***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[michaeldaugherty]

This is why my bird's get eat by the yote's they stay in the tree's across the fence in the shade all day iv seen some
almost a mile away to the west hunting for Hopper's be glad wen the tree's get big on are place so they will have more shade..

 

[vebi]

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Very pretty and lots of them. Are they game birds?

 

[Poco Pollo]

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There's a markup of a few dollars. I paid $13.00 for 50 lbs. of layer pellets. They were out of chick start, so I don't know the current price. This is up from last month.

 

[Poco Pollo]

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Michiele - Wonderful pictures! I expect your two groups will "work it out" and become a single group fairly soon. Chickens are social birds. They enjoy company.

 

[michaeldaugherty]

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Very pretty and lots of them. Are they game birds?

Yes they are game bird's ..Im glad you think ther pretty!!!!

 

[okiehen]

I'm looking to buy some horse hay round bails and square.
I'm close to Ft Smith, its not looking good folks we need to pray for rain. Has anyone seen feed prices going up?
If anyone knows of someone that has hay for sale please let me know. My hay people that I buy from are already feeding hay and they are not going to have enough for what they need. This is the worse I've ever seen.

Have a great day.

 

[Buster52]

To update on the neighbor situation, I have decided to do nothing beyond what I have already done. I have taken the remaining stock under control to care for them until her husband's return or until such time as they decide to sell or butcher them, to make sure they are cared for safely. The husband is a friend of mine of sorts, and this was not his fault. I don't want repercussions to come to his family once danger to the surviving animals has passed. I did check once again, and there was shelter, feed and water for the cattle but someone had blocked it off for some reason. I'm thinking the young teen daughter maybe just made a mistake. The horses did have a little water, and a round bale of hay. It obviously wasn't enough to save them, however. I left her dogs in their pen, but will skip over to check on them on occasion. They did have plenty of water, shelter, and food.

I have been thinking a lot about how such a thing can happen, and still don't really understand. But every day I put gallons and gallons of water in waterers for my birds around the pasture where they free range. Every evenings all of the waterers are bone dry, or close to it. Some mornings I don't really feel like getting up and doing it, especially on a work day, but know it would only take a day to wipe out large numbers from the heat. Even a small mistake can cost you dearly when the temps are close to 110.

I might be wrong for doing it this way, but it feels right to me. Her possibly going to jail isn't going to bring back those animals, and the others are safe now, so no more damage can be done.

 

[old*cowboy]

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Horses are a good deal tougher than chickens, it takes more then a small mistake for one of them to die from heat. Did she at least bury or dispose of the dead ones so the stinch wouldnt feel the air for days.

 

[michaeldaugherty]

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I think your a very good MAN an did the right thing..I no for a fact that horse's an cow's have ben Dieing all over the state.. An your frind is off working trying to make a living for his family....

 

[poultryand bees]

Congratulations to our Okies who won "awards" on BYC!

To: Buckguy/Monty, Michael Daugherty and Kaussandra for "Friends of BYC" award

To: BanjoJoe for "Educator"