***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[GotGame]

i put sand in my pens a few weeks ago and love it. It took me like an hour and a half to get it all out of my truck, using a bucket.

 

[Ksane]

Wonderful! So beings you're so fast maybe you can help me lol!
Just kidding

Some folks claim it leads to an impacted crop. But I'm going to have to just pick my battles and try it. Chickens scarf down *dirt like it's candy, I would think dirt would have as much chance of causing an impacted crop as sand. Besides, I spend so much time out there it'll make cleaning up with a cat litter scoop a breeze.

 

[Poco Pollo]

Evening everyone,

I'm spending a few minutes catching up on posts and waiting for it to get dark. I don't like to put the stragglers into their houses before the security light comes on. I want them to go in on their own. We've got a lot of nice grass coming up after our recent rain. I tied a bundle of grass for each pen and hung each bundle with a length of twine. Maybe if I leave the grass stems longer I can reuse the same length of twine tomorrow. the ducks made a happy discovery: three, big, fat, green grasshoppers were hiding in their grassy snack. What a racket they made!

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Well the three little pigs were born today!

This is them and their mommy!

I walked in on her haveing them,it was the first time I had seen piggys just born. Mother seems to be happy to be light weight again and is eating good.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Shavon here are the three seramas that survived that I got from you. I am just loveing their colors. They should throw a world of different varietys!

 

[poultryand bees]

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Their eyes are open at birth! I would not have thought that would be the case since rabbits are born with eyes shut. Very pretty calico color.

 

[NanaKat]

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How is your baby today?

Mine is still hanging in there. The impaction is much reduced, but so is her energy. She may have a little temp and her comb was pale. I added a little brown sugar to her formula and an egg yolk and was able to spoon feed her about two tablespoons. Gave her an LA 200 shot today for possible infection. She was a little more perky this evening and was drinking and nibbleing on her own...even making a few chick noises.

Had to give a shot to the little black Cochin roo. He had a little swelling on his right eye and l have been using an antibiotic ointment on it. Today there were a few little tiny bubbles in that eye....time for the antibiotics! Also put a few drops of VetRX in the wter bowl.

I don't like it when one baby is not feeling good and now with two...

Last evening hubby moved 6 tractor scoops of compost and soil mix up by the pens and today we moved all that into the pens and sloped the grade to allow water to drain better. Worked over the hen run too and moved the sand back to the barn wall. Will have to seriously look at guttering along the roof line.....Honeydo.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

This is the mottled hen that hatched last week,she is making a good momma.

here are some of the chicks in the loft. They are mottled OE and wyandotte and EE all bantam varietys.

This is my new EE roo and two of the new girl friends he has. Should get some beauties from this set!

Here is Mr. Wyandotte and his girls. He is not a blue laced but rather has a red mantle over all his blue! Really pretty in the sunshine!

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

P&B yes their eyes are open and they have hair and teeth. They can actually survive on their after just two days if they have too!. It takes them two months longer than a rabbit but once here they are mini adults ready to go!lol Yes I love the calico colors best.I was reall y surprised that the solid white mom had three of them. I was expecting solid colors.

 

[NanaKat]

Cute baby gpigs Wayne. I didn't know they were born with their eyes open. Love the little Seramas and Wyandottes too. You have a very colorful family! We used to raise hampsters when the girls were little...naked little babies.

Poco Pollo...I can just picture those ducks going after those big green grasshoppers!