Okies in the BYC The Original

[Stimpy]

I'm here, waiting for my gs to get in from school so we can get back to work. We've got 6 big, strong, healthy chicks out of 8 eggs fertilized by a young rooster and I'm over the moon about that. This young bird is new to our breeding scheme and I think he's gonna work out great. Now we just have to get some numbers on the ground.

-Stimp-

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Not bad, might actually get to spend a bit of time with my birds before the sun sets on me. I'm still getting eggs too, waiting to set them for when I get my new (used) incubator this weekend.

Really stoked about that!

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Two words for ya:

Pellet Gun

I was thinking paintball gun. Grace could be "sorry" that the dog had paint on it.

 

[al6517]

Evening all : Yes everybody seems a little quiet today, What gives ??.

Stimpy : I too am starting to get some fertile eggs, hens covered by that fine looking Cockrel I got from you. when I start getting enough numbers to incubate, in they will go. Maybe I will throw a little light on them for just a couple of months to also get some #'s on the ground.

AL

 

[quenston]

Good evening everyone!!! Looks like a quiet day today hope everyone is ok. Has anyone heard any news from Roy (Teach)



Ok here is the fertility question on the eggs, I just want to make sure that I know when eggs are fertile. I was taught that when you crack a egg there will be a circle that looks as though it is a bulls eye is this correct??

 

[Dandelion007]

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Hmmm, I've been dragging around all day with a migraine headache. I had actually decided against going to the auction. I feel somewhat better since feeding all the chickens though. If I still like I do right now at 8, I'll be there. Of course, you never know what might be there...

We got our first Birchen MGB egg today! All of her eggs definitely go in the incubator I don't care if it is her first!

I should be there.

 

[Dandelion007]

Stimpy,

Those white rock chicks are getting big fast! There's a couple that are HUGE. They are about 3/4 the size of our adult Seramas! They are looking very nice. You can already see they have a nice angle on their little tails.

 

[al6517]

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We have a winner !!!! ding ding ding !!!!. yes the trick is to see it clearly, a definite white spot in the center and then a lighter area followed by a larger whiteish outer ring. They have some good pic's on the web of fertile eggs if you do a search Big Q.

AL

 

[al6517]

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Good choice Q, allot folks really like that one, just glad you didn't go with that LG

. I wouldn't want anybody to go through that deal. So incubation HUh, your done now my friend done done done, you got it bad as do we all here LOL.

AL

 

[okcarla]

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I wanted to go to the auction really bad, but couldn't talk Gerald into taking off work tonight. It just wasn't meant to be, I guess.

When we were leaving the house today to go to work, I opened our gate for Gerald to drive out. 2 big dogs appeared over the top of the hill on our road and I thought they were going to get run over when a dump truck came barrelling over the hill. Anyway, they weren't dogs ... they were 2 goats! and they came running down the road and up to me when they saw me ... really friendly goats, about the size of my german shepherd. That was sure strange, since I don't know of anyone with goats around us and the new neighborhoods surrounding our old farm house surely don't allow livestock. Anyway, we were late because I just couldn't leave them out in the road and it would have taken a little time to put together a pen to keep them in. I had to go back to the house and call the Tuttle police dept. and report them & then we had to wait for the animal control officer to show up. We live less than 1/4 mile from a busy highway, so I was afraid to leave them.

I think Gerald likes goats now, since they were so friendly ... so maybe nows the time to get some! We could use a few to eat all the briars, poison ivy and weeds on the other side of our property. The animal control officer said he'd call us if nobody claimed those goats

Surely those are someone's pets though, but does anybody here have any really nice, friendly goats they want to sell?