***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[mjgigax]

Good Morning Okies...another beautiful day.
Boys are moving hay today...should have cloe to 1000 round bales when they finish...whew!

Two heifers in the front lot are bagged and ready to calve...any day or up to two weeks...they are sooooo unpredictable....or perhaps that is predictable... lot

Sorting out cockerels today and making a fattening pen for those going to freezer camp. Then need to get a pen for some new birds I'm getting from DGibson. Looking forward to seeing some of his Buckeyes added to the flock. I love the Delaware Bantams I recently received from him. The little cockerel is so comical in nature( thinks he is a BIG bird) and the girls are really sweet birds.






Then since I'm posting pictures
here are some d'Anver, OEGB and Rosecombs three pictures of the same birds...they move quickly!




And of course...chicks..A black Rosecomb broody with babies...she is still sitting on one egg that should hatch today or tomorrow.

OH! those little Delawares are so pretty.

 

[mjgigax]

The Ara rooster I got from you is definitely a people lover! And it doesn't bother him a bit to be picked up and kissed, doesn't hurt *his pride any That's one of my favorite pens to give treats to, because I just have to sit there and he comes up time and again and gets the food and drops it in front of one of the girls and comes back for more. He's so proud to be feeding them. I've never even seen him eat anything himself ever, he gives every bite to the girls. I LOVE this boy, Kass.

Chickens are so cool!

 

[mjgigax]

Then I must have a swarm of people loving birdies!

I let every pen out to free range right now...about 100 birds. They flood out of the gates to different parts of the yard and barn area. That's when I refill all the feeders and change the water. Several will come around for scratches on their neck and squat for petting.
But...
anytime after that...especially in early evening when I come out the back door, there is a huge run for Momma! And they follow me to the barn to see if I will get out the scratch or the rolled oats. If I am carrying a bucket of scraps from the kitchen, it is game on to try to see who can get in front of me to stop my forward motion and snatch the choicest morsels..
The routine for penning up at night is a handful of treat grain in each pen and they run to their respective pens to get it....makes cooping at night so much easier. A recheck on food and water is time for enjoying their antics and cooing.
I so enjoy my birds.

I would love to see all those beautiful birds running for treats.
When you first let them all out were there any conflicts among the roosters? I let my largest group out every day for a while and would like to let more pens out too.

 

[shelbydog]

X 2....picture time Nanakat.

 

[TipihlowLadies]

Then I must have a swarm of people loving birdies!

I let every pen out to free range right now...about 100 birds. They flood out of the gates to different parts of the yard and barn area. That's when I refill all the feeders and change the water. Several will come around for scratches on their neck and squat for petting.
But...
anytime after that...especially in early evening when I come out the back door, there is a huge run for Momma! And they follow me to the barn to see if I will get out the scratch or the rolled oats. If I am carrying a bucket of scraps from the kitchen, it is game on to try to see who can get in front of me to stop my forward motion and snatch the choicest morsels..
The routine for penning up at night is a handful of treat grain in each pen and they run to their respective pens to get it....makes cooping at night so much easier. A recheck on food and water is time for enjoying their antics and cooing.
I so enjoy my birds.

What a site that must be 100 birds chasing momma for treats you could sell tickets LOL.

 

[NanaKat]

 
Then I must have a swarm of people loving birdies!

I let every pen out to free range right now...about 100 birds.  They flood out of the gates to different parts of the yard and barn area.  That's when I refill all the feeders and change the water.  Several will come around for scratches on their neck and squat for petting.
But...
anytime after that...especially in early evening when I come out the back door, there is a huge run for Momma!  And they follow me to the barn to see if I will get out  the scratch or the rolled oats.   If I am carrying a bucket of scraps from the kitchen, it is game on to try to see who can get in front of me to stop my forward motion and snatch the choicest morsels..
The routine for penning up at night is a handful of treat grain in each pen and they run to their respective pens to get it....makes cooping at night so much easier.  A recheck on food and water is time for enjoying their antics and cooing.
I so enjoy my birds.

I would love to see all those beautiful birds running for treats.
When you first let them all out were there any conflicts among the roosters? I let my largest group out every day for a while and would like to let more pens out too.

Had a few gentle challenges between the big Black Cochin and Beau the Columbian Wyandotte...more for "Hey, notice me" than anything else...A dousing with a hose took care of that. Took three days of getting sprayed and they both quit.

I'll have to take my camera out with me...so funny.

 

[eddieokie]

What are some good treats to give to my birds??? Still looking for some silkie pullets..

 

[countryhen]

My birds love fruit, oatmeal (cooked),mine eat anything but mac & cheese is a favorite

 

[mjgigax]

What are some good treats to give to my birds??? Still looking for some silkie pullets..

Any mellon, pumpkin, cucumber, sunflower seeds, yoghurt (plain), oatmeal. There is a page on BYC that lists many treats but I can't find it quickly.

 

[countryhen]

My rooster that's losing weight is now coughing (just a little) He's still eating & running around with girls, what do you think's going on with him & what do I give him?