***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[bluerosebirds]

I think the Wewoka Hatchery closed for the season EOM Sept. My only suggestion would be Craigslist.com

 

[NanaKat]

Rinda, Megan and Ashley, I've mailed your seeds...happy flower gardening.

I've been cutting down the fading sunflowers that grow around my chicken pens for shade. Saving a lot of energy, I use limb loopers to cut them off right at ground level. The tiny seeds fall to the ground in the process and there is a flock of scavengers at the ready to scarf them up.

I've been hatching quail every two weeks and feeding them out to put in the freezer. I'm getting equal numbers of males and females. Found eggs in one of the cages...means the girls are ready to sort out the nicest to go into the breeding pen. The rest will be processed along with the males.

And...since this is my first year with pheasant, I'm finding fertile eggs in the pen now...instead of the normal laying season of March to June. I'm collecting them and adding to the incubator, coordinating the hatch date with chick hatches.

I wonder if the young hens have their schedule due to our unusual weather this year. Even my peach trees have a few blooms, a few of the blackberries have a second crop and I found three mom moth dill plants while weeding the turnip bed.

We like to watch the show "American Pickers". A rerun today was filmed in Checotah, Ok.

 

[kellyguinn]

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Any Wyandotte would be good. The breeds I have right now are Crested Cream Legbars, 2 Wheaten Maran roos. (I'll be getting rid of one and picking up a few hens in the spring), 1 BLRW pullet and 1 I think is a Black Copper Maran pullet. Keep me in mind and let me know. Thanks

 

[Kassaundra]

I am resting a horrible headache, and doing neuro checks on myself. I was helping my husband w/ an outbuilding he is building and a rafter dropped on my head. It didn't knock me out, but I saw stars.

 

[Matt in Okla]

You should really let someone else do that check. I got knocked out and tried and couldn't distinguish. If nothing else pm me or post here every hour or so for the next few

 

[Kassaundra]

You should really let someone else do that check. I got knocked out and tried and couldn't distinguish. If nothing else pm me or post here every hour or so for the next few

I was doing the ones myself that I could in the mirror, (pupils, facial symmetry, and palmer drift) and having Gary do the grip strength and eye tracking, speech quality, orientation, etc....

 

[mjgigax]

I'm not sure. There is mottling and barring in my flock, she does have 3 colors (brown, black and white) but not sure if it is a true "mottled" pattern in all 3 colors. I have my eye on her, mottling generally isn't completely "set" until at least the first molt.

Yes, have to learn patience to raise mottles.

 

[mjgigax]

Had to take Red to the vet today.


Nearly 8 years old and suffering from degenerative disc in his lower back, Red has been crying out in pain and lifting his right back leg. Both legs in back now shake a lot. He just isn't his normal self these past few months. Went to the vet this morning to see what can be done to ease his pain besides what we have been doing for him..
The vet visit went well...at least there is some hope. His weight has dropped from 85 in June to 63.6...almost 22 pounds. Part of this is due to a change in diet to get some weight off to help his back. Red can go back up to 67 pounds safely...so that is good.
An anti-inflamatory script for now too.
The degenerative disc while a big issue is not as pressing as his right hip and knee. The ligaments have stretched and Red doesn't have a very big socket...so the right femur is slipping in and out of joint. The knee is arthritic and swollen. She showed me how to move the femur back in place so that will be helpful.
Best case scenario is surgery to repair the ligaments ....worst is total hip replacement with some arthroscopic work on the knee. This would also be in the future for the left side.
Both OSU Vet School and the OKC Pet Surgical Center now do hip replacements. Our vet is an OSU grad. She will do some research for us and let us know next week.
Red is a very special dog and we will do what is necessary to give him a long healthy, happy and active life

I have met him and he is a true old soul and a friend to chickens.

We recently spent 3 months house payments on our senior cat, Nigel. (Actually he is my husband's cat) He has been with us longer than any of our other animals and is a true companion. He has heart failure and is doing ok on heart meds but they are hard on his kidneys and he is also in the early stages of renal failure. He doesn't have much longer so we are enjoying our days we have left together.
The initial costs were from an emergency clinic in OKC because our regular vet, Dr. Link Sr.,at Deer Creek in Harrah was so busy. Nigel is now under the care of Dr. Link Jr. and prices are much better. No wonder Deer Creek is so busy, so kind and good prices. We are glad that Dr. Link's son is now in practice with him and is just as kind and knowledgeable about cats as his father.

 

[mjgigax]

This has been a really strange gardening year! My green beans didn't even start blooming until mid summer, and didn't seem to be setting. However, NOW they are producing quite a bit. I don't have a very big garden, but have picked two 5 gallon buckets of green beans and three dozen tomatoes in two pickings this week. I didn't heed NanaKat's advise about preparing tomato plants for fall tomatoes, but just left both tomatoes and green bean vines in place. Haven't even been watering. The green beans are really very nice--much nicer than in the correct season last year. The tomatoes are smaller, but more flavorful and prettier (less broken skin because of too much water) than they've been all season. They've produced quite well. Imagine what they would have done if I'd followed Katheryn's advice! I'm amazed at green beans in October--sown in early spring!

Yes, I am getting cukes and tasty tomatoes now. I have had many divine tomato sandwiches as of late.

 

[mjgigax]

Rinda, Megan and Ashley, I've mailed your seeds...happy flower gardening.

I've been cutting down the fading sunflowers that grow around my chicken pens for shade. Saving a lot of energy, I use limb loopers to cut them off right at ground level. The tiny seeds fall to the ground in the process and there is a flock of scavengers at the ready to scarf them up.

I've been hatching quail every two weeks and feeding them out to put in the freezer. I'm getting equal numbers of males and females. Found eggs in one of the cages...means the girls are ready to sort out the nicest to go into the breeding pen. The rest will be processed along with the males.

And...since this is my first year with pheasant, I'm finding fertile eggs in the pen now...instead of the normal laying season of March to June. I'm collecting them and adding to the incubator, coordinating the hatch date with chick hatches.

I wonder if the young hens have their schedule due to our unusual weather this year. Even my peach trees have a few blooms, a few of the blackberries have a second crop and I found three mom moth dill plants while weeding the turnip bed.

We like to watch the show "American Pickers". A rerun today was filmed in Checotah, Ok.

I wonder too. My birds really slowed down in late August but now are laying again like it is Spring. I am not complaining. I am going to try freezing some to use in cooking this Winter.