***OKIES in the BYC III ***

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What a great dog! I miss my Louie so badly. My gardens a beautiful this year but I don't enjoy them because he was always with me when I worked in the yard and took my morning coffee walks.

I realize this is belated. I pray your heart will heal. I know what it's like not to have closure when losing a dog. I lost the best dog I ever had at 14 yers of age. He got out of the fence somehow on the 4th of July years ago. I just knew he'd return home any time. He has always hated the fireworks. He didn't return and I posted for him everywhere w/ several calls, but it was never him. My heart healed w/ a scar that will never go away, but I know he's waiting for me and we'll be reunited some day.
@NanaKat my prayers are w/ your family and you. Glad you got the rain too.
@artsyrobin Prayers are also going out for your family and you. Times are getting tougher and it seems to me I'm having more trials than I've ever had. But I have faith and know God knows what's happening and will open other windows. Sometimes I just forget.
The bunny cuteness isn't working w/ me. They're cute and cuddly and grow up. I've had several in my life. but I did have a house bunny once that was litter boxed trained and used it faithfully. He lived a good life, but I didn't get him as a baby, so he was fixed and litter trained when I got him, and very smart. I have no idea what kind he was, but he was a dwarf of some sort. I know you can't leave them in the sun. My daughter got one for the grandkids and took him outside in a cage to get some sun. She went to town and he died of heat stroke even though he had water. She said she wasn't gone that long. I didn't ask her 500 questions so I don't know how long, not that long was. I just flelt bad for trhe bunny and her, because it really upset her, she said for being so stupid. I don't know about any of you, but I've done a lot of stupid in my life.

 

[NanaKat]

I've searched all over and still can't find a good answer. What kind of litter should I use in my new coop? Anybody know about Cinnamon Queen hens? I always get the best advice here at Okies in BYC.

I use pine chips, or dry leaves, or sometimes sand. You can use mower clippings took

I was supposed to get a bunny yesterday (which I did) and my husband was going to go pick 1 out last night from a guy in OKC. Except my husband cheated and took BOTH the bunnies last night. So all of a sudden we have *3 bunnies. These 2 are a mix of 2 dwarf breeds so at least all 3 should stay around 3-4 lbs.

how in the world could you expect him to resist the cuteness i know i would not have been able to pick between those two cuties, lol.

The first one is a definite male.

 

[Tony O]

Question: I'm trying to decide which rooster I should keep. I want a mix of colors and varieties. I'm for sure keeping one of my EE boys, the nicest and prettiest. But I'm stuck on which other I should keep. I have 2 barred rocks and I have a barred frizzled Cochin I'm choosing between. I hear barred roosters will pass on the barring to all the offspring? If so, will they be black and white like the dad too? Or will the colors vary? Also, if I keep the Cochin will all the babies be frizzled? And have feathered feet?? Sorry if these questions are silly I'm still learning.

The frizzle will give you lots of feather legged frizzle chicks, some more feather legged than others.

 

[Kassaundra]

Question: I'm trying to decide which rooster I should keep. I want a mix of colors and varieties. I'm for sure keeping one of my EE boys, the nicest and prettiest. But I'm stuck on which other I should keep. I have 2 barred rocks and I have a barred frizzled Cochin I'm choosing between. I hear barred roosters will pass on the barring to all the offspring? If so, will they be black and white like the dad too? Or will the colors vary? Also, if I keep the Cochin will all the babies be frizzled? And have feathered feet?? Sorry if these questions are silly I'm still learning.

My roo is a barred NN and I get chicks of all patterens, not just barring. My guy is not "pure barred" so don't know if that makes a difference or not.

On the frizzled no not all will be frizzled, and if you breed frizzled to frizzled you get frazzled which isn't a good thing, don't remember exactly what, but feather quality is really bad and I think some kind of fatal gene?????

I love the look of a frizzled, but really dislike leg feathers.

 

[MrsDickey]

I bought my fizzled cochins because they were so funny looking as little babies (and the lady gave me a good deal) I lost one to the snake but I fell in love with the little balls of feathers. I'm not crazy about the feathered feet. I also heard feathered feet, if wet, can cause hypothermia in the winter months? My roos are all pure bred except the EEs. Obviously I'm not worried about keeping them pure bred nor am I trying for show quality. I just want pretty birds that lay all colors of eggs

 

[mjgigax]

I was supposed to get a bunny yesterday (which I did) and my husband was going to go pick 1 out last night from a guy in OKC. Except my husband cheated and took BOTH the bunnies last night. So all of a sudden we have *3 bunnies. These 2 are a mix of 2 dwarf breeds so at least all 3 should stay around 3-4 lbs.

I don't blame him! They both are beyond any ability to be resisted.

 

[mjgigax]

I was actually aware of "rabbit math" much sooner than "chicken math"

'multiplying already" and "rabbit math" - this is a very funny thread!

 

[Nuggetirl]

I've searched all over and still can't find a good answer. What kind of litter should I use in my new coop? Anybody know about Cinnamon Queen hens? I always get the best advice here at Okies in BYC.

I use pine shavings, but The Chicken Chick recommends Koop Clean. It's expensive, but if I could get it here I probably would (which, saying that I just realized you probably can't get it either...oops)
I think the most economical is pine, but as Ashtree says, it takes awhile to compost.
A lot of people swear by deep litter, but as my chicks are inside, I can't even test it out.

 

[HeyBigRhondaq]

the way i handle shipped eggs, set them in the bator point side down, then i don't touch or turn for 7-10 days- that gives the aircells a chance to settle in the big side- then candle and set normal and begin turning- hope you have a good hatch!

no word on the runaway- sigh

on runaway. That's always tough.

I let mine set for a day in an egg carton in my basement. Then, I put them in the bator with an automatic turner. It keeps them upright and turns them slowly. We shall see how it turns out! I don't think I can wait another week to get them started. I have very little patience!

 

[Nuggetirl]

Question: I'm trying to decide which rooster I should keep. I want a mix of colors and varieties. I'm for sure keeping one of my EE boys, the nicest and prettiest. But I'm stuck on which other I should keep. I have 2 barred rocks and I have a barred frizzled Cochin I'm choosing between. I hear barred roosters will pass on the barring to all the offspring? If so, will they be black and white like the dad too? Or will the colors vary? Also, if I keep the Cochin will all the babies be frizzled? And have feathered feet?? Sorry if these questions are silly I'm still learning.

So, barring is difficult. Basically, roosters can have one or two barring genes. If he has two, he will pass on one gene to all his offspring. if he only has one, he will only pass it on to one quarter (I think, there's a few threads on this, I'm going by memory and imagined punnet squares).
Pullets/hens can only have one gene. So, if your hens aren't barred it will depend on if your roo is double or single. But, from what I understand, he can produce barred, it just won't be 100% of his offspring.