***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[nnbreeder]

oh boy, another genious posting "show quality" chickens going to the auction in coweta tomorrow.

i guess the way they look at it is f it says "show quality" it is worth more.

chapps my hiny when they do that, mabey nobody taught them the difference

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hope nobody gets burnt with trash birds.

Well as long as they don't have any DQs they would be able to show them, wouldn't do very well though.

Our first show we had the only NNs there and didn't place at all. That was before we knew there was a Standard or APA or anything. LOL The judge for the show was Pat Malone and when he finished up judging Teva pulled him to the side and asked him questions about this whole showing thing and Mr. Malone explained everything to her. Our next show, after studing the Standard, was much better.

Now Teva gets serious about it but I look at a show like the farmers meeting at the CO-OP to have coffee in the morning. I get to see my friends and b.s. a lot and if the birds do good then that is a plus. I do like the breeding aspect of it but I don't know the nuts and bolts like Carl does. Getting a good comb on a NN is hard to do in a hen, most of them look like a good crosscut saw. The roosters often have nice combs but it is hard to get on a hen.

Oh and Carl, a bantam OE x NN is a good looking bird as long as you breed it without the wing - drop like is common in many lines of OEGB

 

[nnbreeder]

gotta know what a good bird looks like....

They need to have a light brown skin and some sort of sauce to go with them!!!

 

[nnbreeder]

What ïs this receipe for!

This is for birds that are recovering from illness or are just generally unthrifty. It is easy to digest with both a protien and a calcium boost. Plus it helps to start the good bacteria in the intestinal tract after a bird has antibiotics.

 

[old*cowboy]

Good night folks

 

[lynn1961]

I have hatched eggs in a simular situation as yours. I put them in a bow with a towel wrapped around it, used an old lamp and a 100 watt light bulb, put a jar of water in there for humidity, out of the ones I tried to finsh hatching I got 7 out of 11 hatched out. Did not feel like this was a bad percentage since the hen left the eggs and they were surely not going to hatch otherwise.

 

[Sooner]

To those of you who are experts at hatching, hopefully you'll be able to help. Tonight I discovered two Serama eggs that have internally pipped. They chicks are chirping inside the eggs and are rocking the eggs around trying to get out.

All 7 of my broody Serama hens steal eggs from each other regularly, and I'm afraid that these two chicks that are trying to hatch will be killed once they start to hatch. That's happened before with this group of hens. I made a new nest in a big plastic tub turned on it's side, and tried to get a hen to recognize and sit on these hatching eggs, but none of them were interested. I tried it with most of the hens, but they immediately went back to their old brooding area. I don't have a hatcher to place the eggs in, so I'm at a loss. Any ideas on how to help make sure these babies aren't killed by the hens? I'd like to give them a chance.

Thanks,

Deann

I haven't had this happen but if you keep a close eye on them & as soon as they hatch, move one hen & the babies to a new pen where they won't be stomped to death. When you move them make sure that hen stays with them otherwise you will have to brood them yourself.

 

[Sooner]

Good Morning everyone!

Feeling alittle rough today, my sinus' are a mess! DD has a show this eve so that's going to be along night. I planted seeds last night, figure I will plant one more tray tomorrow after I go get more seeds. LOL. The basket I have isn't enough.

 

[Sooner]

Ideal's for plant markers??????? I ran out on my seeds last night & won't have time for the store.

 

[trixiebarracuda]

I use popsicle sticks in my indoor planters. or you can cut strips of plastic from something out of your recycling bin and write on them... You are asking for ideas on plant markers right? I am going to make outdoor ones out of beer bottles and put my seed packets on them and coat them with resin so they are weatherproof..

 

[Poco Pollo]

Robin - I'm happy to see your post about your daughter making it to her destination. We will continue to pray for your daughter's family.

Trixie - Will you stick the bottles into the ground, narrow end down? Or will you need to fill them with dirt to make them stay upright sitting on the big end? Post a picture when you've got one finished. I'm intrigued.

Have a great Friday, everyone. Hope to visit with some of you tonight at the Coweta sale.