upcdayz- my chicken fight over those locust and the guineas race all over with them...
***OKIES in the BYC III ***
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Morning to Oklahoma!
Looks to be another hot one here.
Nanakat ,would you believe I caught one of those parakeets after this long! And now the other one is back so I am trying for her. Yesterday was the first time I had seen bothe at the same time. I got two new ones last night from my breeder friend,they are both green.
Finally got a little sleep last night. Had to get up three times and pick MIL up out of the floor! Everytime she wanted up to go to the bathroom(bladder must be peanut size!) she would fall out of bed! Luckly no broken bones or cuts and scrapes.
Looks to be another hot one here.
Nanakat ,would you believe I caught one of those parakeets after this long! And now the other one is back so I am trying for her. Yesterday was the first time I had seen bothe at the same time. I got two new ones last night from my breeder friend,they are both green.
Finally got a little sleep last night. Had to get up three times and pick MIL up out of the floor! Everytime she wanted up to go to the bathroom(bladder must be peanut size!) she would fall out of bed! Luckly no broken bones or cuts and scrapes.
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Thank you such a nice compliment.
You can still do a lot w/ the point and shoot cameras though. Most will have a macro setting (usually the flower icon) use that setting and get as close as you can and still have great focus. Don't try for a little closer at the sacrifice of the clear focus. If your focus is great then upload the pic to an editing software (even the free ones will do this) then crop the photo. Most cameras today have enough megapixels for this just for sharing online, you wouldn't be able to get a good print this way, but it take a lot less file size for sharing on the computer and still showing the details.
My favorite is the locust staring you down.
Thank you such a nice compliment.
You can still do a lot w/ the point and shoot cameras though. Most will have a macro setting (usually the flower icon) use that setting and get as close as you can and still have great focus. Don't try for a little closer at the sacrifice of the clear focus. If your focus is great then upload the pic to an editing software (even the free ones will do this) then crop the photo. Most cameras today have enough megapixels for this just for sharing online, you wouldn't be able to get a good print this way, but it take a lot less file size for sharing on the computer and still showing the details.
My favorite is the locust staring you down.
Morning all, getting ready for another hot day around here,
Okla- congrats on cathing the bird thats not an easy task I'm sure.
So what is everyon eup to today?
Okla- congrats on cathing the bird thats not an easy task I'm sure.
So what is everyon eup to today?
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So glad you have caught her, bet you catch the other one also. The parakeets and lovebirds are flock birds and will call to each other. With young birds, they seek the security of the flock for food and water.
We only lost one lovebird over all the years I bred them. Zipper was a Lutino (yellow) male who would "step-up" on my finger and he also learned how to lift his cage door. He escaped several times and the last time, a hawk grabbed him before I could call him in.
Sorry to hear about your MIL. Glad to hear you are getting some sleep.
So glad you have caught her, bet you catch the other one also. The parakeets and lovebirds are flock birds and will call to each other. With young birds, they seek the security of the flock for food and water.
We only lost one lovebird over all the years I bred them. Zipper was a Lutino (yellow) male who would "step-up" on my finger and he also learned how to lift his cage door. He escaped several times and the last time, a hawk grabbed him before I could call him in.
Sorry to hear about your MIL. Glad to hear you are getting some sleep.
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just back with the supplies to do galahads foot, i am not looking forward to this!
no one near muskogee can come do it for me???
will have to get ahold of him in the morning....
gotta get stuff put away!
just back with the supplies to do galahads foot, i am not looking forward to this!
will have to get ahold of him in the morning....
gotta get stuff put away!
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just back with the supplies to do galahads foot, i am not looking forward to this!
no one near muskogee can come do it for me???
will have to get ahold of him in the morning....
gotta get stuff put away!
Sorry, I've never even seen bumble foot, I have read several threads about it though, and there are nonsurgical treatments for it as I remember. Be careful the bacteria that creates it can infect you too.
just back with the supplies to do galahads foot, i am not looking forward to this!
will have to get ahold of him in the morning....
gotta get stuff put away!
Sorry, I've never even seen bumble foot, I have read several threads about it though, and there are nonsurgical treatments for it as I remember. Be careful the bacteria that creates it can infect you too.
Today and the next two mornings the guys are driving to Okemah to pick up some 7' diameter tinhorns to install in the creeks to make cross over bridges. The creeks are dry right now and this is a good time to get them set in place. We have a bulldozer operator coming in this evening to check out the locations. This will connect three hay meadow/pastures to the main section of the ranch.
We have had to fence along one of the main creeks because one of our neighbors has a corps of engineer's watershed lake that has poison algae that erupts when the conditions are right. There is always spill-over into our creek when the lake rises so there are times of the year that we hold cattle off those pastures. Our neighbor lost an entire herd the first spring after the lake dam was built and had a longtime suit. The CoE had to come in and put an agitating system in the lake to help deter the algae bloom....looks like John Deere green paint on the top of the water and mixes like powdered milk when you stir it. It is deadly to livestock...so we always keep the herd off even the good creek when there is a bloom or a rain that fills the lake to over capacity.
With a tinhorn in place, we can fence along both sides of the cross-over and the cows won't be able to get to the creek at all. This will also make it easier to move hay equipment and haul hay back off those meadows.
I've been moving compost with the little Kubota tractor..love the power steering and foot pedal forward/reverse on that tractor. Hubby bought it for me before I retired and he put "softer" tires on it so I can at least sit and work for a while before my neck and back give out.
Was able to move five scoops to the chicken pen areas to fill in some low spots next to the barn and in the teen pen. The girls have already spread it this morning and were a treat to watch as they found grub worms and raced around with their prizes and clucked over who would get to eat them. Lawn chair and iced coffee in the morning shade of the barn.. and a nice breeze.
We have had to fence along one of the main creeks because one of our neighbors has a corps of engineer's watershed lake that has poison algae that erupts when the conditions are right. There is always spill-over into our creek when the lake rises so there are times of the year that we hold cattle off those pastures. Our neighbor lost an entire herd the first spring after the lake dam was built and had a longtime suit. The CoE had to come in and put an agitating system in the lake to help deter the algae bloom....looks like John Deere green paint on the top of the water and mixes like powdered milk when you stir it. It is deadly to livestock...so we always keep the herd off even the good creek when there is a bloom or a rain that fills the lake to over capacity.
With a tinhorn in place, we can fence along both sides of the cross-over and the cows won't be able to get to the creek at all. This will also make it easier to move hay equipment and haul hay back off those meadows.
I've been moving compost with the little Kubota tractor..love the power steering and foot pedal forward/reverse on that tractor. Hubby bought it for me before I retired and he put "softer" tires on it so I can at least sit and work for a while before my neck and back give out.
Was able to move five scoops to the chicken pen areas to fill in some low spots next to the barn and in the teen pen. The girls have already spread it this morning and were a treat to watch as they found grub worms and raced around with their prizes and clucked over who would get to eat them. Lawn chair and iced coffee in the morning shade of the barn.. and a nice breeze.
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Yaeh Nana I caught the other one too! Had to stand behind a tall graas and sweat a lot but she finally went in and I got her! That makes me feel much better. I hated the thought of a hawk getting them. Must not have any around at the moment. Wish I hadn't just moved the rollers or I could have let them fly.
Went out and cut the birds another basket of "salad"! They sure like it. I cut it up into bite size(bite size for even the chicks) and they really clean it up. Amasing the stuff they will eat if its bite size.Between them and the g.pigs I am pulling weeds all the time,but don't seem to be getting any where!lol.
Went out and cut the birds another basket of "salad"! They sure like it. I cut it up into bite size(bite size for even the chicks) and they really clean it up. Amasing the stuff they will eat if its bite size.Between them and the g.pigs I am pulling weeds all the time,but don't seem to be getting any where!lol.
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