***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[miohippus]

Generation Next is cooking!!! 21 days and counting.

yea, chicks... what did you decide on for your next generation?

 

[erinszoo]

Off to work in a little bit. Looks like the sun might make an appearance today finally. I just hope it's warmer. The bird yard is a MESS!!

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

Hey guys and fellow peepsters, The hubster and I are curious to know if you guys are going to be having a POOPS this May? Family and I are planning a visit into our beloved adopted state for May and hoping to know if a POOPs or a get together is in the works..

Jeannie

 

[jaojao]

I have two laying hens that I need to re-home because of my increasing physical limitations. They are one and a half year old Barred Rocks that have been laying for a full year now. They have slowed down to eight to ten eggs a week now but layed daily until mid November. I keep expecting them to go into molt but they haven't yet.
With them goes a small, ugly but adequate coop, fencing materials for a small run, watering devices and feed bowls, remaining feedstuffs and bedding material. Also included are some one by boards, 2x2s, plywood remnants and two frames to what was going to be a new coop, as well as some paint to match the painted parts.
I would like for them to go to a urban BYCer with a fenced yard so they can forage a few hours most days. PM me if you think you might be interested. No charge. Will need a couple strong backs to load the coop. Thanks

 

[countryhen]

OK! Looks like today I am able to post pic again...

Since you all were talking about planting......here are a few pictures of my chicken house yard and also of my dove house.

This inside the Silkie pen...large gourds hanging through the chicken wire top. Makes tons of shade!
Clunked my head too many times to admit!

This dove pen with "sleeper" from semi truck [hubby is a trucker!"]
This a purple bean Hycinth [spell?]

Silkie pen on outside. Talk about shade!

sorry these are out of order, I'm just proud I got to post them at all!
Silkie yard start of season

Dove house and pen.
Gourds are fun to grow and make lots more than you will ever need, I make bird houses from mine and I noticed that Kathryn does also.
The birds love them. I have wrens all ready this yr.
A few yr back the gourd vine got over to the trees and grew over 20 ft tall and gourds were hanging waaaaay up there in the tree. Looked like a "gourd tree!!!"
Otherwise you can "train" them where you want.

Love this idea! makes the chicken area look like a nice garden. I would think this would also help keep hawks out? Are there some fruit or food barring plants that would do the same way? I like to have some produce come from my plants.

 

[countryhen]

I have two laying hens that I need to re-home because of my increasing physical limitations. They are one and a half year old Barred Rocks that have been laying for a full year now. They have slowed down to eight to ten eggs a week now but layed daily until mid November. I keep expecting them to go into molt but they haven't yet.
With them goes a small, ugly but adequate coop, fencing materials for a small run, watering devices and feed bowls, remaining feedstuffs and bedding material. Also included are some one by boards, 2x2s, plywood remnants and two frames to what was going to be a new coop, as well as some paint to match the painted parts.
I would like for them to go to a urban BYCer with a fenced yard so they can forage a few hours most days. PM me if you think you might be interested. No charge. Will need a couple strong backs to load the coop. Thanks

Might want them were are you? will PM you

 

[miohippus]

Love this idea! makes the chicken area look like a nice garden. I would think this would also help keep hawks out? Are there some fruit or food barring plants that would do the same way? I like to have some produce come from my plants.

pumpkins, cantaloupe, watermelon cucumbers those are the only vining ones i can think of but i don' t know if a pen fence would be strong enough to hold up some of those especially watermelon

 

[NanaKat]

Another long morning,but we had reinforcements with BIL. The calf did try to suckle when the cow was in the squeeze chute. Mom is really protective of the calf now. We had to finish the feeding by tubing. got enough milk to save some back for the last feeding at 10 pm and use milk replacer. We are trying to keep the calf on the hungry side so it will be more aggressively nuzzling mom. Now that milk is flowing good, her bag is not so tender so we are hoping for good things. Would really like the pair to get the nursing thing down...three feedings a day takes a lot of time. AND the sun is out off and on already....named the baby Sunshine cause she bucked for the first time today when the sun peeked out.

planning on planting a mixture of Hyacinth Bean, birdhouse gourds and Morning glory on the fences...should bring In the bees to pollinate the gourds. I need some to replace gourds on the purple Martin poles this year. Also have seed for the old fashioned Love in a Puff vine...may mix some in also.

We ended up with 2.5 inches of rain. Add to that the 1/2 inch from last week, the ground was soaked enough to allow lots of runoff. The redux ponds are holding much more water and the spillway channel between the two front ponds was flowing this morning. So grateful for the rain!!

The leg bands I ordered last week still have not arrived...need to mark the keepers in the juvenile pen....sure hope they get here soon.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Your sure haveing a time with that calf NaNa! Got my curiosity up! What is love in a puff vine? Never heard that name before.
Raining here today. We really don't need it.Need some sun to dry things out. I turned over my tomatoe beds yesterday. Still not for sure if we have the place sold or not but I couldn't stand not working in the garden anylonger!lol. Also put the pump back in the koi pond. No koi but like to see the water flowing! Can hardly wait till sat.,another big Amish sale. I love going to these. Usually don't bring much if any thing home but they are so fun to see with all the poultry and other stuff. And I love people watching too!lolAnd there are usually enough rednecks and preppy people to make it interesting!lol Have a great day!

 

[Kassyc88]

Haha I went to a chicken auction once and seen a breed of rednecks I didn't know existed!! Some had one toof and a nice pair of rat tails to go with it!! Haha!! I was in people watching heaven!! But I swear I had nightmares for a week of me walking around with one toof and everyone calling me the crazy chicken lady!