***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[nnbreeder]

No kidding! If there weren't so many great breeds in so many different colors maybe I could feel done. I just need 1 of everything

Naw, just a bunch of Naked Necks. LOL

 

[Ksane]

heh i can imagine. Are they both gobblers?

You can't tell sex for like 3-4 months on turkeys.

My Showgirl died today. She had been doing better but........ She was always small, I wonder if she was a weak hatch?  She was such a sweetheart. I will miss her a lot. I do have her brother and eggs under my Blue girl, Ezmeralda, so I hope I get more like her.

I'm so sorry. I know how special she was to you. I've had several birds that just stayed thin and didn't seem to do well for as long as a year and then they'd die. I've never had an explanation for it. It's hard knowing you're going to lose them but still hoping all along you're wrong.

 

[KHaws]

well it has been a long time since i have been on here. I hope everyone is doing well. We still do not have chickens yet. working on redoing our house, then we are going to convert our shed into a chicken coop. but while we are in the middle of all of that we are working on getting a raised garden set up. currently I just have Peppermint, Cilantro and Basil in containers, all seperated. I will probably get more herbs next Saturday when I go back to the Farmers Market. I might also pick up a tomato plant, even though there are only 3 out of 9 people in my house who eat them constantly, but we cook with tomatoes a lot. I hope everyone had a great Saturday.

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: last year i had alt of broodies- and once one got the idea the rest followed along

 

[bardies]

Thank you! I had been pinching off blooms and did not that tomatoes don't sett fruit above 90*! No wonder I didn't get much fruit these last couple of years. It rarely is in the 90*s for long periods of time in MI and my first year gardening in OK, when I got loads of tomatoes from my garden, was a mild Summer.

My Showgirl died today. She had been doing better but........ She was always small, I wonder if she was a weak hatch? She was such a sweetheart. I will miss her a lot. I do have her brother and eggs under my Blue girl, Ezmeralda, so I hope I get more like her.

So sorry!

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: I'm so sorry! I have had this happen and still don't know why

 

[City farm]

The girls amaze me, with how resilient they are! My polish hen, Einsteina, has a crest covered in mud, so I had to clean her up, today, and I noticed how good chickens are with the weather.
I know that when it's stormy, I plop myself down at my desk and draw/write/surf the interwebs. Screw the bad weather!

But the girls get up, like clockwork, and go about their day!  I have chickens for role-models. I keep telling myself that my chickens do more in a day than I do!

Oh yeah, you are not kidding, they don't let nothing stop them, when it come to a treat..e

 

[Kyzmette]

My Showgirl died today. She had been doing better but........ She was always small, I wonder if she was a weak hatch?  She was such a sweetheart. I will miss her a lot. I do have her brother and eggs under my Blue girl, Ezmeralda, so I hope I get more like her.

I'm so sorry Mary Jo. I think their tiny bodies leave them only enough room for a long, healthy life, or a sweet and loving personality. What's that old saying about those who burn the brightest....

 

[Poco Pollo]

Sing a song for POOPS: Rain, rain, go away on Saturday. The ducks won't mind, but the rest of us will get wet.

SatJun 14​

86°​

68°​

Partly Cloudy​

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CHANCE OF RAIN:
20%

WIND:
SSE at 10 mph

We will watch the weather closely. If it's going to rain on Saturday, then we'll need to have a plan. Postponing to another day is one possibility. I'm hoping the storm will pass, and that we'll have a dry day on the 14th.

 

[huntseat]

Thank you! I had been pinching off blooms and did not that tomatoes don't sett fruit above 90*! No wonder I didn't get much fruit these last couple of years. It rarely is in the 90*s for long periods of time in MI and my first year gardening in OK, when I got loads of tomatoes from my garden, was a mild Summer.

My Showgirl died today. She had been doing better but........ She was always small, I wonder if she was a weak hatch? She was such a sweetheart. I will miss her a lot. I do have her brother and eggs under my Blue girl, Ezmeralda, so I hope I get more like her.

So sorry for your loss.