Okies in the BYC The Original
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CityClucks
The Center of a 50 Mile Radius
Wow! Took me a long time to catch up. I'm posting from the Holiday Inn in Ponca City - have a job in Blackwell for the next couple of days so I won't be able to lurk and watch everyone talking - and I'll miss you!
Of course the first thing I had to do was laugh at Stimpy's posts about his former career...! Chickendales may not be dead after all!
Sirclucksalot -
Slightly Cracked - I was in the Quapaw area last spring shooting a video for the Tribe - we had a great time shutting down the bridge at Lover's Leap, out at the Modoc Bison ranch, on Picher mounds at sunset...that kind of stuff.
Al - good tag line!
dachsunds - I see where you're getting all the rain - hope you don't wash away over there in TN.
Greybear - I honked at you from the turnpike this when I passed the Morrison exit this afternoon driving from Tulsa to Ponca City today!
Glad you felt better this morning HennyP!
I'm going to be in withdrawal when I get back home later this week after not getting to chat with ya'll for a few days...wah.
Of course the first thing I had to do was laugh at Stimpy's posts about his former career...! Chickendales may not be dead after all!
Sirclucksalot -
Slightly Cracked - I was in the Quapaw area last spring shooting a video for the Tribe - we had a great time shutting down the bridge at Lover's Leap, out at the Modoc Bison ranch, on Picher mounds at sunset...that kind of stuff.
Al - good tag line!
dachsunds - I see where you're getting all the rain - hope you don't wash away over there in TN.
Greybear - I honked at you from the turnpike this when I passed the Morrison exit this afternoon driving from Tulsa to Ponca City today!
Glad you felt better this morning HennyP!
I'm going to be in withdrawal when I get back home later this week after not getting to chat with ya'll for a few days...wah.
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Raw honey from your local area is the way most people try to develop a resistance to the pollens that cause them problems. You don't want it pasteurized, because that will neutralize the pollen benefits. Farmer's markets are a good source for local honey.
A standard bee hive is about 24 x 20 inches square and the height depends on how many boxes of frames you have over the boxes where the queen lays her eggs. As the bees put honey in the boxes, you add more boxes of wax foundation, for them to make into honeycomb and put pollen and honey inside the honey comb.
A bee hive doesn't take up much space and if you put something like a hedge close to the front of the hive, so the bees fly up when they leave the hive, you would hardly notice a hive in your back yard or the bees flying in and out of it. How much honey you can get off one hive depends on the flowers/crops available to the bees for pollen and nectar, but one hive would create enough honey for most families if the weather conditions are right for the vegetation the bees need.
Raw honey from your local area is the way most people try to develop a resistance to the pollens that cause them problems. You don't want it pasteurized, because that will neutralize the pollen benefits. Farmer's markets are a good source for local honey.
A standard bee hive is about 24 x 20 inches square and the height depends on how many boxes of frames you have over the boxes where the queen lays her eggs. As the bees put honey in the boxes, you add more boxes of wax foundation, for them to make into honeycomb and put pollen and honey inside the honey comb.
A bee hive doesn't take up much space and if you put something like a hedge close to the front of the hive, so the bees fly up when they leave the hive, you would hardly notice a hive in your back yard or the bees flying in and out of it. How much honey you can get off one hive depends on the flowers/crops available to the bees for pollen and nectar, but one hive would create enough honey for most families if the weather conditions are right for the vegetation the bees need.
Sooner--I have them in the brooder. I guess this just happens. I just couldn't imagine how it went down so fast. The silly thing was hopping and all over the place and 2 hours later, dead.
My husband says I'm taking this way to serious. LOL But it was the first hatch I've had outside of mutts. I was so excited to actually have a certain breed born.
My husband says I'm taking this way to serious. LOL But it was the first hatch I've had outside of mutts. I was so excited to actually have a certain breed born.
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You are very close on the cat variety ... Scottish Fold
Gerald and I went to the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter in December of 2006 and he and his sister were "owner surrender". I wanted to adopt both kittens, but the shelter had already promised them to a rescue group. So, I had to contact the rescue group, pay more money for him, fill out lots more forms, wait 2 weeks to adopt him until after they neutered him, etc. just to get him home. Anyway, Simon is the most awesome cat I've ever been around. He likes to lay upside down, enjoys being held like a baby and loves to be held and talked to. Gosh, I wish I could clone him. I doubt I'd ever be able to find another cat that has as great a personality. I've done some searches on the internet and found there aren't very many Scottish Fold's out there .... one of the newer varieties of cats ... and very expensive. You can't breed 2 folds together for kittens either, one has to be straight eared and then not all of the kittens will be folds. Maybe someday when I retire, I can eventually get some for breeding. There definitely needs to be more of them in this world! I love all my other 5 cats, but Simon is SPECIAL.
You are very close on the cat variety ... Scottish Fold
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Was the chick in a position where it had its head back and its feet sort of stretched out?
Was the chick in a position where it had its head back and its feet sort of stretched out?
Ok seriously thinking about getting a bee hive or 2. I am not scared of them as much anymore now that I really know how good they are and that they are about gonners.
I am hoping to be making some Hoop houses soon. What we are talking about making tomorrow is a lil chicken tractor for Mr and Mrs Bouffant tomorrow out of a cattle panel and some wire and a table cloth. Will let ya know
I am hoping to be making some Hoop houses soon. What we are talking about making tomorrow is a lil chicken tractor for Mr and Mrs Bouffant tomorrow out of a cattle panel and some wire and a table cloth. Will let ya know
Oh you guys will get a kick out of this. Ya know I said I got a new set of chickens today(unplanned).
DH asked me on the way home "Your not going to get anymore until we get the new pens built right?" I looked right at him and said "yes dear".
DH asked me on the way home "Your not going to get anymore until we get the new pens built right?" I looked right at him and said "yes dear".
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Bees pretty much take care of themselves most of the year. In the Spring and late Fall I feed mine sugar water if they don't have much honey on them and some beekeepers have problems with mites and small hive beetle that need to be medicated for. Most of my bees are Russian, which are very hygenic and tend to take care of the mites and small hive beetles themselves. My biggest task is to check on them periodically and make sure the queen has enough space in the hive to lay her eggs, so the bees don't decide to divide the hive and swarm out. I hate it when that happens.
Bees pretty much take care of themselves most of the year. In the Spring and late Fall I feed mine sugar water if they don't have much honey on them and some beekeepers have problems with mites and small hive beetle that need to be medicated for. Most of my bees are Russian, which are very hygenic and tend to take care of the mites and small hive beetles themselves. My biggest task is to check on them periodically and make sure the queen has enough space in the hive to lay her eggs, so the bees don't decide to divide the hive and swarm out. I hate it when that happens.
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