Our Beaglier is a mouser too, she is so pregnant now that I think the mice could catch her, funny to watch her waddle around. Hope she has the puppies soon, esp. before it gets too much hotter.
Not Chicken related, But how is everyone's gardens doing ?
We are getting lots of green beans, and the squash are really starting to get after it.
I keep eyeballing those green tomatoes, seems like they are taking their sweet time this year getting ready.
I am really surprised that the garden...
I have a wellie on a batch due to hatch March 16th.
Mix of wellsummer roo and all the free range hens, should be an interesting mix!
And a Buff orpington hen whose eggs should be hatching on the 23rd
For anyone that might rememberBubba the knuckle footed calf from ast Febuary/March, he made it lmost to a year old before he started having problems with that weaker leg, he has made it to freezer camp! What a job to process him at home, but was sure worth the effort.
Yeah , it's broody hen time in southern Oklahoma. Had one hen that started setting last saturday, and two more started yesterday, I am hoping this is a sign that the weather is going to straighten out and start to get warmer and stop it's flip flopping around.
Rhinomeadows :
Nice to meet you neighbor. We are from the Durant/Madill area. The only chiken sale that I can think of is at Teel's barn on Hwy 70 across from JC Potters sausage in durant, sales are on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, outside sale starts at 6pm, then the chickens, other...
It sounds like the Turkeys have decided that he is oing something they don't like, it could be just about anything, from crowing to mating the hens. I have noticed that close to or during mating season for turkeys, they act a little strange.
The deer food plot is what we plant in the fall for the birds throughout the winter, it sure does help cut down on buying feed during the winter and early spring, try the rotation method if you have enough room for 2 seperate places, those birds can realy tear that stuff up, have had ours...
Busy day yesterday, took advantage of the cooler weather. scratched up the top of the ground with the tiller in two areas, got the fall/winter food plot seeds out for the birds. We have been getting a little rain over the past week or so. The storms we had last Sunday evening here were kind of...
Have you tried the real strechy bungee cords with the tarps, the wind does not seem to tear them up as bad with the bugee cord, guees due to it being more flexable.
Todays garden goodies, tomatoes are doing great, still getting grean beans, and banana peppers like crazy, Okra is just starting to make decently, squash is slowing down thanks to all the squash bugs
Beets, looks like another batch of beet piclkes, after these all soak and have their water...
If you were able to set up an area to have an chicken animal auction on a regular bases, how would you set it up and run it ?
I have a friend that is talking about getting one going, but has not gotten it all worked out on what would be the best way to get it going.
Update on Bubba the knukle footed calf.
Picture from March 2012
April 2012 with the brace to help straighten out his foot.
June 2012, growing like a weed, eating like and elephant !