Okies in the BYC The Original

[Sooner]

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Chiclooker & Oldmotherhen and Gerald and I raise the Apenzeller Spitzhauben chickens.

That is great! I think those will be what i get next spring.

Forgive me guys if I loose the conversation, I am on the phone with my sis. I hate when she takes trips, she thinks she needs to talk to someone.

 

[lmark]

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If you make it to the Blanchard auction you're likely to run into some of the Okies on this board. I have never bought a pullet at auction, so I can't tell you what to expect to find pricewise - but someone who knows more will be along in a minute to give you an answer. Buckguy mentioned a place in Preston - I've never been there, but I do know that Farmer's Feed in Sapulpa didn't sell chicks this past spring - the local person they used to get them from quit hatching. I don't know if they'll have them this coming spring or not. Ideal Hatchery in Texas is a good hatchery that supplies the Oklahoma Atwoods and Tractor Supply stores with chicks in the spring and fall. If you're looking for show quality chickens, though - go with a breeder (there are lots on here) instead of hatchery birds. The hatcheries breed for egg production and meat, but don't pay much attention to breed standards.

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Do you know when they will be in stock in Atwoods or Tracto Supply? I was in the Atwoods in Sapulpa the other day and they didn't have any.

 

[okcarla]

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Carah, I think you'd like the Brabanter too then ...

And here's a pic of my Apenzeller Spitzhauben

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Your hatching setup does not matter at all unless you want to be a certified hatchery. A certified flock only has to do with your birds passing the blood test.

 

[quenston]

City I think that I am just gonna fill that pen but we shall see we might be getting rid of some of the blue cochins and some of the silkies just not real sure yet, we arent going to be able to make it to Shawnee it is just to close to Christmas. The empty pen I am thinking just making it a mutt pen, or wellsumers but may let it sit till spring before I make a decision!!!

 

[okcarla]

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I was planning to go this time.... but now we are going to have 5 grandkids (my nieces and nephews) over for two days and the auction night

Oh, I forgot all about that auction! I feel an illness coming on ... cough, cough ..... I may be too sick to go to work tomorrow night.

I feel very, very weak

I don't think I can talk Gerald into it though.

 

[CityClucks]

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If you make it to the Blanchard auction you're likely to run into some of the Okies on this board. I have never bought a pullet at auction, so I can't tell you what to expect to find pricewise - but someone who knows more will be along in a minute to give you an answer. Buckguy mentioned a place in Preston - I've never been there, but I do know that Farmer's Feed in Sapulpa didn't sell chicks this past spring - the local person they used to get them from quit hatching. I don't know if they'll have them this coming spring or not. Ideal Hatchery in Texas is a good hatchery that supplies the Oklahoma Atwoods and Tractor Supply stores with chicks in the spring and fall. If you're looking for show quality chickens, though - go with a breeder (there are lots on here) instead of hatchery birds. The hatcheries breed for egg production and meat, but don't pay much attention to breed standards.

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Do you know when they will be in stock in Atwoods or Tracto Supply? I was in the Atwoods in Sapulpa the other day and they didn't have any.

Atwoods and TSC will get day-old chicks in about Valentine's Day (Mid-Feb). They usually have them from mid-Feb through mid-May or so, then again for a couple of weeks in the fall (first couple of weeks in September). It takes around 5 months to get an egg from a chick, depending on the breed, so birds you get in February may not lay until late July or early August. If you're ready for layers now, I'd check with some of the people on here and see if they have pullets or birds near point of lay or already laying. But you'll have to keep in mind that during the winter, most birds don't lay all that well due to the colder weather and decreased hours of daylight. There are ways to improve winter egg production, although some have had varied results with that.

 

[Buckguy20]

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Two words from that famouse Al guy.

FOO FOO

 

[al6517]

Carla : I may have to get 1 ea of those 2 breeds for Laura's Foo-Foo Flock, we will talk the next time you head to the auction.

AL

 

[Sooner]

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Two words from that famouse Al guy.

FOO FOO

I have FOO FOO why not have more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!