***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[banjoejoe4783]

I let the bantams out of their arc for a bit this afternoon. The hens are all laying very well. I'm so pleased with them. Banjoejoe, look how big Charlotte's gotten! She's laying eggs now!

she looks great

 

[Elbert Garrett]

Happy Friday!

I hope y`all have a great weekend!

 

[NanaKat]

Good Morning all.

Taking Red to the vet this morning. He had fluid on his ear...looks like there is a cigar in there. Happened last yeartoo and then he had surgery to slit, clean and stitch it back with some tag stitches thru the ear to hold the layers of skin to the cartilage. Vet thought it was a bite of some kind. It is smaller this time so catching it early.

Yesterday we set H posts and single posts in concrete on the new pond dam to connect the fences back and will set a gateway across the dam. We had sprinkles the whole time keeping us cool....never got the ground wet .Looking forward to a break in the weather this afternoon with the front.

Sorry for the losses and congrats on the ribbons!
Christy..hope you get answers and relief soon.

 

[Greybear23]

Tony the Atwood's in Stillwater gets their chicks and stuff from Ideal Hatcheries out of Texas.

 

[Ksane]

Christina, that's got to be really hard for you to deal with, I'm so sorry. You've always been the BYC energizer bunny. I never knew how you did it. I hope it's something relatively simple. The tests and the waiting will drive a person crazy. I'm anxious to hear if they find anything. I just can't imagine what it could be.

MacGuyver, that little frizzle Cochin is the coolest looking bird. All 6 of the Araucanas I got from Joe at NEOCS are doing so well and have remained ultra friendly.
Does anyone else feed Nutrena All Flock feed? I went back to it recently and while it's $20 for 50 lbs, the birds on it are solid as rocks and feel so hefty. It's just got to be the food. It's18% protein, maybe it's just the higher protein making them fill out? They're in the middle of molting though and I figured they'd need the higher protein. The Araucana roo I got from Joe has always had a nice amount of meat on his bones and now even more so. It's not making them fat, it's like it's making them heavier though. Strange.

 

[MacGuyver]

Christina, that's got to be really hard for you to deal with, I'm so sorry. You've always been the BYC energizer bunny. I never knew how you did it. I hope it's something relatively simple. The tests and the waiting will drive a person crazy. I'm anxious to hear if they find anything. I just can't imagine what it could be.
MacGuyver, that little frizzle Cochin is the coolest looking bird. All 6 of the Araucanas I got from Joe at NEOCS are doing so well and have remained ultra friendly.
Does anyone else feed Nutrena All Flock feed? I went back to it recently and while it's $20 for 50 lbs, the birds on it are solid as rocks and feel so hefty. It's just got to be the food. It's18% protein, maybe it's just the higher protein making them fill out? They're in the middle of molting though and I figured they'd need the higher protein. The Araucana roo I got from Joe has always had a nice amount of meat on his bones and now even more so. It's not making them fat, it's like it's making them heavier though. Strange.

I use All Flock. I keep oyster shell and grit in bowls and feed them All Flock. I do love how solid they feel, like you said. I've been tempted by Flock Raiser from Purina since I found out that their chicken feed is by Purina Land o' Lakes not Purina Nestle. I bought a couple bags to try out while the silkie is raising babies. I think I like the All Flock better though because it's pelleted.

Hey, all you guys that show, what do you feed your cockerels to prep them?

 

[Kassaundra]

man what a bussy week this has been so far we are still bussy bussy but whanted to drop in and give a quiky update on how dustin is doing at the fair so here a few of his winings

BLUE ORPINGTON HEN - first-best of breed-champ english-GRAND CHAMP LF -RESS GRAND OVERALL
NEW HAMPSHIRE ROO- first-best of breed- champ american class- RES CHAMP LF
LITE BLUE ORPINGTON HEN -ress breed champ
BROWN RED LF COCHIN - first - best of breed- champ asiatic
BUFF COCHIN PULLET - first-ress breed -res asiatic
he also won several breed champs in LF along with a buckel and a plac he will reseve them at the award seramony tonight and i will post pic after he gets them

SPANGLED OEGB ROO- first -breed champ - champ game
WHEATON COCK- first -res breed- res game
WHITE SILKIE HEN - first -breed champ-res champ featherleg - RESS CHAMP BANTAM
DARK CORNISH-first-breed champ-champ AOCCL
BLUE LACED CORNISH - first -ress breed-ress AOCCL
he also won several other breed and class champs along with a plac on the bantam side also here is a pic of him with all his ribons

Woo Hooo

Awesome job Dustin, that was a lot of hard work.

 

[Kassaundra]

just got back from the award seramony with dustin he realy like the buckel

Look at all that BLING!!!!!!! lol

 

[NanaKat]

Atwoods in Shawnee is set up for a shipment also. They had ducks, guineas and a few bantams Thursday afternoon. A few of the bantams were not doing well....teeny tiny things. Geese were to come in for the weekend. Might call them to see what has arrived. 275-5000

 

[Kassaundra]

Just got through candling the eggs started w/ 30 kept 12, but know 8 are alive saw them move, just hoping on the other 4, they looked very similar to the 8 I saw move.