Okies in the BYC The Original

[Brandie]

Just a quick note if AL is arround lurking i pmed hope to talk i cant log in with my old stuff and had to reregister. Problem is i cant get into my pm's to get his number.

Al if you get this before you leave in the morning i would love to get the birds today, this morning if possible.

Sorry to drop this panic note in on your conversation, by the way awesome hunting!

bmycah

 

[al6517]

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Brandie :

No problem Brandie, I will pack birds for delivery in the am, I will be very busy all day at 2 job sites, and a consulting in the PM so I have to deliver them to you in the AM. E-mail me if that will help

[email protected]

AL

 

[al6517]

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Brandie :

Call me tonight if you can, I will be up for a little while, it is 11:00 pm now. I am setting some eggs and getting it all worked out.

AL

 

[wdmyers]

Hello there fellow Okies... I am new here. Here is a little bit about myself... I am hoping some of you may point me in the dirrection of some local sales or swapmeets. I live in Mannford. I am looking for Chickens(heavy) for both meat and eggs and even some rabbits. Since I am just getting started I am open to any breed. Once I get established I may look into hatching eggs and raising my own birds. I have been told of a sale over by Chouteau. Does anyone have any info on that sale?

(1) I have had chickens in the past. I had some Black Australorps three years ago. One of my kids raised 90 broilers for the Drumwright broiler show last spring. We moved and I am just now getting set up again. I learned a lot last time and I hope to get more into it this time around.
(2) Right now I don't have any birds. I am in the process of building a chicken house now. I hope to avoid some of the errors I made last time.
(3) I am open to different breeds. I will be looking to the heavy breeds to start. I want something dual purpose. I want eggs and meat for the table.
(4) I came across BYC while doing research online.
(5) I also raise pigs that my kids show in 4H and FFA. I also keep rabbits and I want to get into some game birds also.
(6) My Wife and I live in Mannford OK. We have five great kids. I grew up in NE OK, my Grandpa Charles always had chickens and rabbits. He used them to provide both meat and eggs for his family. I hope to pass this experience on to my kids.
(7) I signed up here hoping to find some good local resources.

 

[okcarla]

wdmyers, welcome to the Okies bunch.

There's a thread somewhere on the forum that tells of all the Oklahoma auctions and swaps that we know of. Here's the link. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=33248

Some of us love to go to auctions and swaps! Gerald and I just left the Durant auction which was still going strong. I have a feeling it will last another 2-3 hours at least. I bet the prices are really low by the end of the auction.

 

[okcarla]

We met up with several BYC Okies while at Durant today. Sold some young birds and eggs and visited a little with Grace and Sherri and Daniel and Sam.

OK, we sold birds and eggs and only bought 2 birds ... I'm so proud of us! I think we're really downsizing! We bought a 2 yr old black shoulder peacock pair for $95

 

[okcarla]

Has anyone ever raised any Grouse? Sam bought 40 grouse eggs at the Durant auction and then asked us if we wanted to hatch them "on the halves" ... I looked at Gerald and of course he said yes. So, I'm holding a carton full of grouse eggs all the way home ... 2 plus hour drive & trying to keep them from being shaken too much in our bouncy old pickup truck. and typing on the laptop.

I don't even know what these Grouse critters look like. I did find info on the web that says they need 23 days to incubate. Are they anything like Gremlins? I sure hope not !!!!

 

[chickensandmore]

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Don

 

[al6517]

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What kind of grouse are they ( roughed ) Grouse??. They are a good hunting bird, and get to a decent little size smaller than a chicken but bigger than a quail. there are also several different types.

AL

 

[chickensandmore]

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What kind of grouse are they ( roughed ) Grouse??. They are a good hunting bird, and get to a decent little size smaller than a chicken but bigger than a quail. there are also several different types.

AL

I looked them up and Pretty cool stuff.. Good Luck with the Hatch and keep us posted.

Don