***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[cathiesue]

Leave another bag of goodies out for it on the porch with a light dusting of flour around. The tracks it leaves in the flour will tell the tale.

Brilliant. Thanks.

 

[michaeldaugherty]

Went out to check the peach' tree's an one big limb was broke.. All the tree's are so loaded cant wait tel they get ripe..Cleand all the water bowl 's an wet the chicken pen's down then ..Came in an read you peep's story's ..Seen you Jcat at the farmer's market in Darko wen we drove by,,,

 

[Kassaundra]

I guess when all else fails look in the yellow pages LOL

http://www.yellowpages.com/muskogee-ok/feed-wholesale-manufacturers

Thanks I'll have to check them out see what options they have for grains.

 

[Poco Pollo]

I checked on the bees today. Looks like they're doing well, in spite of the heat. The high winds earlier this week blew the hive cover off, exposing the inner cover, but the bees didn't seem to notice. I've got a few dog dishes filled with water close to the hive so the bees don't have to travel too far to get a drink. I don't know if the chickens would eat the bees if the bees went into the pens for a drink. I know the ducks will eat the bees, and wasps, and hornets, and anything else that's smaller than they are.

I've made muddy puddles for the chickens and will put out some frozen jugs of water later. Shade cloth is up in strategic locations. Now what we need is a nice steady rain.

Chickens! Start your rain dance!


Left foot Right food


Right foot Left foot


Flap your wings Wag your tail


Spin around (No. It's too hot.)

One, two.... Make it rain

 

[Oakieridge]

Mitzi, I bought our 3 and 5 gallon ones at Rural King online, I got the 7 gallon one at auction. I can't recomend Rural King just yet. Our first order of 6 of the 5 gallon ones came boxed in boxes that looked like they had been in battle. I chalked it up to UPS shipping everything was fine so I didn't complain. This last shippment of 4-3 gallon and 2-5 gallon came in a huge wind machine fan box all boxed together, just dumped in there I am missing 3 of the caps and 2 seals. I have a call into their customer service line. I hope they make it right. We did have the UPS driver note we were not happy with the delivery. Depending on how they handle our complaint on if I will order from them again. I like the 3 gallon ones in our chick pens but can see that they get warm quicker. I don't care for the 7 gallon one but it is a Brower brand instead of Little Giant and it seal differently.

 

[MacGuyver]

Finally got the east pasture mowed and could move my hoop house under the trees out there.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Poco- our chickens leave the bees alone (for now?) it's our stupid dog that tries to eat them when they come for water LOL! All of them- birds, dogs, and bees- all come to the big black tub feeders we have scattered in the yard. The chickens tend to leave the bee area alone, if they venture to close a guard will chase them away. I'll try to tell my chickens to join in the rain dance, too!

Rinda

I checked on the bees today. Looks like they're doing well, in spite of the heat. The high winds earlier this week blew the hive cover off, exposing the inner cover, but the bees didn't seem to notice. I've got a few dog dishes filled with water close to the hive so the bees don't have to travel too far to get a drink. I don't know if the chickens would eat the bees if the bees went into the pens for a drink. I know the ducks will eat the bees, and wasps, and hornets, and anything else that's smaller than they are.

I've made muddy puddles for the chickens and will put out some frozen jugs of water later. Shade cloth is up in strategic locations. Now what we need is a nice steady rain.

Chickens! Start your rain dance!

 

[MacGuyver]

Last year my guineas would stand by the hive entrance and pick bees off as they exited the hive. Grrrr.

 

[mjgigax]

Christina, my 6 Orloff hens and my 3 Faverolles girls are in together in their own yard & are laying machines in this heat, each one lays an egg every single day. Neither of these 2 breeds are supposed good layers either. Anyone else have breeds that lay particularly well in the heat?

My EE and Jack's Ameraucanas are the consistent layers around here.They almost never take a day off. Just this past week, with the highest heat, have they cut back a little. Plus, Jack's rooster has 7 girls to cover and still gets great fertility. Jack's Welsummers seem to be doing the worst just like last year.

 

[Greybear23]

Well I just made it online and got caught up, it is very hot here also, hoping for rain, even clouds would help!!! Our grass is getting dry and thin, of course it isn't growing good without rain, horse pasture is getting thin, moving goats around continuously on their chains to clean up around stuff and trim low hanging trees and brush, we have plastic doghouses we move around with them for shelter and shade and so far they have fared well!!! Our chickens have slacked of laying some but they are doing better than I had expected, our best layers are the White Leghorns and our Americaunas!!! Really enjoy the pics posted, Coral your baby goats are so sweet!!!! I too have been thinking of going up on my eggs, we sell for $2/dozen, I know it doesn't cover my feed cost but have always considered it as a partial return on my HOBBY, have thought of talking to customers and asking what they thought about going up to $3/dozen, do yall ask or do you just raise your price? My eggs are selling well but I notice they are priced about the same as store bought, I do not free range mine but they are fresh!! Most of the eggs at the farmer's markets in Perry and Stillwater go for $3-$5/dozen and they seem to sell good, I take some to the Guy Rose Auction sometimes and they vary due to supply and demand but usually in the neighborhood of $2/dozen. Take care and have a great day!!! Lynn