Okies in the BYC The Original

[poultryand bees]

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I sure hope they can tell the difference between Oklahoma deer and Wyoming deer, because we don't keep the Wyoming deer tags past the time the animal is eaten - but the horns obviously last longer.

We don't have Oklahoma tags for the carcasses, since the lifetime license exempts the guys from buying a tag - I wonder if they get a note from the deer station when they check them in that we should be holding on to for awhile. I will have to ask DH about that.

 

[nnbreeder]

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The shipping cost is easy, just go flat rate with the USPS. Costs the same whether you go across the street or across the country. For packing I would put in a PM to Carla and Gerald as they ship eggs all over.

 

[Oklahoma Lightning]

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Here is the site for Strombergs - that will give you the dimension of the bags you need - they sell 0015 mil thickness bags http://www.strombergschickens.com/products/processing.php

This site is closed until Monday, but they give the dimensions for the bags they carry for turkeys: for a 20-25 lb turkey, the bag size is 16x25. For a 25-30 lb turkey, the bag size is 18x28. For a 30+ lb turkey, the bag size is 20x28.
http://www.cornerstone-farm.com/shrink_bags.htm

In looking at several different processing sites, it is confusing to me just how thick their plastic bags are. The vacume seal bags on one site were 3.5 mil thick, but they are supposed to be the kind you can boil in.

If nothing else is available, I wonder if you could double bag them in those turkey roasting bags? Theoretically, they would be large enough and you know they are food safe. I don't think they are heavy enough that you could lift the turkey by the bag, but maybe you could make a quick cloth or canvas bag for carrying the frozen turkey and place the turkey in the baking bag inside your cloth bag with handles. It would give the turkey a nice homegrown/unique appearance. Would add to the cost, but get the job done.

Best of luck

Thanks,I will check that out. I like the idea of the double bags and then a cloth bag. I researched tonight every turkey and goose grow within 3 hour drive. I will start calling them in the morning and see if they might have extras to sale or know a turkey processor, I could call.

 

[bigokie37]

i have got to do it im at 421 lbsi have always been big just not like this.i have tried all kinds of diets an they dont work.my family cant deal with me when im hungry either lol.im going to a specialist next week an see more about itits all breakin me down in my legs an back from all the weight.i have the osteo arth. an they say alot of it is from the weight an all the manual labor ive done since the day i stepped out of high school. thanks for the info an im sure i will have some queston for you
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Big Okie,I have had the gastric bypass and I lost 220 pounds and it was done over six years ago. And the most I gain back and lost again was 20 pounds. It saved my life. I would do it over again in a New-York minute. I think if you are thinking about this, here are some question you need to ask yourself.
Why do I need it?
What do I want to see come out of this?
Are you willing to follow through with what it takes to use this tool?
Why do I eat and when? Stress still starts me looking for chocolate. But now I eat a bite or two not the whole family size bag. I have learned it OK to eat a half of a kids burger and toss the rest in the trash. It was hard for me to learn that because my family were clean plate people.
It is a tool not the answer and you have to get your mind lined out that it a part of the journey not the total journey. I have a friend that had it done and hates it. She never lost but 50 pounds and she misses the food. She says food is her whole life and she wishes she never let her doctor talk her in it. So, think it through and make the choice for yourself not because someone else thinks it what you should do.
It means taking vitamins the rest of your life. Getting a B 12 shot once a month and some have to have them every other week, like I do. I would love to use the under your tong stiff but my body doesn't handle it right.
It means you work hard to get the protein in everyday and I am the worlds worst at not doing that. To me eating just a job now and there days I don't eat and that bad. I mean eating small small amount several times a day. I am lucky I have not strecthed out my pouch it's still 4 ounce.
But I would not be here if I had not done it. The doctor told Don I had two years to live. T hey were standing outside my CCU room at the time. I was in ICU or CCU every three months at that time. I had CHF stage 5, I was on 14 medicines, now my CHF is a 1 and I take 2 pills plus vitamins. I am out of my wheelchair and can chase my grand kids so I think if it what you want done, it's a great tool. And if my CHF gets worse I have at least had these years to do things I want to do. Like running,horseback riding and my next thing is Skydiving.
But please research it,talk to others that had it done and pray about it. If I can answer any question you have just PM me so I don't bore others. I have a couple of on line site that might help you and I belong to a wonderful support group.

 

[poultryand bees]

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Carla and Gerald are the experts on packaging and shipping eggs. All I know is that if you use the flat rate priority boxes from the post office, the boxes are free and the shipping is the same based on the size of the box, not the weight.

 

[Stray]

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October has clean yellow legs and she's grey, black, and orange. none of my EE's really have much of a comb.

Since October has yellow legs, she isn't a full EE. Did you by any chance get her at POOPS? I have some that fit that description and I hatched them out of a cross of Cinnamon Queen hen and EE rooster eggs that I got from Bill and NaNa. I tossed several of those into the cage of assorted chicks that sold at POOPS.

I Believe I got her out of the blue ben at poops from Monty?
So I don't know what it is.

 

[okcarla]

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I'm hatching eggs ... I don't know how to shut my incubator off (just kidding). Anyway, I got carried away & bought some hatching eggs, and Okie-Doodle-Doo is sending me some eggs and .... well then I'm going to stop for awhile. Maybe

The post office will give you free priority shipping boxes. There's several methods of shipping eggs, and probably some good advice on the BYC forum, if you search for it. Also, keep your eye out for packing material, bubble wrap, tape, etc. to use for wrapping the eggs. Sometimes I see packing material for free or really cheap on craigslist. Maybe some stores throwing it away, especially this time of year?

Here's good info on how to ship hatching eggs. We ship ours pretty much the same way, except we tape the eggs together so that they don't move around any in the box. http://www.rainbowgatefarm.com/ShippingHatchingEggs.html

 

[countyroad1330]

Stray how is your hen that you just had to get doctored? Did you say that you don't know what kind of hen is laying?

Hubby decided he needed to hand wash his truck at 1 in the morning, so I'm writing from the iPhone... And listening to Christmas music on the satellite radio. Lol

Does anyone know where to get soy ice cream? I realize that's kind of an oxymoron. Lol

 

[EngieKisses]

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I have a cochin hen that would beg to differ. During the really warm months, I hose out their coops after I take out their bedding. I do this in the morning so that it is dry by the evening. Well, one day I was spraying the coops out and all my cochins had went around back. I was almost done and one of my hens decided to make a rush to get inside the coop and I did not see her until she had already been sprayed. I'm telling ya if looks could kill.

For the next couple days she would make this funny whine and stare at me. She was livid.

 

[countyroad1330]

Too bad you didn't get a picture!

My Black Copper Maran does that whine to me. She even kinda gets in my face and looks at me with one eye, like she's daring me to pet her. But she's just a softie like the rest of em, she loves to be pet.