***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Kyzmette]

If you're in Tulsa you can take your truck, if you have one, out to the green waste facility and they'll load it full of woodchips.

 

[shelbydog]

@Ksane

They are still beautiful! (darn it, my pic of the finished product won't upload). They will look so handsome in the roasting pan and crockpot. I wasn't attached to the cockerels. They were kept separate from the girls. I didn't mess with or handle them, just made sure they had food/water/shelter.

@NanaKat I don't recall any smell when scalding them. The only time I recall any noticeable odor was during evisceration.

 

[bardies]

You may be able to slip the chick under the hen when hers have finished hatching. Slip the chick up under her wing. Make sure they are in a pen separate from the other hens and provide chick feed and a water system. The hen will cover the newly hatched and the older chick can slip out for food and water and return to mom. It will quickly adjust to a mother.

The Barred Rock chick died and the remaining chick was so lonely. I held him and he even trilled to me. ah, happiness.... But, a pet snuggle buddy chick will work out. I determined that the broodies eggs were no good. Traded them out for the chick. Kicked everyone else out of the coop for a few hours. And, after determining that the broody was talking to the chick and the chick was 'listening'. Decided it was a done deal. They continued to bond in the coop for the rest of the day and tonight, I snuck them into a snug kennel and into their own pen. So, happy chick and happy hen. A happy ending!

 

[bardies]

I used to use straw but it can get caught in their crops so I just got prarie grass @ 8.00/bale. One bale goes a long way and is great for nests.

Financially it makes sense, given the price of 'bales' of shavings....but I cant stand the thought of using good 'food' for chicken bedding!

 

[bardies]

The Barred Rock chick died and the remaining chick was so lonely. I held him and he even trilled to me. ah, happiness.... But, a pet snuggle buddy chick will work out. I determined that the broodies eggs were no good. Traded them out for the chick. Kicked everyone else out of the coop for a few hours. And, after determining that the broody was talking to the chick and the chick was 'listening'. Decided it was a done deal. They continued to bond in the coop for the rest of the day and tonight, I snuck them into a snug kennel and into their own pen. So, happy chick and happy hen. A happy ending!

I meant will NOT work out....duh....its late.

 

[Kassaundra]

The Barred Rock chick died and the remaining chick was so lonely. I held him and he even trilled to me. ah, happiness.... But, a pet snuggle buddy chick will work out. I determined that the broodies eggs were no good. Traded them out for the chick. Kicked everyone else out of the coop for a few hours. And, after determining that the broody was talking to the chick and the chick was 'listening'. Decided it was a done deal. They continued to bond in the coop for the rest of the day and tonight, I snuck them into a snug kennel and into their own pen. So, happy chick and happy hen. A happy ending!

Gotta love happy endings.

 

[NanaKat]

 
The Barred Rock chick died and the remaining chick was so lonely. I held him and he even trilled to me.    ah, happiness....     But, a pet snuggle buddy chick will work out. I determined that the broodies eggs were no good. Traded them out for the chick. Kicked everyone else out of the coop for a few hours. And, after determining that the broody was talking to the chick and the chick was 'listening'. Decided it was a done deal. They continued to bond in the coop for the rest of the day and tonight, I snuck them into a snug kennel and into their own pen. So, happy chick and happy hen. A happy ending!

Gotta love happy endings.

X 2. Nice Momma hen.

 

[Cjarvis]

Wow! He is gorgeous! No wonder he has placed well!

I appreciate the kind words nankat, he is nice but does not compare to the beauty of the same color on those lovely LF Wyandotte.

 

[NanaKat]

Wow! He is gorgeous! No wonder he has placed well!

I appreciate the kind words nankat, he is nice but does not compare to the beauty of the same color on those lovely LF Wyandotte.

Hmmmmm. Another challenge...Silver Blue Wyandotte.

 

[shelbydog]

Hmmmmm. Another challenge...Silver Blue Wyandotte.

Lemon blue first -

Oh....forgot to answer your other questions....we didn't weigh them. Coral did Monster. It was dark and getting cooler when we started packing up that I just took them inside to rinse before bagging them.