Okies in the BYC The Original

[CleoChick]

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My husband is still out with some friends that came in from Alabama to hunt. I have to stay close with the baby and my 5 yo. Saw a monster, but he got on the neighbors.

Maybe tonight or tomorrow...

 

[Buster52]

I'm still basking in the soft glow of satisfaction from last night's program .

We had a good turnout. My wife and I brought some pasture raised turkey (several who had only had store bought affair said it was the best turkey they ever tasted) and deviled eggs made with free range eggs. Grady (the Polyface apprentice ) brought raw milk in large glass jars and gave away dozens of eggs.

The pastor of the church we were screening it at introduced me, and I fumbled around introducing the film. The film itself was absolutely fantastic, of course, even for the third or fourth time. Then I introduced Grady.

Oh, my.

He was fantastic. To see a young farmer who raises his animals according to the precepts of this film and in the Joel Salatin manner give such an inspiring talk made the whole evening. He launched into the theory behind Salatin's operations, described how he was planning to or already was implementing them, and why. The people started in with questions and he just got better and better. I closed my eyes and it could have been Joel Salatin himself up there saying all this stuff. All Grady needs to do is get that homogonized, industrialized, anti-commercialized, unpasteurized and whateverelse-ized cadence that Joel has and you couldn't tell the difference.

Then the preacher dismissed everyone with words about where to find local, sustainably grown food in addition to Grady's farm. Everyone milled around in the foyer, eating food that was grown locally in a manner advocated by the film (much of it my own), with networks being forged that could soon turn into even more successful ventures.

Grady gave me directions and an open invitation to pick his brain I mean visit his farm any time I want. I made new friends. People commented on the wonderful film and the food and the program afterward.

Lastly, if there is anything more satisfying than eating your own food raised and processed on your own farm with your own time and effort, it is watching other people eat that food.

We are going to do it again, and soon.

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Dandellion007 (Sherri) showed a Marans hen at the Arkansas show just recently. It was a double show, which means two different judges judge it. In one show her Marans won Best of Class, and in the other show it won Best of Breed. I think it's 'undecided' if a breed that is not recognized by the APA/ABA can win Best of Class... but it can at least win Best of Breed, for sure!

 

[GracefulBantams]

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Did you realize that out of all the tens of thousands of members this site has, and the who-knows-how-many picture entries they get, we got two Okie's pictures in there!

 

[Plain Old Dee]

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Did you realize that out of all the tens of thousands of members this site has, and the who-knows-how-many picture entries they get, we got two Okie's pictures in there!

I guess Okies take their chickens seriously?

 

[osukrazykate]

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You must be meaning right after the first of the year, like the first day of the first of the year right? LOL

 

[faerielady]

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I about feel out of my chair laughing at that one... maybe I might try the bator again after the first of the year. But I really *shouldn't*.

 

[osukrazykate]

Yay! The sun is out again! I love the sunshine, but it makes it really hard for me to stay inside and write another 10 page paper. Oh well, I can work on it a little later, right.

Buster, that sounded awesome. I would love to attend one of those events. I am trying to get into sustainable production for my family and then eventually would love to open a locally produce market, kind of like a trading post you might even say. Where if you grow certain foods and you can bring them in to get credit for them and buy other things you don't produce, but then other can also come in and buy things that may not be able to produce themselves. Of course, I am always dreaming up some ideas, maybe some of them will come true someday, hehehe! But it sounds like you had a very successful event, makes me think of one of those movies where as you are watching it you get all pumped up and you feel like you can go out and do anything.

Cammie, How are you feeling today? Do you have any midterms or test or projects due this next week before the holiday? I have the paper due on Monday, a project also do then, and a test on Tuesday. I cannot wait until 2pm on Tuesday, that will be my done point and I can start preparing for the holiday. Now if I can only get myself inspired to work on all that is due before then.

I can't remember who it was that was debating the bator vs Xmas tree, but depending on the size of the bator maybe you put the bator under the tree as part of the xmas decor. But of course if you choose not put up the tree, you could decorate the bator like the xmas tree, although the lack of branches might make it a little more challenging. You could always you use garland wrapped around the bator and hang the ornaments from that.

Congrats on the pinup chicks fellow Okies. That is very exciting! Especially when you look at the statisics, two out of thousands from all over the world from Oklahoma, wow! I am seriously impressed.

Now to go and enjoy the great outdoors on such a beautiful day!

 

[poultryand bees]

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Give her a warm sitz bath to help relax her. If that doesn't help, trim the nail on your forefinger and put vegetable oil on your finger and gently slip it up her vent, to see if you can feel the egg. Be gentle and see if you can help slide the egg out. Lubrication with the oil is very important.

 

[countyroad1330]

Cuban & Grace - Thanks for the info on showing my Marans. They're almost four months, and I think they're looking great! My Cuckoo is a huge dumpling, but the Black Copper has kind of a leghorn look to her. I don't know how they ended up so different.

Cleo - Sorry you didn't get anything. I was dissappointed that I missed out this weekend.

Barnswallow - Get us some pictures of your new beautiful goose!

Stray - I have no advice for your hen. I really hope you posted in the health section, surely someone's on that can help you out. Let us know how she is.

osu - I've got a paper due Monday, actually got it finished last night after my nap. The week after Thanksgiving I have to have a novel read, write two papers, and do a presentation... Haven't started any of that yet. What's your project over?

I actually just got up around 1. I'm feeling way better today, better than I have in a long time. I think the stuff they gave me yesterday detoxed my whole body. Lol

With everyone talkin about incubating and stuff, I had a chick dream last night. I'd hatched about 20 chicks, and someone put my brooder box outside. I came out and found the chicks sitting on the branches in the trees and panicked. Silly dream.