***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[artsyrobin]

i just use one bucket for the feed and add more feed and seed when it gets low, and once they found out where it comes from, they find a away to get more! Sweety just hops in given a chance...

 

[NanaKat]

We ended up with a little more than two inches of rain Wednesday. The pens and runs were a muddy, sloppy mess. So I checked the channels and opened any that were plugged...got the water flowing again.
By today the pens were much more workable for cleaning the coops and laying in fresh hay. Built a new coop for the Delaware Bantams so they could all roost together instead of two sections. Because the new coop fit in the place of one of the smaller spaces, the birds were trying to all crowd into the other small space instead of in the nice new bigger coop. So when they were settled, I moved each into the new coop with the rooster last. Of course he had to have the last word before they all got quiet....so funny.
Tomorrow, I'll move the second Momma with bantam babies into a floor pen. Dottie will move into a wall cage with her toss eggs to wait for her babies to hatch. Her last three eggs go in the incubator tomorrow. Two babies hatched today, one should hatch tomorrow and the last three on Monday.

Kass, how are your eggs progressing.

Shelbydog, are you still needing birds for learning to butcher? Let me know.

Anybody doing the BYC hatch-along?

 

[shelbydog]

I want some but still trying to lock in a day that will allow me time to get them from you.

I paid $10 for a rotiessere chicken last night :/

 

[Kassaundra]

I only candle once and that won't be until the 6th. So don't really know how they are doing yet. What is the time frame of the hatch a long? I hadn't seen any threads about it.

 

[muesky]

hi! im an okie from muskogee here to say hello everyone, and my flock is young and growing strong

17 nine months old chickens here (21 originally; four deceased ;()! first eggs have started!

2 nine months old geese!

2 nine month old ducks, she gave us a few eggs, but the season ended!

3 five to six month old peafowl.

2 one to two month old ducklings!

would love some goats when i find a place to buy some!

Oh My Goodness! I haven't laughed so hard since Chickens were pronounced to be the 'Gateway Livestock"!

I hear you! That video was really funny and so is Chickens being the "Gateway Livestock... hehehe!

SOONER CLASSIC--Traditional Table Top Serama Show was held at Keystone Lake, Saturday Oct. 26...It was a REALLY great show. We had exhibitors from several states and as far as Alabama and New York. Some really nice birds. Weather was good and we had the best hot dogs ever for lunch! Here are a few photos. ...and yes, that's Bob Warren.

My silkied roo 'Redman' placed Best of the Best.
My birds also got Reserve to Best of the Best, Reserve Malay female and Reserve Malay male.

And my 'Snowman' Reserve Silkied Champion to Best in Show 'Redman'.

This is so addicting! I've got the Gold Lace Brahma & a Dark Brahma egg in there and it was so depressing to realize that if/when they hatched I wouldn't have any more babies to look forward to :-( So I set some more Silkie mix eggs and started gathering up some more Cochin/Ameraucana mix eggs lol
Thanks, Kass. Very much appreciated.

Cochin/Ameraucana crosses are wonderful!!!

Kass - I haven't been on the thread for a few days. MIL is recovering from back surgery (Mercy Hospital in OKC), and she's having a rough time. She went from surgery to ICU to a rehab center to the hospital once more. Symptoms of infection in more than one system prompted the return to the hospital.

I had to read your post about losing your flock three times before it sank in. I often pass small packs of stray dogs on our country roads, and each group reminds me that my free-range group is at risk. When we get together, we'll go through the pens to see if I have anything you can use. I'm supposed to be downsizing, so I've got a few pullets marked to keep as egg layers. If you want to take the capons you make here home with you, that would be fine too. I have more than DH wants me to raise. The buggers just keep eating and growing.

Sending positive energy your families way!!

Of course, I guess I should have mentioned that I've become such a chicken nerd, that I got totally excited about getting chicken prezzies!

Noting says loving like chicken prezzies... Just saying!!!

We are going to Newcastle too. If I make it thru this week I will need Chicken therapy!
Mitzi, if you are going to be there I will bringUno, the guinea. He sure is pretty but he has to go because he sure is loud.

Well be at Newcastle myself this Saturday. Doc is going hunting with his brother so I am unsupervised...

Get some baby vitamins at the drug store (like Poly-vi-sol) and give him one or two drops tonight and again the morning. Sometimes chicks that can't walk just have a vitamin deficiency- I find this is especially true if they sit on their butt and "spin" in a circle while kicking their legs.

Thanks for the follow up! Once I finish with this move I want to try it so bad!

Make sure the Poly-vi-sol does not have iron it.

i just use one bucket for the feed and add more feed and seed when it gets low, and once they found out where it comes from, they find a away to get more! Sweety just hops in given a chance...

So I am wanting to try fermenting grains but have a few questions. First does it have to be mixed grains? Can you use whole oats only? Do I need to add some yeast to start it? Also how long do you let it ferment before giving it to your chickens and lastly how does the temperature affect it fermenting?
Anything I can do to make my birds happy I am all in for...

I want some but still trying to lock in a day that will allow me time to get them from you.

I paid $10 for a rotiessere chicken last night

Doc and I decided that we are going to start buying a few cheap roosters every auction to butcher. That way we only have in them what we purchased them for. I think it is ridiculous how expensive food is getting. Hence why I am working on getting the garden ready and building a greenhouse. Would like to buy a cow for milk but really do not have enough room right now for that...

 

[muesky]

Okay so I have a kitten I need to find a home for.. He is 5 1/2 weeks old, we call him Apollo but he really doesn't know his name. Apollo is a cream color with faint yellow strips and spots on the under fur. I think his eyes may stay blue since they have not shown any sign of changing like his siblings have. He is a very active and is already eating soft and hard food. These kittens unlike previous litters have matured very fast and mama cat has been trying to ween them off for a week now.
If anyone is interested send me a PM. I really want to make sure he goes to a loving home

 

[NanaKat]

I only candle once and that won't be until the 6th.  So don't really know how they are doing yet.  What is the time frame of the hatch a long?  I hadn't seen any threads about it.

The one I saw says October/November and some folks are just beginning to candle....I bet you qualify.

 

[Kyzmette]

Nanakat, I don't really know anything about hatchalongs, but I have eggs in the bator due on the 9th. I sure hope the timing works out, because I want the grandbabies here to see it. We candled last week, and they're here so we can candle again tonight.

 

[ChickenManTN]

Hey fellow Okies! Thought I'd say hey from norman. Everyone keep warm and hope your feathered babies don't mind the chill today.
Id tell everyone all my breeds but I had a coyote pack somehow get into my pen and... Well yeah nothing left except for the few youngsters I have inside. So I am starting from scratch:/ such a pain. Definitely going to take care of the coyotes around especially since we have a ton of horses, don't want to risk any more mishaps!

I'm so sorry for your loss. Good luck with the coyote cleanup. I trespassed here but had to comment (poked my head in from Nashville.) We have had similar troubles in the past. It's tough to lose loved ones whether they be livestock, pets, or people, but we always have to look forward. We just have to. Focus on the positives and appreciate the moment. Plan well and work you plan. Let us know if you have any particular chickens on your wish list. There are lots of folks (near and far) who would be glad to help in any way we can!

 

[Kassaundra]

@katie1500 So sorry for your loss

we have all been there and know how hard it can be. I am in a similar boat right now too. Less then a week ago I lost nearly my whole flock in one day.