Okies in the BYC The Original

[MMPoultryFarms]

Snuck a Pic at the Murderers cant believe I seriously have to stand around and wait forthese guys to move out???????? I mean they built a nest and all in the hay bails. Hmmm hatching eggs? LOL i think I will pass I run them out 4-5 times a day but they always come back

sorry for the bad pic it was on my cell and its horrible with zoom.

 

[Ivyblaze]

Quote:
well sadly you can't shoot those kind of owls I think legally...but think of it this way they will eat all your mice, rats, and snakes.....just make sure your chickens are secure and your good! They are pretty birds...

 

[mjgigax]

Quote:

Thanks for the welcome. Been a member for a while, but havent been on here very often.

Gotta do better about that.

You name it, I probably have (or had) it.

Standard and Banty chickens, Some pure & lots of barn yard mix. As well as Guineas, Geese, Ducks, Swans, Pheasaants, Chuckers, and Turkeys. I'm also a plant nut, Especially exotic sub-tropicals.

Me too! (plants) Not as special as sub-tropicals but I have fancy begonias, fancy coneflowers, succulents and my favorite zinnias.
Zinnias may not be that special but I have loved zinnias since my Grandmother and I would mark the prettiest blooms with twist-ties from bread wrappers. Grandpa would save the dried seed heads when he pulled up the garden every fall and then plant them the next year. The blooms were huge and so colorful.
Now I have some crossbred blooms that are pale yellow and have red speckles. I call them Choctaw Speckled hen zinnias.
I found out that chickens love zinnia flowers and leaves.

 

[mjgigax]

Grace'sDad :

Quote:

Your giant hawk sounds like an eagle. I don't know of any hawks around here that large and I know we have a lot of eagles.

That is what I thought too!
Dang that is alot of arial assaults.​

 

[mjgigax]

Quote:
They give me the chills. They are amazing animals but I would hate to see them eat one of my birds or cats.

 

[poultryand bees]

Quote:
My Malay hens and black sex-link hens are the broodiest hens I have ever owned.

Malay- are those the tall skinny looking birds?

Malays are a bantam that is a plump hen with a long neck. They resemble miniature jungle fowl.

 

[poultryand bees]

Quote:

Thanks for the welcome. Been a member for a while, but havent been on here very often.

Gotta do better about that.

You name it, I probably have (or had) it.

Standard and Banty chickens, Some pure & lots of barn yard mix. As well as Guineas, Geese, Ducks, Swans, Pheasaants, Chuckers, and Turkeys. I'm also a plant nut, Especially exotic sub-tropicals.

Do you still raise pheasants? Several of us are looking for yellow golden pheasant hens.

 

[Poco Pollo]

MM - Sorry to hear about your hawk and owl problems. Both keep us from free ranging our birds, and we use heavy netting over all the areas where the birds are outside. I don't let our terrier out at night alone. He hates being on a leash in his own yard at night, but I've heard stories from folks in our area about cats and small dogs being taken by owls.

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

Hi everyone...

Jason and I are flashing back to the 80's because of the Garbage Pail Kids remember those... ha ha

We lost another chicken today.. to who knows what.. just keeled over dead...

Jason worked on the paddock fencing today... which was great of him

see I can send a positive shout out to him...

Anyhow I have been hearing the ocean all day in my ears and now a nasty sore throat has kicked in

 

[QueenPeaches]

Good Evening Everyone.

Got Potato salad, pasta salad, and some baked beans ready for tomorrow. Got Death by chocolate cake done and Strawberry cake in the oven.

Still got alot to get done before the sale tomorrow.

Hope I can get it all done. Sure tired and think I will finish it tomorrow morning.

Peaches