***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[jcatblum]

Our power has flickered a few times. Think the rain is suppose to last most of the day, so the birds & goats will be staying penned up. I keep thinking I should find something productive to do, but for now I am listening to the thunder.
Kids have school today & tomorrow, then we will be busy busy busy! They get every Friday off for the rest of the yr! It will be a nice change of pace. Weekends always seem to go by too fast here with all the projects we have going on! I am thankful for the rainy days! We have already mowed our grass more this yr than all of last yr! Huge improvement!

 

[Oakieridge]

Morning all, it is soaking wet here. I must have the dumbest birds ever, went to feed and most were out in their yards soaking wet! My guineas were all out squaking at me but wouldn't go in thier coop building. Poor dumb birds. Lost a chick in the feed house, they have full run of the 10x10 building but I guess the thunder had them scared they all huddled in one corner and trampled one poor bird.

Well gotta take the oldest boy to take his written drivers test and pick up pine shavings from atwoods in all this wet stuff.

 

[CityClucks]

Hello Okies! I have been away again. My mom in TX had surgery, and I started a new work project that I have to drive a lot for, so am away from the computer. But I am back for now and looking forward to posting more - although I give up on trying to catch up!

 

[BlanchardOK]

All my little chicks are in the corner all together.... looking at me with that look of why did you let it rain? so for now they are all there in the corner giving me bad looks ...

The pair of turkeys dripping wet I piled into the coop yet again and bossy hen started chewing them out. ... I think they might stay this time..

 

[CityClucks]

PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA POULTRY SWAP "2012" OFFICIAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

WHEN: Saturday, May 5th 2012, start time 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: CHOCTAW CREEK PARK, CHOCTAW OKLAHOMA. The park is located on Harper Drive in Choctaw. It is six miles North of the KOA, where we have had events in the past and about seven miles North of Interstate 40.It is about one quarter mile south of NE 23rd Street in Choctaw. We will have more detailed directions later.
WHO: All members and participants of the "OKIES IN THE BYC", their families and invited friends. The underlying theme this year is "SIMPLE IS SUPER."

1. FOOD: This year we will be featuring another delectable pot luck dinner. We are going with the idea of a giant picnic.Hamburgers, hot dogs, hot links, some bbq etc. will be provided. Additional foods will be needed. (Chips, potato salad, salads, baked beans etc,)
2. Poultry: The usual fanatical buying/selling/swapping of poultry. There will not be a live auction this year, although depending on what we receive, we might set some items up in a Silent Bid Auction.
3. Raffle: We will be holding the raffle as in the past and it will be sure to entice all members of the family.

4. T-shirts are available to order.

5. There will be lots of fun and fellowship with our great Okie friends sure to entertain. We encourage those that want to set up displays with their interests to please do so. We are setting up different time slots where plan to have discussions with question and answer sessions. If you want to participate on a panel or have ideas for the discussion please let me know. There are people that I have asked or will be asking to be on a panel to address concerns and questions as related to the aspect of owning and keeping poultry.
Several of our members have happily offered to give freely of their time. They will head up the following areas of interest. We also need additional volunteers to help with some of the areas that require more support, Please contact Monty (Buckguy20) or Carah (Sooner) if you would like to offer your services. For those that have already volunteered, I will be in contact with you..

CONTACTS:
Carah (Sooner): Food and Beverages. Contact Sooner with your ideas, dishes, and help. An online list will be started and circulated around our thread. It is very important to the success of this event that everyone participates and brings food.
NanaKat: Raffle. She will post about the raffle donations, please contact her with your items. Ideas for the Raffle: Chickens of all breeds & ages, Chicks, hatching eggs of all kinds, ducks, peafowl, rabbits, turkeys, quail, cages, waterers, feeders, incubators, wire, netting.
Arts & crafts, nic-nacs, and any other related items. Also,any fun type things especially things that appeal to kids.

Beth (cityclucks): Name Tags, online attendance roster, clerical support, and welcoming table.

Carah (Sooner): Tee Shirts- 3 color Designs are now in the works. A size and Quantity order list will be posted soon. Get your order in early, NO $$$$ will be needed in advance to order.

****** NEEDED ITEM'S & SUPPORT VOLUNTEERS *******

These are a few things that we always seem to be in need of at all of our events, If you have something you would like to let us use/borrow we sure could use them. We will continue to also update this list as we get items and find thing's we are in need of, so check back often.

1. Tables of all sizes, chairs.
2. Volunteers for help in setting up, taking down and clean up.
3. Raffle items.
4. FOOD, FOOD, and MORE FOOD.
5. Ice Chests, Coolers, Large beverage Jug's.
6. Tarps and ropes
7. POWER STRIPS

 

[CityClucks]

Here is the current list of attendees for POOPS.
I will try and catch people as they post on the thread,
but if you don't see your name on the list then please
send me a private message.
Please let me know how many will be in your group.
Thanks Monty

BUCKGUY20-----------4
SOONER-----------------2
NANAKAT----------------2
OAKIERIDGE-------------4
poultryand bees---------2
MEFORDZ----------------2
OKRACEFAN--------------2
PEPPER48_98------------2
MJGIGAX-----------------2
ELWOOD LIGHTFOOT-----1
upcdayz-------------------3
Old*Cowboy--------------2
Betsyok-------------------2
Muesky--------------------2
Poco Pollo-----------------2
Oceanseve----------------5
Allbreeds------------------2
Jabbcool-------------------2
Bird/wire------------------3
Johnorem-----------------2
nektosha------------------2
jcatblum------------------4
BBAcres-------------------3
Cjarvis--------------------2
RetiredArmyWife---------3
Sgtmck1------------------4
Firefly89------------------2
______________________
TOTAL __________ 68

Add me Monty! Just one...

 

[Ksane]

I spent most of the day rearranging the coop and run. My new girls are 6 weeks old now and they got their first taste of the outdoors after being shut in the coop for a week. I put up a fence divider between the old chickens and the new girls and opened the door. They were so funny! They went nuts on the grass, pecked in the dirt, and got scared by the wind and kept running behind the open door which acted as a wind block. Then I removed the temporary roof on the brooder area, and added a ramp to the shelf which propped up the temp roof. Then I added another roosting pole at the higher level. They had a blast! I never knew chickens played like that. Then again, I've never had young'uns before either. I ended up bringing a bench into the run so I could hang out and watch them. The cats, dogs, and even the horses were looking at me like I'm crazy and they all wanted to know what I was doing in the chicken yard for so long. I can't wait till the younger chick is big enough to go out with the rest of them. Do chicks get lonely when they're caged by themselves?

That's what I love love love about baby chicks! I've raised animals my whole life but didn't have baby chicks til last year. I've never seen such comedy

I'm sure lone chicks do get lonely since chickens are social animals. Your best bet would be to put one of the others in with the lone chick for a week or so before you transfer it. Chicks are cute but they're not very smart and that way those 2 will think they grew up together and will at least have each other when you go to integrate them. A lone bird put into a flock has a sign on its back that says "Torment Me".

Morning! It's pouring here and for once the dogs decided I didn't need to be pushed out of bed and slept in with me. If I didn't have to feed the goats I'd probably stay in bed and enjoy my spring break lol. Sad thing is I have no clue where my daughter put my rain boots and its a nice big puddle going all the way to the barn.

Have any of you used the dry hatch method?? I decided to try that out. No water in the bator but my humidity is perfectly in the 30's.
Next time I hatch out eggs I'm buying a turner becase turning 62 eggs every day mulitple times is for the birds. haha

I've only used my Little Giant incubator twice. I got a 50% hatch with shipped LF Cochin eggs last summer with it using dry incubation. This last time I tried with just 4 eggs but did NOT use dry incubation. I wish I had. 1 mixed breed chick hatched, and I peeled the shell off another chick or it would've died like the other 2. I guess technically that's a 50% hatch rate. If I try again it's going to be dry incubation with my own eggs. I'm still undecided on buying a Brinsea. I hate to spend $130 and not get any better than a 50% hatch rate anyway.

 

[muesky]

Morning all, it is soaking wet here. I must have the dumbest birds ever, went to feed and most were out in their yards soaking wet! My guineas were all out squaking at me but wouldn't go in thier coop building. Poor dumb birds. Lost a chick in the feed house, they have full run of the 10x10 building but I guess the thunder had them scared they all huddled in one corner and trampled one poor bird.

Well gotta take the oldest boy to take his written drivers test and pick up pine shavings from atwoods in all this wet stuff.

I so know what you are talking about. Stupid birds are all standing out in the rain then look at me like it is my fault that it is raining.

Hello Okies! I have been away again. My mom in TX had surgery, and I started a new work project that I have to drive a lot for, so am away from the computer. But I am back for now and looking forward to posting more - although I give up on trying to catch up!

Hope your mom starts feeling better. Glad you are back!

 

[Buckguy20]

Originally Posted by Buckguy20



Here is the current list of attendees for POOPS.
I will try and catch people as they post on the thread,
but if you don't see your name on the list then please
send me a private message.
Please let me know how many will be in your group.
Thanks Monty

BUCKGUY20-----------4
SOONER-----------------2
NANAKAT----------------2
CityClucks---------------1
OAKIERIDGE-------------4
poultryand bees---------2
MEFORDZ----------------2
OKRACEFAN--------------2
PEPPER48_98------------2
MJGIGAX-----------------2
ELWOOD LIGHTFOOT-----1
upcdayz-------------------3
Old*Cowboy--------------2
Betsyok-------------------2
Muesky--------------------2
Poco Pollo-----------------2
Oceanseve----------------5
Allbreeds------------------2
Jabbcool-------------------2
Bird/wire------------------3
Johnorem-----------------2
nektosha------------------2
jcatblum------------------4
BBAcres-------------------3
Cjarvis--------------------2
RetiredArmyWife---------3
Sgtmck1------------------4
Firefly89------------------2
Ksane---------------------3
______________________
TOTAL __________ 72

 

[jcatblum]

Ksane I have the Brinsea Eco with the auto turner. The auto turner isn't needed, since the incubator is designed that you can turn the whole incubator when you walk by. The auto turned does a complete turn every hour, not sure if that improves the hatch rate. We have had several 100% hatches in the brinsea. If the eggs are all fertile I don't think we had ever had less than a 90% hatch. With my sportsman I am sure there are times we are pushing 85-90% hatch. I much prefer the Brinsea -- it just doesn't hold as many eggs so that is why we use our sportsman the most. We tried a foam incubator & failed miserably!
I do want a brinsea cabinet incubator, but when I see the price tag I quickly remind myself we already have a cabinet incubator.