Okies in the BYC The Original

[poultryand bees]

we got a little bit of rain, but probably not enough to cure the cracks in my yard - it is still lightening out to the West and backlighting the clouds - which makes for a strange looking sky.

Monty - don't give up hope. There may be more rain heading your direction. During the lull between the storms I should have gone out and checked on the juvenile turkeys, pheasants and peachicks. The thunder and lightening will probably keep me inside a while longer. I don't think we got enough rain to drown anything, but if the juvenile birds got wet, they may get chilled and turn up their toes - which is always annoying.

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

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thanks for the kind words about this current new season in our life as the kids take to public education and I utilize the time to get my health in check and the property in order, it was a very difficult decision to make hands down.

Regarding the guineas, we bought 10 lavender baby guineas to help eat the bugs down around the property mainly them grasshoppers gone bad ones aka crickets they were a couple of weeks old... initially I only wanted 5 but the guy was selling them in lots of 10 only and they were fairly cheap and so we bought them, I had planned to sell of the extra five I didnt not care to need or want but alas I dont have to now since they all went MIA

 

[poultryand bees]

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It has been my observation through the years that turkeys seldom go inside to roost - regardless of the weather. I used to be able to tell when the ice or snow was going to be really bad, if the turkeys went inside the coop that night. Most of the time, the turkeys stay outside regardless of the weather. . . . as do the guineas.

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

I do have a guinea question though...

Will they eat baby scorpians? we have spotted 2 of them evil suckers between our place and our neighbor, actually the neighbor had his in their bathroom... thankfully the one we found on our place was outside under some scrap wood... Still we dont want any of the kids getting a surprize attack by any... if they will eat anything of the sort I would be willing to upsize our animals just wee bit from the few we have left from the sale we did last weekend to have guineas especially since the babies are now gone ....

 

[Kwartel]

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I gave up this year after the neighbor's guineas got in and broke alot of stems (our guinea coop bordered the garden). I'm thinking of doing raised beds so that I can have better control of the moisture and soil content. I'm hoping to build them one at a time throughout the winter to spread out both the cost and the work involved. I did end up building a quail grow out pen where the potatoes were supposed to have grown. It's PVC and 5/4 board though, so it will be light enough for Bil and I to move when he gets back next summer.

 

[sgtmck1]

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thanks for the kind words about this current new season in our life as the kids take to public education and I utilize the time to get my health in check and the property in order, it was a very difficult decision to make hands down.

Regarding the guineas, we bought 10 lavender baby guineas to help eat the bugs down around the property mainly them grasshoppers gone bad ones aka crickets they were a couple of weeks old... initially I only wanted 5 but the guy was selling them in lots of 10 only and they were fairly cheap and so we bought them, I had planned to sell of the extra five I didnt not care to need or want but alas I dont have to now since they all went MIA

Im about to have more guineas then I will ever need. Maybe we can workout a trade.

 

[mjgigax]

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I gave up this year after the neighbor's guineas got in and broke alot of stems (our guinea coop bordered the garden). I'm thinking of doing raised beds so that I can have better control of the moisture and soil content. I'm hoping to build them one at a time throughout the winter to spread out both the cost and the work involved. I did end up building a quail grow out pen where the potatoes were supposed to have grown. It's PVC and 5/4 board though, so it will be light enough for Bil and I to move when he gets back next summer.

My DH has been talking about raised beds but I feel so discouraged. Six years ago, our 1st year in Oklahoma, We had a nice garden, lots of tomatoes and ect. Even Petunias grew beautifully in our mail box planters. It must have beena trick - the summer was a cool one for Oklahoma, I now realize. That is good because it gave me a chance to adjust to the heat.
This August I went home to Michigan for a week. My folks were so hot (85-89 degrees) but I slept upstairs in the farmhouse without AC. it was so peaceful and "cool" I slept like a baby with a soft breeze coming in the windows,

 

[poultryand bees]

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For some reason, I thought you were already certified. Maybe because you have such a successful hatching program. It will enable you to ship your chicks once your hatchery is certified

 

[Elwood Lightfoot]

Just got back from visiting with michaeldaugherty. that was a heck of a thunderstorm that hit there it was blowing the car all over the road, I timed it good though got to Michael's just after it had passed and was able to get the Roos without getting too wet LOL I did rain on me most of the way back to Lexington mostly just light rain but when I got home it had barely rained at all here just missed the place as it has been doing, Well gotta go get the birds in new homes I'm betting they don't care much for the pet porters,

Oh yeah, Hiya Everyone

 

[poultryand bees]

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I was just wondering how Michael fared in the storm, since at one time this evening Anadarko was catching it hard according to the weatherman. Glad you made it home safely.

Went out and checked on the peachicks, pheasant chicks and juvenile turkeys. The peachicks and pheasants were barely damp, despite roosting out in the open. I am glad that I checked the turkey poults however, since they were huddled and one of the younger ones had stuck its head through the chain link fence before tucking its head under the turkey above it - so it would have likely strangled before morning. I unbunched the turkeys and gave them another bale of straw on which to roost, so they will hopefully spread themselves out a little more tonight.

BTW - there are turtle traps listed for $50 on the OKC Craigslist and the guy mentioned that if you got a commercial license, these would be legal to catch and sell turtles.