Okies in the BYC The Original

[TheBarnSwallow]

Howdy Do Dee Everyone,

Hope you all are having a great fall windy day... I am loving it... Fall is my favorite time of the year... although of course I worry about the girls in the hen house considering the temps are dipping in the night... they all seem good in the morning but I can t help but love my lil feathered babies. My turkeys love me and my geese love me... the duck not so much but thats ok we have mutual feelings for one another... ha ha...

here are some important things for you to know

that there are two different approaches to dealing with the swine and bird flu...

with swine flu you will get oinkment

bird flu... tweetment

 

[BetsyOK]

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I have a long-time chicken raising friend who talked of "teaching" his Old English Game Bantam babes to roost by repeatedly placing them on the roosts. I thought it was funny at the time because mine just roosted--even incubator-raised babes. I guess it could well be the same for Silkie and Cochins. I've found though, that in time, even the Silkies that didn't roost at first will nearly always do so, and prefer to.

 

[GracefulBantams]

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If you don't hear back from them, I "think" it was Megan's family who won it... screen name Stray

 

[quenston]

Good evening everyone hope everyone had a wonderful day!!! I came home to check on the birds and found out that my daughters silkie had died some time today now I just gotta tell her when she gets home she is gonna be heart broken!!!!


Okie chick prayers your way just have faith and the Good Lord will pull you through!!!

 

[BetsyOK]

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Do you mean the small end of the egg? I ask because I know of somone who insists on placing them in the 'bator upside down and says they hatch well.

If they are pipping in the small end, I'd watch them pretty closely (without opening the 'bator), because if you reposition them they might not have the leverage to continue pipping. If they're not too far down in that end, they may be able to come on out. I've had some that had to have a bit of help, but it's hard to know just when to do that without harming them.

Others will probably chime in on this one.

 

[GracefulBantams]

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I've had some hatch like that. You can just leave them and they will self-adjust

 

[Stimpy]

Clucks,
I'm sorry I didn't answer earlier. I got tied up with some other bidness and ended up outside with the birds.

It's raining here too, but that's my favorite kinda weather. I'll take fall and winter over summer any day.

Al, did you get your Fall Plymouth Rock Quarterly? If not, let me know and I'll send you a copy.

-Stimp-

 

[that_crazy_lady]

Thanks everybody.
I was born in California, moved here when I was 6 it took my two years to falling in love with OK.

I got hurt more by horses then bulls, but the horses were green so I guess it's about even. lol

I guess I'll have to keep my eyes open for a show that I can make it too, no one else I know likes chickens as much as me.

thumbs up and smiles for all of you with knew birds and/or coops

huggs and prayer for those who find your self unwell or troubled in heart. You Are Deliverd

 

[andisgarden]

Betsy, they are on their sides I used the good ol'fashion hand turn method. I sure hope I get a good hatch. I don't think it was wise to hatch dark shipped marans for my first hatch. Thanks for your replies. I can't wait

 

[BetsyOK]

The Shawnee show is first class, well-known in the poultry world, and well worth the drive.

Pryor has quite a nice show that should be pretty easy for you to get to. I know several people who travel from other areas and states to enter this show. I think the next one will be in the spring, and I'll be sure to post info when I get it, unless someone beats me to it. The last one was bantams only.

There are also sales areas at both these shows where you can pick up some very nice birds.