***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Good interpetation PoCo!lol Those hens do seem to be telling their broods an awful lot of stff sometimes. Thats why they are so fun to watch. So how is the goat milking working out for you. Are they producing good? Any after thoughts on what you might have done differently?

 

[Poco Pollo]

Good interpetation PoCo!lol Those hens do seem to be telling their broods an awful lot of stff sometimes. Thats why they are so fun to watch. So how is the goat milking working out for you. Are they producing good? Any after thoughts on what you might have done differently?

The goat milking is going well. I broke the hand pump that came with my first milking system, replaced the whole thing with a new system that had an electric pump, and when the tubing split, I went to hand milking. I just have to remember to warm my hands before I start. It's nippy out, so I don't want anyone jumping off the milking stand :0

I don't know that I'd do anything differently. I know DH would prefer that we only have one, but they crave attention, so I think a goat by herself would be one lonely goat. I wish I had more time so that I could experiment with cheese making. Maybe I'll find time this summer.

 

[mjgigax]

Last week i made sausage gravy with fresh goat's milk. It sure was good!

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

jcatblum Good to know Bailiff is still doing well with you guys... Jason and I do not plan to have anymore flock guardians until we have well fenced our property and intend to have livestock which is not expected for another year for us.. Much work to clean up and do on the old farmhouse here and as hard as it is to pass up having Turkeys, ducks, goats and a few cows.. Chickens seem to be the only farm animals we are settling on at the moment.


Poulty&Bees: We give our girls supplemental corn during the fall and winter.. and up until a lil bit ago a few of our girls were laying.


I would love to share the snow with you all if you are wanting more but alas we are enjoying it here in the North Country... we have well over a foot at our place and in some areas of our property the drifts are about 3ft... not to bad to the start of the winter season..

 

[artsyrobin]

I see that one of the topics on the forum is "why aren't my hens laying eggs?" I am asking the same question. The hens don't take me seriously when I talk to them about chicken and dumplings. Any suggestions for more productivity of eggs?

i just figure winter is vacation time for them, they need a break from constant laying- i don't think forcing light is fair to them, even if it does increase the eggs

Late morning, Okies

I had a treat this morning. The juveniles in the NN pen learned how to dust bathe. Momma hen cleared an area, gave herself a thorough cleaning in the dirt, and then stood back and watched her babies. I wish I spoke Chicken. It sounded like she was saying, "Nathan! You've got to get dirt under both wings, not just one. And Lynda, Lynda, Lynda. . . what are you doing over there? This is bath time, not talk time. Get in there and scrub! Robert! No! Get back in there and finish properly. Fluff, wiggle, turn, fluff, fluff, fluff. This isn't rocket science, just follow instructions, please."

oh coral! you had me in stitches! looking at milk prices, we may all need to take classes from you on milking goats!


and for your humor of the nite....

 

[Carebearsmiles]

and for your humor of the nite....

Way too cute!

 

[Kassaundra]

The goat milking is going well. I broke the hand pump that came with my first milking system, replaced the whole thing with a new system that had an electric pump, and when the tubing split, I went to hand milking. I just have to remember to warm my hands before I start. It's nippy out, so I don't want anyone jumping off the milking stand :0

I don't know that I'd do anything differently. I know DH would prefer that we only have one, but they crave attention, so I think a goat by herself would be one lonely goat. I wish I had more time so that I could experiment with cheese making. Maybe I'll find time this summer.

Goats are not wired for solitary life, I would not just have one, if that was all I could have I wouldn't have any at all.

 

[clfromok]

Hello and happy new year okies!
I was born & raised in Kansas but both my folks were okies. (Mom is still a feisty 79 yr. old)
Ive lived all over from the pacific northwest to down in Georgia & many places in between- It has to be the people...It feels so good to be home! God bless you!
My father passed away in January 2012 & left a small piece of land & 9 chickens. I moved my family(husband & 17 year old) to ok to live at the old farmstead. We are working hard cleaning up the property, selling, scrapping & fixing SO MANY things in & around the house! Meanwhile I have lost a few & aquired several new hens. I never thought I would LOVE Chickens so much!! They are my new children & babies! I almost got into a fight with a distant neighbor when her dog kept killing( 3 in all) my dad's (original hens) old girls over the couple of weeks after we got here. I love the old girls (hens) & feel sad everytime one has passed away. Down to three now(I know they're pretty old)they stopped laying when the summer heat was unbelievable, & never started again. but they were faithful wonderful critters & have earned the right to live out the rest of their lives in their home.
I have learned so much since beginning but have so many more questions! Starting with what kind of birds did I get when I bartered for our bales of hay? I know I have a few barred rocks & Leghorns & the old girls were Plymouth's. The new ones (hubby calls them generation x) are probably mutts but curious what people think they could be mixed from. I will see if I can figure out how to post the pics and look forward to hearing from people like me who are crazy about their chickens.
Thanks in advance for the help & advice! God bless you, your families & your critters!

 

[Kassaundra]

Hello and happy new year okies!
I was born & raised in Kansas but both my folks were okies. (Mom is still a feisty 79 yr. old)
Ive lived all over from the pacific northwest to down in Georgia & many places in between- It has to be the people...It feels so good to be home! God bless you!
My father passed away in January 2012 & left a small piece of land & 9 chickens. I moved my family(husband & 17 year old) to ok to live at the old farmstead. We are working hard cleaning up the property & fixing SO MANY things in & around the house! Meanwhile I have lost a few & aquired several new hens. I never thought I would LOVE Chickens so much!! They are my new children & babies! I almost got into a fight with a distant neighbor when her dog killed 3 of my dad's (original hens) old girls over a week after we got here. I love the old girls (hens) & feel sad everytime one has passed away. (I know they're old, they stopped laying when the summer heat was unbelievable, but they were faithful wonderful critters & have earned the right to live out the rest of their lives in their home.
I have learned so much since beginning but have so many more questions! Starting with what kind of birds did I get when I bartered for bales of hay? I know I have a few barred rocks & Leghorns & the old girls were Plymouth's. The new ones (hubby calls them generation x) are probably mutts but curious what people think they could be mixed from. I will see if I can figure out how to post the pics and look forward to hearing from people like me who are crazy about their chickens.
Thanks in advance for the help & advice! God bless you, your families & your critters!

from Henryetta and

and the Okie thread. We have EE, and NN oh and one lone araucana.

 

[clfromok]

I don't know what EE & NN are. I'm really new! Help me out! Lol