***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[sjarvis00]

Here is your Pic,
they are $1 at the dollar store a little scrap wood and all set. too short for them to stand in so no Poop in teh box, and small enough they feel very safe and secure.

 

[sjarvis00]

Anyone interested in a few extra OE cockrells? I woul dlike to give the fokks here an opportunity before I go rid myself of the extras I don't want to keep around.

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Awww that's a beautiful present - I especially like the way the wire looks (real)! Victoria's really a sweet girl!

 

[sjarvis00]

For who ever it was looking for LF Salmon Favoroles, there are 18 eggs in the egg auction area. If you dont have the incubation skills I can help you out with that.

 

[Kassaundra]

Any ideas on this bug, I dig them up all the time just curious what they are and if they are good or bad. When I dig them up in the summer they look like a centipede but not sure if that is what they are or not.

 

[NanaKat]

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Those are cool. Yes, If you have extra, I'll arrange somehow to get them.

 

[NanaKat]

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Looks like a centipede or possibly a millipede. Some are poisonous.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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They used to be popular, over a 100 years ago. There even used to be a hatchery in PA that sold only orloff chickens in several different varieties! They were standardized as "Russians" by the APA, only to be removed later on due to a decline in interest.

A year or so ago, when I was looking for stock, 9 times out of 10, the folks I contacted had already sold out or gotten rid of their orloffs. Their reasoning was due to a sharp decline in egg productivity after the first year. A true steward of the breed would try to improve the productivity, not toss them all together for the latest fad. Trying times, very trying times.

 

[Kassaundra]

Well I got 40 feet of grass pulled from the garden, that's the good news, but I have hundreds more to go, that's the bad news. As usual I planned a lot more then I could do. While we were digging out the grass (me and the girls) I had a heart to heart w/ them about how this was their responsibility and if they didn't start taking it more seriously I may have to cut their "crack" off. (dubia's)

 

[upcdayz]

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Those are millipedes. They eat decaying matter such as leaves and such. If overpopulated in your garden they can eat emerging seedlings, but you'd have to have a lot of them to cause much damage. As a defense they emit a very mild toxin but in such small quantities that it poses little to no risk in humans and most larger animals. They are poisonous to ants, though. A good thing if you have an ant problem. I have had them for years around here and sometimes find them in the house, probably trying to escape the cold weather. My cats eat them as do my chickens without any harmful effects. Think of them as extra protein for you critters.