***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[NanaKat]

Quote: Good advice, great story and that was some storm!

 

[Marty1876]

Hi everyone.

Excuse me interrupting, but tonight's the last night to follow the link below and help BYC choose the color for our historic home. We want to make sure its one folks will like, so naturally I'm inviting the best people I know to help decide......


Please come vote! Its easy, use the poll, or reply w/your favorite!

 

[Kassaundra]

Well got the old coop moved today and got the car parked in the back so no more having to deal with the insanity next door. And an added bonus that I hadn't thought of is that our new drive is completely in the shade all day long. The driveway out front is in sun all day long. Yeah us!! We decided that since we can't use the front driveway any more that we are going to plant trees all along the center line back to the parking place in front of the garage and then move our compost pile there.

However, we had casualties. The turkeys, who decided to roost on the window sill over the new nest boxes, threw all of our broody chickens eggs out of the nest onto the floor where they were crushed. I was so sad. We only had six days to go and 6 of the 10 eggs had babies.

And three of them were barred rock babies too. I was so sick when I found them. I guess we'll try again but I think I'll pull the incubator out this time and fiddle with it to see if I can get it a little more stable on temps first.

The ducks have all been happily mating lately. Since the girls haven't started to lay yet I doubt there's anything really happening but they all seem happy together. I'd always read and heard that you couldn't keep two male ducks together because they would fight but ours don't at all. We have two girls and two boys and they just are all happy with each other. I'm looking forward to our first egg.

Killed a bucket load of squash bugs today. We haven't had very many, just a couple at a time every couple of weeks but today I was pulling them off by the handful. Not happy.

I had been counting how many I squished each day and it was usually over 100 a couple of times a week, but now I can no longer keep count since I know have two chickens helping me. Yeta the wonder chicken, and her friend Farrah.

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: Yep, I've dunked them (all but their head) in the water and splashed it under their wings and legs. Even left one sitting in the water as a last resort and she made it, was fine in a few hours.

She seems better, breathing easier and talking so hopefully better in the morning Still raining here Sent from my PantechP9060 using Tapatalk 2

 

[Kassaundra]

She seems better, breathing easier and talking so hopefully better in the morning
Still raining here
Sent from my PantechP9060 using Tapatalk 2

 

[nnbreeder]

Thanks, I figures they werent RIWs, I wish the lady wouldnt have taken advantage of the fact that my husband was clueless when picking these up for me. I think she knew what she was doin

Here are some pics of Delawares, Feathersite didn't have pics of RIW chicks but these are a dead ringer for what you have. Nanakat was spot on.

http://feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/Dels/BRKDelawares.html#DelChik

 

[nnbreeder]

Well got the old coop moved today and got the car parked in the back so no more having to deal with the insanity next door. And an added bonus that I hadn't thought of is that our new drive is completely in the shade all day long. The driveway out front is in sun all day long. Yeah us!! We decided that since we can't use the front driveway any more that we are going to plant trees all along the center line back to the parking place in front of the garage and then move our compost pile there.

Have ya'll had a survey done on the place? If you have I would find the pins and put up a good fence along the boundry line.

 

[artsyrobin]

morning guys! Cinder made it through the nite and is bright eyed- qm going to keep her and cassie in the house for the day and try to figure out where to put them to make sure they get enough water in this heat...


we got just under 2 inches of rain....

 

[Poco Pollo]

Coral being an art student at one time myself, I would love to commission a couple od pics of a couple of my roosters if you have students interested, here are the two pics I'd love to have done in Pencil, Charcoal, Colored Pencil or Watercolors, or even if you have more than one student interested in different mediums!!! Lynn






More interested in the roosters, may be able to get other pics of them if these won't work, I like the way the roos are standing in these two!!! Lynn

Hi Lynn,

I have advanced students in my two art classes this year. I am confident we will find someone who is interested in capturing these beautiful birds on paper or canvas. I will let you know the progress of any artwork made using your photos as models : )

erinzoo, NanaKat, nnbreeder, and Tony O. Thanks for your messages and permissions for photo use. I'll be sure your screen name is in the back of every photo that makes its way into my classroom. I will instruct students to credit you on their project reviews, and I will also send you image files for all artwork created using your photos as models. Thanks again, everyone. This is the start to a wonderful school year.

 

[emach0301]

Here are some pics of Delawares, Feathersite didn't have pics of RIW chicks but these are a dead ringer for what you have. Nanakat was spot on.

http://feathersite.com/Poultry/CGD/Dels/BRKDelawares.html#DelChik

Thanks for the link. Yup, they are Delawares, I read somewhere that they are good brown egg layers, so I am happy with that! (That is if any of them turn out to be hens!!!)