***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[bardies]

And a few more

I love the succulent flowers as well as the pale leaves! Thanks Kass!

 

[Kassaundra]

I love the succulent flowers as well as the pale leaves! Thanks Kass!

Your welcome, those pale leafy vines fascinated me, I took lots of pics of them and they were really good in b/w

 

[Kyzmette]

D'oh! I totally forgot about posting these! @ashtree these are the EE babies, all hatched from a blue colored blue egglayer and the father was most likely my blue-based SFH, Orlando. The last three are younger than the first four, but none of them have had flock exposure yet. Pick whichever two you want.

 

[NanaKat]

I've been trying to look this up but I can't figure out a shorter search title than "if roosters can see each other but not get to each other will there be aggression issues?"
What I'm thinking of doing is building one 400sq ft covered run and separating it down the middle-top to bottom (might use the chicken wire for the seperation) In one coop/run there will be silkies, the other run/coop randoms-the rooster will probably be a SFH. They will see each other unless I put some kind of curtain or boards there. What does everyone think? A non issue? Or it's gonna be crazy?

A lot depends on the breeds. Some roosters are more aggressive than others. Getting hung up in chicken wire can be a problem if the birds are kick fighters.
2x4 wire or chain link fencing is more sturdy than the chicken wire...more pricey but lasts longer. build it once and not having to repair is priceless

I have Wyandotte pens next to a Cochin pen and a Buckeye pen. There is no challenge from the Cochins, but the Buckeye and the Wyandotte fuss about once a week. It lasts a few minutes and they are done. The Cochin and Buckeye have no issues.
Wyandotte pen next to a Wyandotte pen...the roosters will flare feathers but usually leave each other alone.
Free ranging there are no issues. It is like they must protect their pen area.

Here are my gold laced wyandottes. All have thick legs. Not much for tail or saddle feathers.#1 & #2 have rose combs? (Not sure still learning combs) And #3 has a single comb? I know you can't see it in the pic.. stubborn chicken! Also, #1 and #2 have teeny tiny waddles and #3 has a bigger set of waddles. Thanks in advance for any suggestions on sex.

Can't really make out the saddle feathers on these three....but looking at the tail posture....I'm leaning towards the GL Wyandotte being pullets. Nice yellow legs!

We got a "rare" chick as a bonus when we ordered the 15 chicks from McMurray. Don't know what it is yet but might be a Golden Pencilled Hamburg. My question is: though we had the chicks sexed there is only a 90% chance they are all female. The Rare chick has fuzzy feathers all down its legs (they are 4 weeks old). Does this mean she is a he? I have read that roosters have even wing feathers but we have a mix at this age. Any ideas?

Feathered legs is characteristic of several breeds...Brahma, Cochin, D'Unccle.....not the difference between male and female.
If you can post close-up pictures we might be able to gues better on sex.

 

[hotcurltr]

Four of my seven eggs hatched!!! The yelliw chick is a bantam cochin cross from my flock. The other three are SFH chicks. I got the eggs from KYTinpusher in a swap

Congratulations! They all look bright. I'm happy you got you SFH, that you've been wanting. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you have pullets, and a roo, if you want one.

Best hatch ever! Out of 11 eggs that made it into lockdown - 9 hatched!!!! And one of the two wasput in 2 days later, so it has a few more days to go before it is declared nonhatched.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would have so good a hatch! Two naked necks that look to be sired by the barred rock roos, couple of barred rock and barred rock mixes - the grey is likely a sex linked barred rock egg that did NOT get the barred rock gene, so I need to read up on which sex does. Then the brown one probably a blrw, the white - no idea whatsoever - these were all light colored eggs - I have the br and blrw and naked necks. The white's eggs looked closest to the nn eggs - though I have one or two birds that might lay similar eggs- no silkie feet or skin coloring - so not a silkie paint (besides, I'd recognize the egg.)

Congratulations to you too. As I've said before, I just love the babies. they're always so cute. I don't know about BR roos, but I know RIR over barred rock hen is the black sex link females.

Ugh. Dead bird in the front yard. Totally whole, nothing visibly wrong. Just dead. Per my vet's instructions, I've disposed of it, but I'ms till paranoid. He said one dead bird isn't worth sending in as it could have hit a car and just bounced, or flew a little further etc. and it's expensive to get tested. I just wish I knew what it was.

Not knowing is always the hardest thing for me. Sorry, I disagree w/ your vet, but don't be paranoid over it. (I'm the only one allowed to do that). Actually, testing is free by the state. They send your birds to Texas A and M, but they will start doing some testing here before too long. You can take your biirds to the Ag dept in OKC, or you can call the Ag. Dept(ask for poultry division) in OKC and they will have someone pick your bird up for you. It's all free and you don't have to be NPIP for them to do this. The only bad thing is they won't take birds or pick them up On Fridays or the week-ends because they only test during the week. It can't be over a day since your bird died and they have to be put in a ziplock bag in the fridge, not freezer. The reason is because they start to break down fast, and you won't get an accurate test, because of the decompostion.

Went by the Papillion in Muskogee today after work.

As so many of us have told you, your photography is better than so many pros.. You really should send some in to different magazines. You might get rich and famous.

I love pictures of butterflys by the way.

 

[ashtree]

D'oh! I totally forgot about posting these! @ashtree these are the EE babies, all hatched from a blue colored blue egglayer and the father was most likely my blue-based SFH, Orlando. The last three are younger than the first four, but none of them have had flock exposure yet. Pick whichever two you want.

You are toooo sweet!!!! I like these 2 cuties a lot!!! Do you think the older and younger will get along? Arlo is gonna be so excited when he wakes up.

I already am.

 

[hotcurltr]

@mjgigax has 1st dibs on the Sussex!! I'm dibbing for her since she's not here right now!!!

I thought I had hit multi on this too. Just thought that is really sweet. Not only are you a good chicken plus, mama, your a kind person, thinking of others

D'oh! I totally forgot about posting these! @ashtree these are the EE babies, all hatched from a blue colored blue egglayer and the father was most likely my blue-based SFH, Orlando. The last three are younger than the first four, but none of them have had flock exposure yet. Pick whichever two you want.

I'll take them all. It's so easy to say that. Used to say that, but it's too hard not knowing the sex. I have many roosters in freezer camp, but really don't think I can eat them b/c mom and dad are MY babies. Someone mentioned a rooster swap a long while back. Sometimes I feel part chicken because, I don't want to see or know what I eat.
I will post some pictures of Floyd's kids. They are equally adorable. And I know I said I'd send you some pics of Floyd in his new home, so I really need to get over there with a camera and keep my word.

 

[ashtree]

A lot depends on the breeds. Some roosters are more aggressive than others. Getting hung up in chicken wire can be a problem if the birds are kick fighters.
2x4 wire or chain link fencing is more sturdy than the chicken wire...more pricey but lasts longer. build it once and not having to repair is priceless

I have Wyandotte pens next to a Cochin pen and a Buckeye pen. There is no challenge from the Cochins, but the Buckeye and the Wyandotte fuss about once a week. It lasts a few minutes and they are done. The Cochin and Buckeye have no issues.
Wyandotte pen next to a Wyandotte pen...the roosters will flare feathers but usually leave each other alone.
Free ranging there are no issues. It is like they must protect their pen area.

Yea, Im just going to do 2 separate covered runs. Its not really going to be too much more work in the end. I just dont think I will be able to free range mine at all

Which makes me really really sad. Being in the yard with them is my favorite part of the day. But I can already tell neighbors dog is going to be a problem. We go out there a lot to work on stuff and the dog comes to our soon to be property and barks at us and this time actually tried to run at us several times

I am no fan of dogs I dont know and Im hardly a dog whisperer. We really need to fence in the entire east side of the property, which is not going to be easy or cheap. And the real icing on the cake is the dog is not neutered…..

Maybe Im in a complaining mood….just wanting to figure out a solution.

 

[ashtree]

I thought I had hit multi on this too. Just thought that is really sweet. Not only are you a good chicken plus, mama, your a kind person, thinking of others

I'll take them all. It's so easy to say that. Used to say that, but it's too hard not knowing the sex. I have many roosters in freezer camp, but really don't think I can eat them b/c mom and dad are MY babies. Someone mentioned a rooster swap a long while back. Sometimes I feel part chicken because, I don't want to see or know what I eat.
I will post some pictures of Floyd's kids. They are equally adorable. And I know I said I'd send you some pics of Floyd in his new home, so I really need to get over there with a camera and keep my word.

Ksane is without a doubt a very very kind person. My son keeps making things for her because she's the bestest duck sitter ever.

@Ksane he mentions you throughout the day and always says "I wonder how our ducks are doing, I know they're happy" its sweet. He knows you're sweet. And he's really pushing for a rooster run

I told him maybe in the future but I can't promise anything. We have so much on our plates now. (Its really tempting to make a rooster on a plate joke here but my inner Arlo says no!

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And I agree, its so hard to eat these guys. I need to get better at it or admit defeat. I might be more capable if my son didn't cry for weeks afterwards. It just doesn't feel worth it. Its heartbreaking. He remembers every rooster we've ever had. The only one he was ok with us culling was a very very mean one. Once Arlo saw him attacking the girls and stealing food from them he was on board, but he still cried. My sweet sensitive boy.

 

[Kyzmette]

 :yiipchick You are toooo sweet!!!! I like these 2 cuties a lot!!! Do you think the older and younger will get along?  Arlo is gonna be so excited when he wakes up.    I already am.

I'm sure they'll be fine together, and they're both really pretty. I think all of them are, my little FlowerEEs!

I'm actually kind of tickled you didn't choose my favorite, Spanky. Some of them are getting a crest from Orlando, and Spanky has that one little stand of feathers sticking up. I think it's adorable.

@hotcurltr I would LOVE to see Floyd babies!