Okies in the BYC The Original

[faerielady]

The lights were beautiful and J complained bitterly about having to get out of the truck and walk around. Told him it was his own fault for getting the kids root beer at the chicken place. I was NOT about to sit around and wait for 1 1/2 hours at Jake's tonight when we had both kids (his son is 5, my daughter is 9) and it was already 530pm).

I'm still

for silkie babies.

 

[Poco Pollo]

I just got back from Tulsa, and when my headlights hit the bird netting over the largest pen, something enormous few away. If it was a hawk, then it must have been on steroids. After I parked I found a flashlight and investigated. The bird netting is littered with guinea feathers. I think the son of a bachelor ate my guinea flock. I called, hunted, and called some more, but I didn't get any answers. I hope they all flew away to be safe and will return tomorrow after it's light.

When it's cold, the guineas prefer the top of the pen to the trees because they can go up under the tarp and still be resting on plastic netting. It's like sleeping on a hammock, under a blanket, if you're a guinea. I feel awful. How does one keep hawks away? Will a motion-activated spotlight work?

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS GUINEA?

 

[nnbreeder]

Teva watched one pick up a full grown Buff Orpington hen once but all he had hold of was feathers and she fell loose at about 50 feet. Orpingtons don't fly well and she was lucky that she was unharmed.

 

[CityClucks]

Here are the photos of the bantam Turkens Okla-doodle-doo/Wayne got at auction. He said these were taken BEFORE the new Turken roo and the Asil had a through-the-wire fight!

 

[Buster52]

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I can't imagine any single bird of prey taking out a flock of anything. My guess is either most of your guineas high-tailed it after one got hit, or the big bird wasn't your predator but something else was.

DISCLAIMER: I don't really know either way, though. I'm just guessing.

 

[Jer-man]

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If it was dark, it wasn't a hawk.

just say'n

 

[Poco Pollo]

If it was dark, it wasn't a hawk.

just say'n

Hawks never hunt at night? It flew like a hawk, but it looked toooooo big! My dog wouldn't go out when I got home tonight. I've been on the porch, with all the lights on, and he still won't set foot outside.​

 

[quenston]

Les I will probably be going for standard. Right now I wanna get rid of every bantam I have but I would have a family very upset with me!!I am about ready to give up and just come to Shawnee to shop instead of show, but we will be there showing no use and letting the registration $$ go to waste!

 

[nnbreeder]

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You see their true beauty lies in their functionality. They were bred to be a dual purpose fowl and they lay eggs as well as any other dual purpose bird plus if you raise them for meat there is 50% less feathers to get rid of which leaves a smoother more eye appealing dressed bird.

The hens will go broody and the ones I have had will raise any chicks and they often raise the chicks as a community

NNs are naturally disease resistant (although I have yet to find a list of which diseases) and I have never lost a chick to Cocci.

In cooler climates their feed conversion rates drops off but in climates that are hot they outperform things like broilers or layers by leaps and bounds.

 

[nnbreeder]

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Bantams have their place and are great for kids to handle and they can be kept in smaller spaces for less cost. The down side is that it takes 6 eggs to make a good sandwich out of them.