***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[CLSranch]

Mine get a 22 or 22 rat shot works well to. I like playing with snakes. There wasn't a rock unturned in a mile of the house when I was a kid. One wrapping me up just makes it easier to catch. I am looking for a rattler this year for a hat band though.

 

[dunnmom]

Most snakes in the hen house are immediately put down. They return otherwise.
A friend brought me snake handling hooks a while back after hearing a story about me getting wound up by a snake while working fence. I stepped on its head in high grass and the snake coiled up my legs...not my finest hour!!!
The only way I relocate a snake is when a friend wants one to skin for a belt or hatband. That snake goes in a cotton sack tied in a knot.

Gah! Having a snake suprise me that way would probably cause me to pee myself, throw up, or pass out. Maybe all of that, plus the screaming and hyperventilation. I'm not afraid of creepy crawlies as long as I see them coming and I can identify them. My DH is hilariously afraid of snakes, wasps, bees, and spiders. He'll go through a whole can of raid on 3 or 4 bugs then stomp on them just to make sure. Looks like I'm going to have to be the one to deal with the snakes. I've seen a couple of Texas browns on the property, but that's all so far.

 

[daniel3507]

Hi everyone. New member from Oklahoma (Tulsa area) just wanted to say hello!

 

[limited25]

Hi Daniel, welcome to the Oklahoma BYC site.

 

[Tika75]

Hi everyone. New member from Oklahoma (Tulsa area) just wanted to say hello!

I'm over near Stillwater. Welcome to the group!

 

[Elbert Garrett]

Hi everyone. New member from Oklahoma (Tulsa area) just wanted to say hello!

Howdy!

 

[dunnmom]

I've discovered that my flock is sort of picky about kitchen scraps. I'm not offering any spoiled foods. Anyone have any tips?

 

[Fallenone05]

I've discovered that my flock is sort of picky about kitchen scraps. I'm not offering any spoiled foods. Anyone have any tips?

Mine don't like canned goods (green beans, spinach, carrots) in the least. I usually give them the odd bits of lettuce, diced up funky carrots, tomatoes, apples and watermelon rinds, along with mushed bananas. Cucumbers, olives, cherry tomatoes, onion??, and purple cabbage are popular too. They might just be picky eaters, too, or they don't like the taste of something you're throwing them/mixed in with what you're throwing them?

I'd make a mash of what you could and see if they can hork it down a little better or if it disguises a taste of something they don't like! If that don't work, I'd stop offering what they weren't eating and compost it.

 

[miohippus]

@Kassaundra i found a photo of the passion flower.

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[Kassaundra]

@Kassaundra i found a photo of the passion flower.

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Looks just like mine, so at least these seeds came true.