***OKIES in the BYC III *** - Page 3400

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Originally Posted by Kassaundra 

Anyone else's egg production drop like a rock???  I'm not begrudging the poor girls during this horrible heat I wouldn't want to lay an egg either.

An egg is mostly water so it stands to reason that egg production would drop in severe heat, try keeping them more hydrated, cool, and put ice bottles in their water bowls, we can only do so much but do what we can, it will cool off some day!!! Fingers crossed!!!!  Lynn

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Originally Posted by mamapoppybee 

way to hot out today. I feel like i need a nap and im 29. Been getting up early to try and work round the heat but its kicking my butt. That and im the type that will push my self to get it done. hopping maybe i can bat my eyes at the hubby and he give me a hand with the run tonight. we shall see.

Tell him he helps or he gets none of our yummy in da tummy jello shots!! Didn't get my canning done yesterday but did get it done today. Not a whole lot but don't want the goodies going bad. Got 2 quarts of Jalapeno, banana peppers and chile pepper mix, 2 quarts and 1 pint of pickled okra, 1 pint of pickled beets and 1 quart of green beans. Can't wait to try the okra since I am using my fresh homegrown dill this time!  Helped mamapoppybee with her coop move this morning and made grocery lists for Saturdays get together.  Gonna be loads of fun!!

An old Cocker once told me that chickens can draw moisture out of the air, so if that's true then the mister thing may actually help keep chickens more hydrated!!!  Just throwing this out there!! Take it or leave it!!!  Lynn

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Originally Posted by John farmer 

broom and water hose are the tools we use, the chickens leave a mess but they aren't dying in this heat so i have to do a little more work , has anyone ever got done with work farming ?? no end in site here.
 

hi there john hope you are doing well glad to see you lefed the dark side and joined us good ol OKIES LOL  how are things on circle of hope youth ranch  hope all is well i have not seen ya in a wile

the thing about farming is your work is NEVER DONE lol  there is always somthing that needs to be done

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Originally Posted by Ksane 

Spent 3 or 4 hours again outside setting up the rest of the hoses and connecting them and poking holes in them. It doesnt feel hot at all after the1st 20 minutes. Plus then standing under the water spray it really cools things down. I push myself too hard but what a huge relief to get all those sprinklers up. After listening to everyone talk about losing birds to the heat I get scared. I keep reminding myself that a chicken's temp is 105, doesn't help much though.

glad to here that you got your mister hoses all set  im shure the birds will love you for it mine will come lay doun in the missters in the heet of the day  and when i turn them on they come running and cueing at me like they are saying thanks  and my LF lite brahma roo will gett himself wet then lay doun untill he is dry then he will come over and wet himself again  it is funny to whatch

all i can say is fritter fried onion rings yum!

Kass - Tomorrow is day 10, so I will let you know how the eggs candle.  The temperature and humidity have been great, so I'm hoping for a lot of fluffy babies from this clutch.  When we meet to deliver them, maybe we can do another C lesson.  I have some tools for you as well. 

Joe - Updates tomorrow for the eggs I got from you : )  I get good vibes every time I check the incubator.  

janbecoo1 - The Big Five did well on the ride home.  I stopped in Slick to put a second strap over the top of the silver visor to stop the flapping.  When we got home, they greeted their intact brothers, had a nice long drink, and then spent the next thirty minutes dust bathing in the muddy spots in the pen.  I sat in the pen for a while to remind them who I was.  They checked my pockets, picked at the grass seeds stuck to my pant legs, and didn't run when I picked each one up.  We'll try some time out of the pen tomorrow, just to walk around, and see how they do.  

I didn't remember if today or tomorrow was day 10.  That sounds great another Cing lesson, after working on the dead one I definately need another lesson before I try on a live one on my own.  I also want to take pics of your tools to put on the Cing thread.  Have you tried the new tools yet??

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Originally Posted by old*cowboy 

I got canceled right before they put me under. Had me on the gernie with IVs in and everything. Flet like the condemned killer gettin a stay of exicution right before they pushed the button. Only I was much more ****** than the above mentioned guy. My whole week has been messed up do to having to stop several of my pills and giving myself lovanox shots in the stomach etc etc. After they hooked me up to the IV and got me ready to wheel in, I went to sleep. Woke up and a man in scrubs was standing by me and I thought, holy crap, Im done already. I was wrong. Seems like they only own one set of tools they can cut on your head with and some body didnt get them cleaned proper. Guess they couldnt clean them again to keep me from having to go thru this crap again but what the heck. What else would I have to do anyway. Ahhhhhhhh

so sorry to hear this  we will still be keeping you in my prairs