Okies in the BYC The Original

[dizzychicken]

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Wow! Very nice color! Some of my eggs are nice and dark like that, but most are lighter. I've got some unrelated Welsummers I bought at the Cement auction & the seller said they are from show quality stock. They should begin laying soon & hopefully they are all good & dark too.

I have got a lighter one or two but that was when they first started laying, but the rest are turning out pretty dark. I have noticed that every egg is getting darker and darker, then the hen will lay a lighter a really red speckled egg. Then they will get darker and darker. So I would say they have a color cycle. If you new ones lay light at first don't be disappointed, just wait till they get on a good laying schedule and their eggs should darken up. Fingers crossed here for you.

Oh by the way, Carla, my husband and I just love your pen set up. We are going to try and fashion ours off yours. Thanks for posting the pics.

 

[CityClucks]

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I think those were from Buckguy.

 

[Sonya]

Afternoon all! I've been so busy with work and home stuff....it rained like crazy here yesterday and today it's just humid.

One of my quail died...I think it was the one we tried to revive after "taking a swim" as Teach puts it. It never did grow like the others...which by the way grow like crazy...they are as big as the buttons already!

I think the Silkie chick is going to grow up thinking it's a quail....we let it play with the other chicks everyday until the new chicks hatch in a week and a half...LOL. I was going to buy another chicken chick to keep it company last night at TSC, but they weren't selling them anymore.

The older chicks are having a ball out in the coop and run now....they are so fun to watch exploring. I realized that when they all start laying, I'll have around a dozen eggs a day!! Egads...what can you sell home grown eggs for these days?

I'm really looking forward to a weekend at home this weekend...I need to work on getting my garden planted and yard work done if it's not raining. I'm planting tomatoes and squash and maybe some peppers, but I'm planting some corn for the chickens..I never get a good result from corn for human consumption, but the birds love the little ears that come off the stalks.

Swine flu....ugh. We are having to pass out flyers to our patients now so that they understand the virus and proper handwashing and prevention. OKCarla, I think Gerald's probably got something similar to what I had a couple of weeks ago and probably what Sooner is getting over now...it's just crappy to have.

 

[Dandelion007]

Stimpy, I found a good joke I thought you might enjoy:

A soldier in a bar leans over to the guy next to him and says, ''Wanna hear a MARINE joke?''

The guy next to him replies, ''Well, before you tell that joke, you should know something. I'm 6' tall, 200 lbs, and I'm a MARINE. The guy sitting next to me is 6'2'' tall, weighs 225, and he's a MARINE. The fella next to him is 6'5'' tall, weighs 250, and he's also a MARINE. Now, you still wanna tell that joke?''

The soldier says, ''Nah, I don't want to have to explain it three times.''

Just a joke, I was in the Army.

 

[CityClucks]

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I have the silent auction sheets andone says Hatching Eggs: Welsumers also has "donated by Monty (Buckguy)" on it. You are the winner on this sheet. I don't have any other sheets that say welsumer eggs, but that doesn't mean there weren't any!

I'm doing good - ready for the rain to slow down and the sun to come out, though! How are you?

 

[Stimpy]

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I don't know why, but that's the funniest thing I've read in a while.

-Stimp-

 

[RonnieAtkeson]

Grace im sorry to hear bout your chika, i know how it is to lose the ones you realy like. At least, like you said, it didnt drown and it was quick. I hope you can find another you like just as well sometime soon.

 

[Teach97]

Ronnie - that is just mean. You don't even realize how I would like to take you up. Just not the right time.

Stimp - told like a true Jar...I mean Marine!

Sorry about the chick! Some chicks just won't listen when you tell them to avois the pool for at least an hour after eating!

I whacked my head day before...made it bleed cut it up...it still hurts...well irritates...healing and itchy...it is that or the lice

 

[GracefulBantams]

Y'all might remember be bragging on my Blue Silkie pair (...how could you forget

). Well, the gentleman who I bought the rooster from is now a member of our very own BYC! Of course, I have directed him in our direction

 

[GracefulBantams]

Sooner, here is the explanation - Monty donated 18 Welsummer/Marans eggs to the raffle, and those were the ones he needed to clarify something on. He also had 12 Welsummer eggs in the silent auction, which you won