Okies in the BYC The Original

[Teach97]

Our girls played Hooker (won), Yarbourgh (won), and then Hugoton (lost)

Our boys played Felt (won OT), Texhoma (won), Hooker (lost)

We were pretty happy...my oldest boy scored 4pts, 6pts, and then 2pts. The youngest jumped around alot and even got a few rebounds not shabby for a 1st grader!

 

[poultryand bees]

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Dot - that is an awesome story! Thanks for sharing. Everytime I hear something like that, I am reminded that we shouldn't be surprised by the cool ways God can answer prayers, but should instead be surprised when he doesn't. (of course, sometimes the answer is "No" and sometimes the answer is "Not yet")

 

[Teach97]

We weren't the greatest when I got there 4 yrs ago. We got a new Superintendent/High school principal...well he was also a basketball coach that took several teams to the big house state championship game...he has coach for the past 3 yrs and has had some results...there are folks that don't like him (he gets a little loud

) but he cares more about our kids than some of the parents. Some of the kids even think about winning and expect to

 

[Teach97]

I tell you what...that "No" and "Not yet" answers are irritating! Several times I have tried to explain to the Big Guy that I am busy and have plans and well it is about then that I get a

and have to remember that I am not incontrol...very frustrating

 

[poultryand bees]

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My original chicken shed started out with styrofoam insulation applied to the wall above the roosts and nest boxes. Unfortunately, the shiny surface on the outside of the foam proved to be too much of a temptation to the chickens and they managed to destroy it, little by little. When we redid the shed this past fall, we didn't put the foam back on the walls, since at some temperatures we had moisure problems because of the heat generated by the chickens on the roost.

Having kept chickens in both insulated and non-insulated sheds, I really don't think the insulation is necessary in Oklahoma. Even when it is so cold that the water dish freezes inside the shed, the hens do fine as long as they are actually roosting, because they know how to put their heads under their wing when they roost. Most roosters however don't put their heads under their wing to roost, which is why their combs sometimes get bluecomb.

My problems with chickens in cold weather has been with younger chickens that haven't yet started roosting and still pile together on the floor for warmth. Those on the bottom tend to suffocate when it is really cold.

 

[Slightly Cracked]

Hey we need to get chatty!!! 100 more posts and we will pass Kentucky!!

Well, did anyone get snow today?? We got flurries off and and on all day. We spent the day at the horse races at Claremore. i watched my first Quarter horse race. I LOVE watching throughbreds run, so Quarter horse races go by FAST!!
This goes back to raising by son redneck, he loves standing by the track and watching the horses speed by!!

 

[poultryand bees]

It was nice to see Buckguy and OKCarla at the Jones auction this evening. Unfortunately, I got there as it was starting so we didn't have time to visit. It was sort of a buyer's market this evening for roosters and most of the hatching eggs. I was pleasantly surprised at the price someone paid for the rabbits I took.

 

[doubleostud]

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My original chicken shed started out with styrofoam insulation applied to the wall above the roosts and nest boxes. Unfortunately, the shiny surface on the outside of the foam proved to be too much of a temptation to the chickens and they managed to destroy it, little by little. When we redid the shed this past fall, we didn't put the foam back on the walls, since at some temperatures we had moisure problems because of the heat generated by the chickens on the roost.

Having kept chickens in both insulated and non-insulated sheds, I really don't think the insulation is necessary in Oklahoma. Even when it is so cold that the water dish freezes inside the shed, the hens do fine as long as they are actually roosting, because they know how to put their heads under their wing when they roost. Most roosters however don't put their heads under their wing to roost, which is why their combs sometimes get bluecomb.

My problems with chickens in cold weather has been with younger chickens that haven't yet started roosting and still pile together on the floor for warmth. Those on the bottom tend to suffocate when it is really cold.

I agree, but since he covered the insulation, he doesnt have the picking problem, and he also installed windows that he can open to vent the coop, so he has managed to make it a pretty good coop for fairly cheap. I have never had insulation in any of my coops, I figure chickens have made it for thousands of years without insulation so no need to start now. I just make sure there are no drafts.

 

[poultryand bees]

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Dot, one of my chicken coops was built many years ago in the corner of a barn, with a loft inside the barn above it. The roosts were made from 10 foot long saplings and after more than 30 years of use were worn shiny by the feet of the chickens. In my opinion, those roosts had character because they weren't totally straight, and you could see where limbs had been cut off them. I sort of wish we had saved them when we re-purposed the coop into a nursery for the goats.

Chickens are not particular about the appearance of their roosts. They just like to be up off the floor. Some of mine like to roost on the top of the door, when I leave it open.

 

[okcarla]

I'm exhausted! We went to the Blanchard auction after the Jones auction to see how it was going. Wow! More people there than chairs and over 50 lots of bird/rabbits/etc. Gerald had dropped off some hatching eggs before we went to Jones auction today, so we had to at least go there to collect. I have never seen the auction so crowded. It was amazing, since I didn't really expect such a crowd because of the weather. I was tempted to buy something, but the few birds that I thought I would like went for too high. Mille Fleur d'Uccles went for $19 each! They were pretty though.

The only thing we bought today was some Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hatching eggs. And I don't want to raise another breed of bird!

I've seen pictures of them and they are beautiful though!