Okies in the BYC The Original

[OklaOutlaw]

I can't wait 'till tomorrow!

I have been lurking on here for about a year, getting mainly health info. I always planned on joining just never got around to it until I found the POOPS info and knew that I MUST JOIN!

See everyone tomorrow and yes, I am wanting BB Red Rosecombs. Might wind up bringing home others too...

 

[MAllen]

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BB Reds?!?! One of my favs! I have seven in the bator cookin. Went and spoke with a older gent yesterday here in Claremore that has a yard full of the rosecomb BB Reds. I should be getting eggs from his stock around mid October, yeah!!!

 

[MAllen]

For those who might be in the Claremore/Pryor area and who are unable to make it to POOPS, there is a poultry auction on the 26th. Check-in is at 8am, auction starts at 10am. It's located off of 412 hyw, turn South on 4250 road (there is a Phillips 66 station there) and go 6 1/2 miles. The auction will be there on the right.

Maria and I will be there.

 

[countyroad1330]

BarnSwallow - Awesome chicken coop! Makes me feel bad for my birds. Lol

Anyone know anything about ducks? Like how much space is needed per duck? I'd love to get Ollie a girlfriend, but I'm not sure if he'd get along with another duck. Any ideas anyone...???

I guess I should get to baking my POOPS cookies. Heck, I guess I should go buy the stuff to start making the cookies...

 

[Dandelion007]

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My parents have raised llamas for years. They are actually giving us three girls. So, she has two half sisters who will be coming to join us after they are weaned (4-6 months, about 2 1/2 months to go). So, she won't be lonely. The dogs take turns laying with her now so they are helping me by babysitting. I'm also taking her to visit her sisters every weekend until they can come too. I did some research before bringing her home and I did read that bottled fed llamas could become aggressive but that was for males. Bottled fed males should be neutered to avoid later problems. I actually had their father at my house two years ago. However, he had to go back to my parents since he kept trying to breed my horse every time she laid down. Also, he kept pulling her mane out. He was a little "confused".

So this time, I'm trying girls. Hopefully, I won't have the same problems with them.

Poor horse...

On llamas, 2 years is considered grown. So your boys are just getting there. If you haven't been around the little babies, you are in for such a surprise. They are so long legged and short bodied.

We are planning on showing them at least at our fair. We might go to some llama shows though. It just depends. I've been checking out haircuts. I love the lion cut.

This is a picture of her sister, Mystee:

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Great! Welcome

 

[GracefulBantams]

Message to someone already at the KOA,
I do not remember when Roy/Teach is going to be there, but if he arrives before 7:00 tomorrow, could you please ask him if he did want a BTW Japanese cockerel....I don't remember if we ever decided...
Thanks

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Grace - I will get it tomorrow, if the feed store received it today as scheduled. When I called them on Wednesday, they didn't have any but were expecting a shipment today. It is close to my office, so not an inconvenience. Looking forward to visiting with you

WooHoo! I owe you big time

And I am definitely looking forward to visiting

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Don't worry, I am sure it is not as hard as you think

Transport them in any wire, cardboard, plastic, or wooden box. Just be sure they can get "some" air.
I am not sure what you are labeling them for, are they going in the auction? Anyway, you can probably wait and do that when you get there.
If you are 2 hours or less away, they should not need any food or water. If you are farther than that, a little water will do. Once you arrive, you can give them food that you have brought from home...what they are used to eating.
They will probably be fine in the back, but unless you do not like the idea of chickens in the cab (that is a no-no in our new truck

), they will probably be a bit safer with you.

 

[Dandelion007]

I got a R-com 3 egg incubator with a "microscope" attachment. I have 3 Dutch Bantam eggs in it now. I was just checking them out. You can see so well with the microscope (it has led lights all around the bottom of it). I saw one of them moving. It looked like it was doing jump n jacks. That was the coolest thing ever. Looked like a jelly fish in the sea. I love this machine. It may be tiny but it's so simple. It comes preset to 37 degrees Celsius (99.5 degrees Fahrenheit). It has a buzzer to add water. And it turns on the hour. Just add eggs and water. My kind of hatching. I thought it would be good for fertility checks and classroom hatching.

I don't know if I will be able to quit adding eggs to take it to school...

You can get an option accessory to use it in the car...

And it's only 10 watts. I like to minimize on heating and cooling in the house. The manual incubators are very difficult to keep on 99 degrees since the room temperature varies so much. But the R-com maintains with no problems. I give them a