Okies in the BYC The Original

[TheBarnSwallow]

Morning OKIES

What another wonderful Fall Day

anyhow I am off to go

Almost had me a hawk this morning, Heard my son hollaring while I was out with Trisket(pony) and I looked up and there it was flying over near where the coop and run are for the chickens, I started running towards the coop but then realized all the girls and guys were in the hen house so wheeeww, I will admit I was looking forward to brining out the "peace maker" HA HA HA

JEANNIE

OKIE BY CHOICE


What day do chickens hate most?

Fry-days!

 

[OldTownChickens]

hay Oklahoma Lightning here is a Smilly for you

this is the storm so your needed for the Lightning

Allen

 

[Teach97]

Allen - never compare your gifts to anothers...you can't...what you take to the table is different no better or worse. Just different. And you are there because of that...don't ask why...just know someone needs it!

 

[luv2bmemaw2]

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[OldTownChickens]

If I did this right?


anyone ever feel like this

 

[okcarla]

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Hey Roy, you might want to check eBay for some poultry netting. I bought mine from eBay ... seems like around $75 for a 50 X 50 piece, but I'd have to look it up later when I'm not so busy. It's not made out of metal, but pretty tough stuff. We've got it on top of our turkey runs and it works great.

Didn't you say you were in San Antonio? I lived there for 8 years in the 80's -90's and loved it. Hey, can't you check out craigslist there and see what you can bring back with you? Maybe someone has some birds in the area that you'd love to have? There used to be a lot of people I knew that raised parrots when I lived there & was a member of the Alamo Exhibition Bird Club. They didn't raise poultry though. I did have a friend that would buy banties in the spring because she loved babies and then give them away when they grew up.

Have a safe trip home.

 

[okcarla]

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Kathryn, let us know when the story is on TV. Maybe someone can record it? I'd love to see it.

I hope Aurora is getting better. I think the fever is always higher at night, and yes it's good for her to sleep as much as possible.

Take care!

 

[Plain Old Dee]

Morning all!

About a month or so ago, I bought some chickens from a guy who was being forced to move. Several hens of unknown breeds - most were OEGs, but there were some that were different and I have NO idea what they are. I bought one rooster that my daughter fell in love with (I didn't really want an OEG rooster). We brought the rooster home and he flew out of the transport cage before we could get him into the coop. Roo was GONE! Daughter was devastated, but I was kind of relieved - he just really wasn't what I wanted. I went back a few days later to get another load of hens and got a really nice rooster - big and beautiful. I thought he was RIR, but the guy said he wasn't. I know nothing about chickens, so I don't argue.

Anyway, we did notice that the original OEG rooster was still hanging around. We started throwing a bit of scratch out for him, and he would come up and eat it, but we coudn't get withing 50 feet of him before he would fly away. He could fly pretty well for a roo that was raised and kept in a cage! Long story short, roo was sitting on top of some round bales yesterday. Daughter managed to sneak up on him and caught him just as he took off. Roo is safely tucked away in a transport cage. Daughter says she is going to build him a little coop of his own and wants to put a few hens in with him. I was okay with that. I have two roos in my coup right now. They get along amazingly well but somehow I don't think that the three roos would get along as well???

I noticed this morning that the recaptured roo has a couple of black lesions on his wattle. Just the two. He does't act sick or anything - healthy appetite, lots crowing this morning - he's right outside our window. I LOVED the crowing! He had the grace to wait until it started getting light outside, so it wasn't too early to be getting up.

I am glad we didn't put the roo straight into the coup. I don't want to put any of my hens in a coop with him until I know he isn't sick. I'm going to try to find my digital camera and take some pix. I'll post it in the diseases section and see if it's anything I need to worry about. I have been through enough with my flock lately - bought some pullets from a local breeder that would up having some sort of respiratory infection that has killed about a third of them. I don't want to add anything else to the stress!

 

[okcarla]

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Me too. I used to have a problem with depression. Now I don't have time for it.

 

[al6517]

Carla : How's my buddy today ??. I laughed so hard at your take on getting him from the car to the house and his whining, that was funny. I will have to give him an earful when I see him next LOL. Tell him I am really missing his company at the auctions as they are not nearly as fun without him, you know we have a good time jawing and ribbing each other.

AL