Posts by Oakieridge

Quote: Originally Posted by jcatblum  Nana I am sure you will need another new brooder soon. With all the chicks you have hatching that new large brooder will turn small over night. I put rubermaid shelf liner in the...

What a wonderful weekend. I don't think we could have asked for any nicer days to be outside. Dh and Jackson are on the mend in fact both sat outside for a while this afternoon. We had 3 families stop by to get hatching eggs. It was...

It is a great day out. Spent the morning cleaning pens and getting everyone fed and watered. Now going to basketball games in Shawnee. I had planned to drive down to the auction after the game but I have two at home sick so we are...

Quote: Originally Posted by jcatblum  Carebear your not being picky, there are hundreds of birds to pick from. Being limitted to 4 has to make it so much harder! My new baby chicks arrived in OKC @ 830-- so guess that...

Well I caved and set eggs this week.  I didn't have the 3 dozen Black Star I wanted to set so I left those in the egg turner (where they stay until I set them) and pulled out 56 eggs that are a mix of 10yr olds OEGB (haven't had...

Spunky, that is one adorable fluffy baby!!!  Man I wish I had room for more breeds, but dh might not appreciate having to help build more pens.  Somehow the excuse "but it's so adorable" doesn't fly with him anymore,...

sorry double post, guess that is what I get posting from my darn phone.

Well just went out to check birds because they were going crazy. Lost a guinea. They roost in a tree in the backyard because they refuse to go into their pen. I heard them but by the time Kurtis grabed his shotgun and we threw coats on...

Quote: Originally Posted by mjgigax  Nice flocks. What is your favorite or do you have a different favorite every week like me? Thanks, yeah my only real favorite bird is Mr. Red, Nathanael's little OEGB...

Well the girls are definately laying now! LOL  This is the huge egg I got from one of my Black Australorps.  I am used to seeing these big eggs from my black sex link hens but not from my BA girls! The egg to the left of it...