Okies in the BYC The Original

[mjgigax]

Good Morning!

 

[QueenPeaches]

Good morning everyone! Working on my coffee.. Our new special friend woke me up sitting in the bed jabbering this morning. He finally slept all night last night instead of waking ever 2 hours.

So who all is attending Blanchard tomorrow?
I am so looking forward to it.

 

[sjarvis00]

Good morning Okies! I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! We did. Our oldest girl was sick so she spent the day going to all of her and her boyfriend's family dinners but didnt get to eat. On a good note since she was sick we got to feed the grandbaby her first Thanksgiving dinner. She absolutely loves homemade cheesecake! She was attacking me and the spoon while grandpa held her.

We will be doing the finishing winterization around here today. Everything was already done just need to put the finishing touches on the babies growout pen and the brooder house.

 

[sjarvis00]

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Im hoping we will be attending Blanchard.

 

[Kassaundra]

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Sorry about your MIL, alzhiemer's really sucks that's for sure. My gma, who raised me, had it. Between my father and I we were able to keep her in her home until just about 6 months before she passed. We had to place her in a locked nursing facility for that last 6 months for her safty, the violent mood swings and the extreme independence (wandering and getting lost) is when we had to make sure she had eyes on her 24/7. We agonized about that descision, but when we were forced to it, it was actully not bad, in her world she thought she was in a missionary home (one of her life long dreams). She actually passed w/ a heart condition before the bitter end stages (catatonia) we viewed that as a blessing. If recognized and dealt w/ early enough there are some good meds out there now that slow it way down, giving extra years (if they work on the individual). Enjoy the good clear times, don't be afriad to laugh at the funny moments that will help to keep you sane, and don't be afraid to morn for your loss. Bottling it up to be "strong" doesn't do any good for you or her.

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

Hey everyone,

Marybeth, Buster, Someone on here will to help show Jason and I the ropes on how to process our turkeys... we want to go ahead and do the deed even if we are bout 2 months shy of them being really fat and ready... we are willing to settle for smaller birds...

JEANNIE

 

[nocityboy]

hope everyone had happy thanksgiving, looks like most did. Anybody know where a person can get a blue orp. rooster? Looking for 1 for my bbs hen. Maybe I will meet some of you at Blanchard ,i am usually there since I only live 2 miles away.

 

[poultryand bees]

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I can show you how to skin a chicken out of its feathers in less than 10 minutes, but have never done the boiling water and plucking kind of processing. I will have to defer to Buster and Al on that kind.

 

[poultryand bees]

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I plan to be at Blanchard

Nocityboy - be sure and come up to the back table at the Blanchard auction and introduce yourself to some of us wearing T-shirts with a rooster on the front. If you will bring your bidder number, we would be happy to "enable" you by expanding your flock when you aren't looking.

(just kidding - mostly

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[Kwartel]

I think I might survive this flu after all. I was worried I was getting pneumonia, but I can breathe alot easier now. Had to miss out on Thanksgiving with the family and just stayed home instead so I wouldn't spread it around. All our birds seem to be making it through the cold, despite my not getting a lot done this past week. The quail definitely liked the straw that I put down for them. They were hopping and burrowing down in it and having a great time. My youngest quail got their first taste of the outdoors today, but I had enough mercy to pitch them back inside the coop with a heat lamp once the sun went down.