Okies in the BYC The Original

[ke_ben]

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You know what happens when you send your wife and daughter (18yr-old) to the feed store? You end up with one of those stupid colored Easter ducks. I've got to many chicks hatching to worry about a duck so I said that you have to get the duck in with the chicks because I don't have enough heat lamps or containers to set up another and we have more chicks hatching. Well it didn't go so well first thing, the chicks, one in particular, went to pecking even on the poor things eyelid trying to drag it around by the webfoot etc. My daughter took out her duck and one of her favorite chicks and put them together for a day or 2 and they bonded

, slept and played together, got along great. After a couple of 'field trips' to the brooder with the both of them, and getting rid of the 1 chick that was the worst (he even pecked me when I refilled the feeder), we have had no problems at all. Hope that helps, and I have to give the credit to my daughter for the method, I just didn't want to have to tend to 1 animal all by itself.

By the way, I love the Broken Bow area, honeymooned there at the state park cabins.

 

[Teach97]

cheesecakes are done as I am I...stupid house is HOT!!!...laters

ke_ben - I think my wife feels your pain...except she just wants all the chicks gone! No ducks around here...she said so...but I am thinking about teaching her a lesson for skipping out on POOPS!!

I can read the headlines...Man Should Have Ducked Not Bought Duck

 

[Teach97]

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Where you been? I have been yacking away...everyone ignoring me...good thing I am medicated...well that and the voices still keep me company

 

[ke_ben]

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Where you been? I have been yacking away...everyone ignoring me...good thing I am medicated...well that and the voices still keep me company

My favorite t-shirt of all time; I know that the voices inside my head aren't real, but they make good sense!

I'm actually down to just 27 (hatched 120), well plus the 15 of 40 cornishX chicks that I bought for eating ($.89 ea.). The remainder are to diversify my wife's flock, so it is ok.

 

[Buckguy20]

Hi, Sorry but I won't be here much lomger. I just got on to check messsages and see what I missed. How long will you be here when you come home for the reunion?

Oh! It wasa good chicken day. I guess I am a manic chicken man.

 

[ke_ben]

Well, I hope that the weather is good for you then, way to windy here now to do much. Which one is the first project, the shed? I gotta go crash for the night, work comes early. Have a good one stimpy.

 

[Stray]

17~!!!! Yay~

!!! I wish I was still 12 when I didn't have to worry about anything besides homework and chores,

*sigh* I hate myself for wishing that I'd was 18 at that time.
Anyway Morning all, I have to get off to school, so tootles~!!!!

 

[Sonya]

Just popping in to tell you what I heard this morning...coming from the vicinity of the incubator...peep...peep peep peep peep. Yep! At least one of the ducklings has started peeping from inside the egg! I'm so excited! The kids were ready to stay home thinking it would hatch today..I told them it could still be a day or so...Today is day 25...

Have a great day, ya'll.

Sonya

 

[Buckguy20]

Good morning all!

Sonya good luck witht he duck. I know you can't wait.

Luvs, Are the cages guaranteed to grow tomatoes no matter how bad a gardener I am?
When I lived in Midwest City I had a little backyard garden with bad clay soil, lots of trees and little sunshine and yet for three years I raised a super garden.
I move out here with more space than I would ever need and all I can grow are sand burrs, blackjacks and lovegrass.

 

[Sooner]

Morning everyone! I am late today. Sinus headache slowed me down.

Sonya, congrats on the peeps!! I know you are excited!

Wish I could be outside today! I have to get those babies out, they are getting so big that they need more room!

Ah checked the 10day forcast for OKC, Friday is going to be 79!!!