Okies in the BYC The Original

[artsyrobin]

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Purple comb on young meat birds usually points to a heart attack and is somewhat common, but I don't know why it would happen to a young heritage bird. Congenital defect maybe? Was she fat at all?

Or maybe she choked on something? Lack of oxygen?

Hi, no she wasn't fat, but she was quite a bit bigger than my other BO, and had some feathers on her legs- i thought of heart issues too- just hatchery stock, so there's no telling on the breeding either, checked her throat, couldn't see any blockage- they do get out a few hours a day, so maybe she got into something...... poor rooster spent an hour crowing for her and the others kind of milled about- can't tell me they are attached to one another in their little chicken brains... sigh

 

[Stimpy]

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How has the fertility been on the Cornish eggs you're getting? How is your hatch going?

-Stimp-

 

[pepper48_98]

Not as very good. I have hatched 4 so far out of 10 and have 7 more going in on this next batch. They are not laying that great either. I get 3-4 eggs a day from the hatchery cornish but the SQ just haven't kicked in very good yet. There for a while I was getting a few but they have stoped again. I guess when they start again, I will have to AI. Just untill I get several on the ground then I will let pick a roo that can do the job on his own, cull the rest.

 

[Stimpy]

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I've never raised many Cornish but I've always heard that fertility can be a challenge with some strains. Best of luck with them.

Will we see you in May?

-Stimp-

 

[Teach97]

4 am...there is one of those? huh...who would have guessed it!

Well I set my last large batch of eggs for the season...from now on it is birds for a purpose! I did manage to make a deal to help me keep track of who is who!

I gots lots of work to do still...glad i get to buy me some help tomorrow! Our FFA still does that archaic method of raising money where you bid and get a kid for a day. We love it and usually everyone pays the kid anyways! I am going for a couple kids this time around! I have sand that needs to be hauled!

 

[Teach97]

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Mine ain't big enough to run the wheel barrow. Already tried and we had sand dumped where i didn't want it dumped. they can fill one fairly efficiently...but i get tired of going back and forth...I think it would be enjoyable to sit in the shade with a cool drink and manage the work!

 

[michaeldaugherty]

Herd they wer going to have a sale in Newcas at the fair barn ...Its ben tuf at Mary's swapmeet so many saleing bird's. But this weekn was fair...
HAD lot's of fun at cement sat nite got to see lot's of okie's...An bot a few bird's ..some went real hi an some cheap..The o.e.bantum's brot the most. Yoder yoak was ther an bot some nice fawn duckwing's.. G,B 1's silky's brot 20each. An Doc an Peach's got some saman fab something chick's they said was rair,.An i got some orloff chick's
Seen some French maran's bring a hi prise ..An the e.e's went HI...
I got LUCKY sunday a guy had calld me an was saleing out an brot me some nice bird's s,sp.hamberg bantum's an some milly flur cochin's.....
I read back thew the post some but didnt go to far [[[ its so adicktif ]]] I injoy reading about every one's bird's an seeing all the great pic's
IM so thankful to LIV in the Greatest country in the world......dont ever forget the people that give ther life's to keep it that way...

 

[Sooner]

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So true Michael.

 

[artsyrobin]

morning guys- whats ya all doing today? gotta go get duckling feed, heard you should drop down the protien level at 3 weeks so bought 16% general poultry feed- nope- is making them constipated so it was suggested game bird feed and add oats.... what do you all feed the little quackers?

24 days to poops!

 

[CityClucks]

Our list of People of Oklahoma Poultry Swap attendees is growing!
WHAT & WHEN
People Of Oklahoma Poultry Swap
Saturday - May 1, 2010

WHERE
Oklahoma City East KOA (Choctaw)
6200 South Choctaw Road
Choctaw, OK 73020
(405) 391-5000
http://www.koa.com/where/ok/36133/

WHO - ALL POULTRY PEOPLE & FAMILIES & FRIENDS
Here is a list of BYC Okies signed up for the 2010 POOPS on Saturday, May 1. Let me know if I need to add your name!

-al6517: 3
-artsyrobin: 2
-B52fizzle: 1
-BethinOklahoma: 4
-BetsyOK: 2
-Buckguy: 2
-Cammy: 4
-Catfish/Okie: 1
-Chickensandmore: 2
-chiclooker / Oldmotherhen: 2
-chkchkchkee: 3
-CityClucks: 1
-Dandelion007: 3
-Doc Henry: 2
-Donnie: 1
-EngieKisses: 2
-Faerielady: 3
-Fletcherpoultryauction: 5
-FunChick: 2
-Grace’s Dad: 1
-Gracefulbantams: 1
-Grendelhen: 2
-Greybear23: 4
-Hoodoo-chicken-man: 4
-Luvs2bememaw2: 2
-MAllen: 2
-Michael Daugherty: 2
-muesky: 2
-Nnbreeder: 2
-Ok_Junebug: 2
-OkCarla: 2
-Okiechick57: 2
-Okla-Doodle-Doo: 2
-Oklahoma Lightning: 3
-Osukrazykate: 2
-pepper48_98: 2
-Poco Pollo : 2
-poultryand bees : 3
-quenston: 4
-sjarvis: 2
-smfamf: 3
-SonRise Silkies: 1
-Sooner: 2
-SplitSocket222: 1
-Stimpy: 3
-Stray: 3
-Teach97 : 3
-TheBarnSwallow: 5
-Yonderoak : 2

TOTAL: 116