Okies in the BYC The Original

[MAllen]

I've been thinking about culling everything in my egg layer coop except the RIR's, but this NHR roo is starting to look so good that I'm having second thoughts. He is really big and is only about 30 weeks old.

What to do???

 

[Teach97]

Good job P&B...most folks have this idea that they can do whatever they want to on their land...problem is that the wildlife belongs to the state of OK...they don't get real uppity about the little things (rabbits and such) you go to shoot a deer...you had better have a permit and check it in at the station...it helps in managing the deer herd and adjusting the limits for areas...

 

[poultryand bees]

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Yeah! I hear ya, but if I get an incubator I am certain my family is going to hold an intervention and I am going to have to go to rehab for my chicken addiction. But if they do you guys will come and stand up for me, right? LOL

Some of us are crazy enough to come to your aid and give testimonials that the incubating addiction is less expensive than professional therapy.

 

[MAllen]

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Yeah! I hear ya, but if I get an incubator I am certain my family is going to hold an intervention and I am going to have to go to rehab for my chicken addiction. But if they do you guys will come and stand up for me, right? LOL

Some of us are crazy enough to come to your aid and give testimonials that the incubating addiction is less expensive than professional therapy.

In the short term.... long term they may tend to equal out some.

 

[Plain Old Dee]

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Our game ranger told me that he couldn't come on our property without our permission - even if someone was poaching. Of course, he could (and does) catch them when the get in their vehicles and drive onto a county road.

He also told me he wouldn't care if we took a deer or two or three or four or... as long as we eat them and aren't tropy hunting. We are so over run with deer in this area it's not even funny! They are a REAL problem. If you want to plant a veggie garden, you'd better plant three or four times as much as you think you want, because the deer WILL eat your plants and veggies. Even with the dogs barking their dang fool head off!

 

[poultryand bees]

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Oh no! Aren't you planning to process your turkeys this weekend?

I suggest calling some plastic bag manufacturers in the large towns close to you. The one that I used to use in OKC, for bags we put around the cookie houses we make as a fund raiser, went out of business and I don't know where our group is getting the bags now - but can find out for you in the morning. You need to be sure the bags are food quality and that they are fairly thick... a 55 gallon drum liner that is pretty sturdy is only 1.1 ml thick and I think you want something heavier than that.

Ask if the bag has a pleated bottom, because you will need the bag to be longer and wider without a pleated bottom than if it has one. You might check some poultry sites to see if they sell bags and if so, what the dimensions are.

Has the DARP processor been certified to process turkeys yet? Maybe they would sell you some bags.

Wouldn't a turkey lung scraper be like a chicken lung scraper, but with a longer handle? (I don't know what a chicken lung scraper looks like either)

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Awesome roo there McAllen!

I would have expected a Hamp roo to be shorter and more squatty. He is a fine looking bird. It would be hard to cull him if you have room to keep him.

Hey Teach ,how's it going? :yiipchickdangerous place on here today,these ladys have been talking food all day!

I've had to run get snacks so many times I'll never get to sleep tonight!

 

[bigokie37]

hello everyone havent been on much.theres no way for me to catch up on all the chattin.hope everyone is doin good.think my bunch is bout over the sickness.my kids all had food poisining really rough on my 19 year old daughter being 4 months preg.4 days in the hospital.home an doing good now

 

[poultryand bees]

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Our game ranger told me that he couldn't come on our property without our permission - even if someone was poaching. Of course, he could (and does) catch them when the get in their vehicles and drive onto a county road.

He also told me he wouldn't care if we took a deer or two or three or four or... as long as we eat them and aren't tropy hunting. We are so over run with deer in this area it's not even funny! They are a REAL problem. If you want to plant a veggie garden, you'd better plant three or four times as much as you think you want, because the deer WILL eat your plants and veggies. Even with the dogs barking their dang fool head off!

All the guys in our family have lifetime hunting licenses, so I am not up on the regulations - just know that over the years the licenses have paid off by not having to buy a tag for archery, black powder and gun season for deer and turkey.... and another tag for doe season.

Dee, I think you are correct. It is when the person puts the deer in their vehicle and gets on a public road that the Department of Wildlife acquires jurisdiction to check for deer. Under your scenario, you could shoot and process them without ever leaving your property. Deer are definately a challenge for a rural gardner. My mother had chicken wire around her young trees - in the middle of a housing addition in San Antonio - to keep the deer that ran the creek a few blocks from her house from eating her trees while they were getting established.

Teach - I hadn't thought about herd management within the state as being the reason the Department of Wildlife has oversight over the deer and such. Have the rules changed or are you still required to buy a license AND a deer tag each year?

 

[poultryand bees]

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Sorry to hear that your family has been sick. Food poisoning is nasty stuff

Glad that everyone is on the mend. Are you staying healthy?