Okies in the BYC The Original

[Buckguy20]

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Welcome, I added you to the list. Tell us about yourself and your flock.

Monty

 

[GracefulBantams]

jeepersjeep, welcome

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Thanks

They are outside, now, in a hutch, but we also have a place with a fan or heater for them in the shop (a.k.a. brooder room) if they need it

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That they are

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Oh, and how did those chickies do sleeping under the stars?

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Oh, that's right! I don't think we will be able to make it, but will any other fellow BYCers??

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Welcome back, Okiechick!

Hopefully things will slow down for you now! What kind are the latest additions?

 

[jeepersjeep]

thanks everyone. I am currently building a chicken coop for my first chickens. I want them to be free roaming chickens but will lock them up at night. Don't know much about them and have been reading alot to try in find the right birds for me. I will post pics of my coop soon and see what yall think, these things can get expensive ya no. Anyway thanks for the welcome and hope to be learning alot from you all.

 

[okiechick57]

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Thanks

They are outside, now, in a hutch, but we also have a place with a fan or heater for them in the shop (a.k.a. brooder room) if they need it

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That they are

Thanks

Oh, and how did those chickies do sleeping under the stars?

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Oh, that's right! I don't think we will be able to make it, but will any other fellow BYCers??

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Welcome back, Okiechick!

Hopefully things will slow down for you now! What kind are the latest additions?

Thanks Grace

I think they are Australorps and Araucanas.......not sure....owner of eggs never really told me. haha........but a miracle they made it at all..

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Leghorns or American Games.

If you want them to be personable, american games would work best. Any larger layer type would work as well, but you will have to keep them safe from hawks & the like until they mature. The leghorns I have were okay walking around you while ranging but didn't want to be touched or held. They would take hand fed treats though.

 

[countyroad1330]

Hope everyone's making it ok with the weather. They're just announced golf-ball sized hail in Piedmont.

Hubby's taking me to work, so we can leave the car in the garage. And I guess my chickie's are spoiled, I packed them up into the garage last night, so I wouldn't have to worry about them.

 

[ShellnOkla]

Hidy,Howdy,Hey.... Everyone... Been a while since i been on here it seems i can ALWAYS find some work too do living in the country(Boonies) lol wooweee i never worked so hard i think in my life until i moved out here, and i just put more work on myself by hatching out more and more chickens... it is addictive..... and all have names of course before they get out of the egg... lol my kids Amy n Andy make sure too write names on eggs... i have some chicks from attwoods that my Bf bought for me he cant remember what the name of them were there is 8 of them, one is solid white... 2 are black n brown the rest are brown and look like baby hawks, lol they are beautiful chickens but could anyone possibly tell me what they might be????? if i need too i can take a picture and download on comp, too show you... i hope everyone's enjoying today and made it safely through the storms....

 

[GracefulBantams]

Okie, you'll have to show us those chickies when you get a chance

Luvs, I hope things are okay :aww

ShellnOkla, I'm glad you are still around

Yeah, if you could post some pictures of your chicks, surely we can identify them!

 

[ShellnOkla]

okie dokie will do..... so where are you in okla???nice weather today here a lil chilly in the house though but outside the sun is shinning thank god... last night we had tornado warnings here and i was right in the middle of it all trying to get home from tulsa.... scary deal. and all i could think about was my chickens lol lol and my lil yorkie in the house scared too death probably, lol the rain and wind was so bad i had to drive 30 mph all the way...

 

[okcarla]

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Did anyone go to buy chixkens or did you go just for the Halibut?

Gerald and I went to the auction. We enjoyed it, but I don't think we'll take off work to go to it again. I don't think I'll use my vacation leave again for auctions ... but then again, I am a bit goofy.

I still like the Blanchard auction the best. At Lexington, there was quite a bit of junk for sale before the poultry sold. I suspect the majority of it belonged to the auction owner. I also have my suspicion that quite a few of the birds there had been sold at the Blanchard auction the week before. We bought a black shoulder pea hen, and Misti asked me why I hadn't bought it at the Blanchard auction where it sold for less. Hmmmm .... well, that made me think that a lot of the birds there looked like what was sold at Blanchard, especially the 2 cages of cuckoo marans. Anyway, most of the time the prices were low.

We sold some chicks for very low prices, and sold some turkeys for an acceptable price, but with Gerald bidding and winning several junk items and my getting the peahen, we walked away with less money, fewer birds, and a truck full of junk. Oh, but I did manage to win the bid on a welded cage with roof that is either a goat or sheep pen, that fits in the pickup bed. I told Gerald that we needed it to keep our 2 pyrenees girls away from males when they go in season. But secretly, I'm hoping a pet goat is in our future