***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[mjgigax]

My Barred pullet layed her first egg today!

Pretty big for a pullet and darkerd brown that those my other colors lay.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Congratulations!

 

[Teach97]

howdy girlie!

Was your christmas all it could have been?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Hey! My favorite Teach!

Christmas was wonderful! Made out like a bandit and got to spend quality time with mi famillia.

No chicken related or chicken themed gifts this year, but got lots of cool other things.

 

[RetiredArmyWife]

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Had to put two of my layers down today. It never gets easy to lose one that you have gotten attached to. To lose one unexpectedly hurts my heart but makes me look more closely at the flock to see if there are things to remedy to maintain the health of the whole.

Both of these two girls have been effective layers, but in the past two weeks have been on the decline...both limping and have been pecked by the rest of the flock. When they were out freeranging, they were the ones Gracie was drawn to for sniffing and guarding...a good indication they were ill. To prevent spread of anything harmful both had been separated from the flock, wormed and quarantined with a watchful eye and additives to their food along with saurkraut for good bacteria in the gut. Physical condition continued to go poorer this past week. Hubby used the drill to dig a 4 foot deep hole for burying them out near the woods.

Sometimes there is not a good explanation for a death...it just happens...doesn't make it any easier. My grandson said "God just needed that chick in Heaven." Sounds good to me.

Sorry. I think it is even more difficult when you have to put em down. I'm not sure if I could ever have meat chickens. I love to eat chicken, just not my chickens.

 

[RetiredArmyWife]

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Hey! My favorite Teach!

Christmas was wonderful! Made out like a bandit and got to spend quality time with mi famillia.

No chicken related or chicken themed gifts this year, but got lots of cool other things.

My daughter got me a BYC coffee mug and bumper sticker.

 

[Teach97]

we had a blast here as well...I got optics!!! been wanting a bigger pair of binocs...GOT 'EM!! got me a scope for sniping! gots the extra cross hairs...now to mount and dial it in!!! guess I need to pick the gun...

 

[Teach97]

forgot that we got some cool chicken placemats!

lots of cookies...well we got lots...we don't have lots anymore

 

[old*cowboy]

Teach the little blue girl came down here and is in her pen saying yes sir and no sir etc to her new man. The two naked neck ladies here made the red rooster feel right at home. It looks like the 50's all over again in my big catch all pen. Naked necks hanging to themselves. Cornish bantam rooster and his posse hanging on the other side.

 

[Teach97]

glad to hear it! That is funny how they do that sometimes

I also got a really cool hat!!!