Okies in the BYC The Original

[donnie]

yeah im always up late , what about you

im just crunching my brain on how to do the new coop and who to put in what breeding pens and such , trying to figure out who to sell and who to keep , and thinking why not keep everyone , and in the mist i got some duck eggs in a swap today and i know nothing about ducks much less hatching them and so im a bit worried about that lol

 

[donnie]

yeah i hear ya i was reading and trying to catch up on the thread as much as i could to myself , im usually in chat when its late , but chat is down

and im staring into the bators waiting for 6 doz eggs to hatch lol

 

[bigokie37]

all i have is americanas real nice mixed colors.i have 6 diffrnt bred roos over my hens.i got alot of blue color coming out.an i have a few of the americana x dark cornish i sell them for meat birds. the asians buy all of them i raise.i have only 3 of them that all lay brown eggs so they are easy to keep track of. on the ducks they are easy to raise. i hatched over 350 last summer.im starting to geyt muscovy eggs now so i will be hatching some of them.my buddy has a bunch of goose eggs im going to hatch too.

 

[donnie]

so are your americanas pure or am i reading the post wrong ? lol , do you have any pics they sound like they are pretty birds when you sale alot of blue coming out , blue is my fav color and the only birds i have that are blue is my andalusians well my roo that is

 

[bigokie37]

yes they are pure.i ordered 30 pullets last year an then picked through them an bought some others with good colors here an there.an then i have bought diffrnt colored roos from other people i will take some pics tomarrow of them.all my pics were lost on my other computer when the house burned.

 

[donnie]

wow im sorry to hear your house burnt , i hope everything is getting better for you and your family tho

ok how can you tell the difference in a americana and an EE , i have been told that americana only lay blue eggs , and EE can lay blue , green, olive, tinted, pink, etc..
and that some hatcheries say americana when they are actually EE so this whole americana EE thing kinda confuses me lol
i bought 9 americanas 1 white roo 1 black hen and 7 brown hens , all have muffs and such and look just like everyone elses americanas but only i only get one blue egg and a couple green eggs so far not all of the hens are laying yet .....

 

[bigokie37]

they are basiclly the same.all mine are blue an green layers have nice muffs .pea combs an dark legs.i culled out everything that wasnt marked good.i dont have any hens to get rid of right now.but may come up with some anytime

 

[al6517]

2010" OFFICIAL EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT"

I am proud to announce to all Okies in the BYC members That the Spring 2010 Event=
People Of Oklahoma Poultry Swap Has been Officially set.

WHEN= Saturday, May 1st 2010

WHERE= OKC east KOA Campground, 6200 Choctaw rd, Choctaw Ok

WHO= All Oklahoma members of the Okies in the BYC their families and invited friends.


After the very fun and successful 2009 event's there was much interest in having another event, we felt that we surely must let this fine tradition continue in all it's fanfare. with continued support We will strive to make this event even bigger and better than ever as our fine members deserve only the best. For those of our new members and members who were unable to attend the Okies in the BYC, it is a family oriented affair, where members come to meet the folks we talk to everyday on this forum, and enjoy the one thing we all have in common our fondness of poultry. This year promises to be one you do not want to miss, and as I stated it will be bigger and better than ever, this year we are planning the following.

1. Food : This year we will be featuring a full pot luck dinner.
2. Poultry : The usual fanatical buying/selling/swapping of poultry.
3. A night of fun filled entertainment at the clubhouse. featuring song and dance numbers and skits.
4. Several static displays for your learning and viewing pleasure.
5. small lectures and demonstrations by professional and respected members of the poultry and agriculture fields.
6. A Raffle that would be sure to entice all members of the family
7. and for the 2nd time our very own Live Poultry Auctions.
8. Printed programs of the days events.
9. T-shirts are available to order.
10. A live reading for the kiddos, coloring and perhaps a show and some magic fun, and much more
11. The Big green Army truck courtesy of the egg man Gerald.
A special operations commitee has been formed and several of our fine upstanding members have offered to give freely and happily of their time and expertise. they will head up the following appointed ares of intrest.

AL (al6517) & Monty (Buckguy20): Commitee chairmen.

Carah (Sooner) : Food and Beverages. contact Sooner with your ideas, dishes, and help. A online list will be started and circulated around our thread. It is very important to the success of the event that everybody participates and brings food.

Grace (gracefullbantams) : Raffle. Grace has a seperate thread for raffle donations going and we have recieved some very nice items and need more.

Donna : Entertainment and clubhouse affairs.

Muesky/Rebecca & Barnswallow/Jeannie : Childrens events and activities, plus Go-carts rides all day.

Marybeth (poultry&bees) : Static display's and lectures/demonstrations. Those wanting to seek info on setting up displays or needing guidance contact Marybeth.

Beth (cityclucks) : Name Tags, online attendance roster and clerical support

Al (al6517) Carla & Gerald (OKCarla) Queston & Carolyn and Michael: Live poultry Auctions. Contact AL for your list of what you want to consign to both auctions.

Carah (Sooner) : Tee Shirts- 3 color Designs are now in the works. Carah will start a size and Quantity order thread soon. get your order in early, NO $$$$ will be needed in advance to order.

Monty and Myself will be posting more specifics and details on these areas in a later post. We tried so very hard to choose a date for this event that would fit 99.9% of are available members, the weather, planning and reservation schedule, and local and regional events. The good folks at KOA have been so gracious to have invited us back and we recieved some very good positive feedback from are members, that this was a good fit for our needs. As a group we are known for are steadfastness once we set our minds to a task, it is now up to each and every one of us to come together and contact the appropriate principle to offer any help and suggestions, ya'll know the drill. The principle heads will start to post a list of names and services volunteered as it begins to come together in their areas.

So Okies let the festivities begin in the tradition of the most poplular group thread on this BYC forum.

AL



POOPS AUCTION INFORMATION

We Okies in the BYC are proud to announce the 2nd annual live auction, to be held on the Saturday the day of 2010 Spring event.

The auction is open to all attending and will be offered in 2 segments, the first part of the auction is for items that are donated and the proceeds will go toward the event fund to help pay for the many expenditures we have incurred. The second portion of the auction is a for profit live auction just like all normal auctions. We want to try and make this auction a success for all future events and our members to enjoy and benifit from.

Auction rules as follows ;

1. Check in time for items in both auction segments is as soon as you can, to enable folks to view the items up for auction.

2. Non-live poultry items should maintain a poultry theme, I.E.= art's & crafts etc.

3. All poultry must be caged or in a suitable enclosure, cages will not be sold with the poultry unless specified by seller & auctioneer.

4. PO's will be honored in all fairness during the live for profit segment only.

5. Bid numbers will be issued to all who want them anytime prior to the auction start time.

6. Payout info explained prior to the beginning of the auction.

7. All cages and items will be numbered by the auction staff, by lot # and it is encouraged that you lable your own breeds for better identification to avoid any confusion and benifit both buyer & seller.

8. It is asked that all buyers wait till the end of the auction before gathering up their purchases assited by the auction staff. there may be the opportunity to also buy choice of a particular Lot, if this happens the bidder should have an empty cage available and close by.

9. The auction staff will not be running an active post on what is being brought for sale, but we do have a running post as to a wish list as to add fairness to the event.

10. There will NO commissions or Taxes of any kind held back from the buyers and sellers alike.

Items needed for auction :
Chickens of all breeds & ages, Chicks, hatching eggs of all kinds, ducks, peafowl, rabbits, turkeys, quail, cages, waterers,feeders,incubators,wire,netting.
Arts & crafts, vegtables,and any other poultry related items.

Contact AL ; in a PM only!!! for those who want to consign items to both auctions so we can have a good idea of the amount of items we can expect to have, this list will be held in confidence.

This post can & will be edited as needed as futher information comes to bear.

Auction Staff ;
Caller- AL
Sign in/Secratary/pay out- Carla & Carolyn
Ring personel- Gerald Kaiser, Queston, Michael.

Ok folks so it's time to bring it and sell it, this is a good opportunity to replace some of your losses from this spring/summer and get some breeds you have allways wanted. and don't forget to try and donate some items to benifit the event fund.

AL

 

[artsyrobin]

mornin al....how ya doing?


hi okies, i hate time changes!!!

 

[artsyrobin]

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we've been seeing them on warm days- what is the best way to encourage them?