Okies in the BYC The Original

[artsyrobin]

hi guys- rethinking the banty flock, so am going to have 3 silkies available- a hen and 2 2 1/2 month olds- pm me if interested-

any idea on what this little gosling is? he or she is either a embden or chinese- they weren't sure at orchelens...

 

[fletcherpoultryauction]

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Hey Bill,

If at all possible, come to the sale in June since I wouldn't be here for a while. I've got to go play in Afghanistan for a while. I see that Peaches (my beautiful wife) has already answered the 5Ws and H on the auction. I look forward to meeting you and hearing the stories, Stimp, Buster and Al would probably like to hear about it too. Maybe we could have a BS party around the campfire. Monty and Q might stick around, if they show up.

Doc AKA Hi-Jacker

 

[fletcherpoultryauction]

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I grew up in that area before there was a Broken Bow Lake, Pine Creek Lake or Hugo Lake. Our cattle 'free-ranged on Dierks timber and all the locals would round-up the

cattle in big sorting pens and beside Bear Mountain Tower or up at Cloudy Flats and then take your cattle the rest of the way home.

We didn't take Easter or Spring break to go to Florida, we knew we would be in the hills on horseback bringing down the cows.

Grandpa had an Ol' International pickup that would go anywhere and Uncle William would take his tractor. I grew hunting and fishing the area and didn't worry about fences

because the only fences were at someone's house around their barn and paddock areas and you knew everybody and where they lived.

My Grandpaw was mad as ever when they started building the dam on Mountain Fork River to build Broken Bow Lake. So much of that land was Choctaw land and the

government (Corp of Engineers) just took it. Yes, it is beautiful but it was so much more prestine before they put the lake and dam in on the river.

Hi-Jacker

Man, I remember when the Kiamichi was free flowing. I have a sister-in-law that was born on the west bank of that river about 1/2 mile south of the bridge. I also remember going to boat and tackle shows and what-not and hearing the professional fishermen talk about how much better it will be when the Pine Creek Res. is full. That's a lake I feel like we could really live without.

I remember "volunteering" to help gather cattle too. Once we had a small herd, maybe 20 head, that I couldn't drive out of Bear Canyon, up to the road. So I took it on myself to drive them down the canyon and across the river to a pen on Iron Springs road. I hated those cows, and that horse, and everyone who thought that owning either was a good idea.

-Stimp-

After I got back from Iraq in 04 I went up to Iron Tree corral on the South Fork of the Glover ( west of the Pow-Wow tree). That thing is still standing. As kids, my cousin and I got caught in a bad storm and we weathered it out at the old corral shed. We didn't think we would live through out the night but we fell asleep and woke up next morning to have to move cattle home.

The old "Round Hole" on the Kiamichi was the best fishing hole for a hundred mile around. Grandpa put his foot thru the bottom of his home-made wooden flat bottom and nearly drown when it capsized. His leg was caught in the bottom and he was under water for an eternity before he got freed.

I wrote a short story about my Grandpa when I was a kid growing up if you ever care to read it.

 

[QueenPeaches]

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Hey Bill,

If at all possible, come to the sale in June since I wouldn't be here for a while. I've got to go play in Afghanistan for a while. I see that Peaches (my beautiful wife) has already answered the 5Ws and H on the auction. I look forward to meeting you and hearing the stories, Stimp, Buster and Al would probably like to hear about it too. Maybe we could have a BS party around the campfire. Monty and Q might stick around, if they show up.

Doc AKA Hi-Jacker

Dont forget we have a sale on the 29th this month babe... If he wants to meet you and tell you stories, he could come then as well as the 19th of June!

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Nothing here

 

[GracefulBantams]

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I plan on being at that same auction! I will say "hi" if I recognize you.... well now that I think about it, have we met?

 

[GracefulBantams]

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That's so neat, Betsy! And I'm glad you were able to save that little one

 

[GracefulBantams]

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You have to go past Durant towards Blue. Then right between the J.C.Potters' Sausage plant and the Bible Baptist Church there is a little tiny red sign that says "John Teel's Auction", and you go down that long dirt road (if you can fit between all the cars) and there is a big old barn at the end of it.

 

[Stimpy]

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Man, I remember when the Kiamichi was free flowing. I have a sister-in-law that was born on the west bank of that river about 1/2 mile south of the bridge. I also remember going to boat and tackle shows and what-not and hearing the professional fishermen talk about how much better it will be when the Pine Creek Res. is full. That's a lake I feel like we could really live without.

I remember "volunteering" to help gather cattle too. Once we had a small herd, maybe 20 head, that I couldn't drive out of Bear Canyon, up to the road. So I took it on myself to drive them down the canyon and across the river to a pen on Iron Springs road. I hated those cows, and that horse, and everyone who thought that owning either was a good idea.

-Stimp-

After I got back from Iraq in 04 I went up to Iron Tree corral on the South Fork of the Glover ( west of the Pow-Wow tree). That thing is still standing. As kids, my cousin and I got caught in a bad storm and we weathered it out at the old corral shed. We didn't think we would live through out the night but we fell asleep and woke up next morning to have to move cattle home.

The old "Round Hole" on the Kiamichi was the best fishing hole for a hundred mile around. Grandpa put his foot thru the bottom of his home-made wooden flat bottom and nearly drown when it capsized. His leg was caught in the bottom and he was under water for an eternity before he got freed.

I wrote a short story about my Grandpa when I was a kid growing up if you ever care to read it.

Heck yeah, I'd love to read it.

-Stimp-

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Afternoon all you Okies! Haveing a nice cool day here. I took advantage of it and weeded my iris beds,no small task,tere are two of them 20 ft long! and then after mandatory nap!lol I went out and scraped the pigeon loft out. and fertilyzed the flower beds.
A young poultry friend of mine called and said he had a silver laced wyandotte roo for me to use on the three hens I got from Teach so last night I went after him. He is a beautiful little stocky guy but not wyandotte and not laced. He is straight comb,I'm guessing rock and is silver spangled like the seabrights! I went ahead and took him and will use him till I find a wyandotte roo. Laying is slowing down,several are setting or juts broke up from setting.
I have come to the conclusion that modena pigeons are the dumbest of the pigeons. Having a hard time getting them to stay with their mates and set up house keeping. May have to breed them in individual coops. I hate doing that.

Enjoying your talk about the southeastern part of the state. Sounds a lot like the north eastern part. I sure miss those clear cold creeks and hills(we really don't have moutains in the northern part).

Artsy that is a cute gosling! I'm betting we will be seeing progressive pictures of him growing up! He looks like a natural born poser!lol

Peaches and Doc sounds like you all are staying busy .

Where oh where is Teach hiding at!!!!