***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[nnbreeder]

Just came in from the garden. Was mulching the corn & checking on things. Think I am goin to lose about 50% of the new tomato seedlings. The t-tape has been experiencing lots of breakage (groundhogs). One day of dry ground is enough to take out a new seedling. The lines are repaired & watered well will give them a while to see if they rebound but the leaves are looking sad & some plants were completely crispy. The transplants that had water are thriving.
Buster it's awesome that you are going to be able to grow your meat business. I am sure 1000 birds a yr won't put a dent in the local demand, so there is for sure room for others to do the same. Perhaps in the future a few others could work with you & maybe raise them at their own place & you process them? As the demand grows that would help work around the 1000 bird limit, because each grower could raise 1000 birds & you could still profit from doing the processing & they could process from the work of growing them.

Careful, that is how Tyson got their start. He couldn't meet demand with what he grew and enlisted the help of other growers and before long an empire was born.

 

[Ksane]

Brings back memories of the critters I've hauled in the back of my 87' 4Runner lol!

 

[jcatblum]

Careful, that is how Tyson got their start. He couldn't meet demand with what he grew and enlisted the help of other growers and before long an empire was born.

In high school had a friend whose dad raised broilers for Tyson. The memory of the smell is enough to count me out from raising birds Tyson style.

 

[nnbreeder]

I'm in.

With some creative packing and the right crates and carriers, I can pack 25+ birds in the back seat of my toyota corolla. No telling what I could get in my Ram conversion van. The trick would be to leave at zero dark thirty and get there as early as they would take us, like 7 or 8, load up and be home and unloaded before it gets unbearable hot.

With Teva's Caravan we pulled the rear seats and then layed down plastic and a thick layer of straw. Don't know how many birds we could have hauled but we hauled 5 bottle calves back from Kansas on a pretty regular basis!

 

[Buster52]

It will be while before we catch Tyson, methinks.

 

[michaeldaugherty]

Today must have ben the hotest hear ...Never seen the pigeun's bowl's go dry ...Buster if you need some cage's i have alot of the flat one's that are all the same size you can use's...

 

[michaeldaugherty]

hi all i know its been a while since i have posted anything sorry. running round with ellie keeps me pretty bussy. love that crazy lil lady though. every one is doing well chicks agrowing and i have added ducks to my flock cuse the dh wanted them. Got the kids two bunny rabbits this weekend and am now bout to get my hutch building on. They are in a chicken cage for the moment till i get this done. Love getting to go to auctions and meet others of you out and bout. there are many interesting people. Hope all is having a great monday. best to all.....

HI....mamapoppybee it was nice seeing you peep's at the sale ..An the peach's wer great wish i could have got some of the jelly ..It;s allway's fun talking bird's with other's...

 

[Buster52]

With Teva's Caravan we pulled the rear seats and then layed down plastic and a thick layer of straw. Don't know how many birds we could have hauled but we hauled 5 bottle calves back from Kansas on a pretty regular basis!

Well, there ya go. Okie Ingenuity?

 

[Kassaundra]

I've been working in the yard and garden today, didn't get a lot accomplished moving a little slow and taking lots of breaks. And watching the cute chickies play. I did expose a mouse nest w/ about 8 young mice (but fully furred) and 2 snakes, so the girls ate well.

 

[Buster52]

Today must have ben the hotest hear ...Never seen the pigeun's bowl's go dry ...Buster if you need some cage's i have alot of the flat one's that are all the same size you can use's...

Thanks, Mike. I will probably take you up on that. I'm figuring a couple hundred birds oughta do it, if supplies last. 75 for me, the rest for Christina's chicken tycoon daughter.

Then I got my Norman source who is coming up with a bunch of year old pullets for me soon. Gotta keep room for them.