used once a month. This product is used for killing roaches and other crawling insects around the house and can be bought on...

Try using Suspend on the area where the chickens roost and nest, it is biodegradable and will not hurt animals. Just google search for it by name (Suspend) on line and you will find it. It is about $40 dollars a pint and will kill any insect that crawls over it and will not wash away with water...

Maybe we should force the city to put it to a vote of the people.

I have lived around animals all my life and have found that the least problematic are chickens or ducks and pygmy goats. The MOST problematic are dogs that are not cared for by there owners and cats that are not properly fed or housed that go wild. The ordinance in Las Curces against having...