Okies in the BYC The Original

[Kwartel]

Just finished construction on my hillbilly brooder and do-it-yourself travel cage.

You know it's getting bad when

1) the indoor brooder you have is full of quail chicks that just aren't quite ready to go outside yet,

2) the incubator is full of quail and chicken eggs that are just about ready to hatch,

3) you have cartons of hatching eggs from the birds you already have, and

4) you just bought more eggs online.

I'll be glad when it's cool enough for me to use our big trough brooder out in the chicken coop again.

 

[Buster52]

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Ummmm...

Pretty?

Actually, bird 2 and 3 look kind of like my young Wellsummers.

 

[MMPoultryFarms]

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little late on responding but hey i will ry anything once! probably twice........ trappers huh? they sell gator and/or snake????

They sold gator when I was there, but it's been a couple of years. It didn't have as distinct a taste as I was expecting, but it wasn't bad. I don't think they had snake while I was there or I probably would have ordered it, too. The quail and trout I had was delicious, of course.

Also not sure about the snake I have only eaten fresh rattler myself. There was one place in tutumcary new mexico That served it. thing is it markets for $20-$30 dollars per pound so I am sure there isn't alot of places who carry it. But I keep some fresh always I would gladly bring a pot of chili to a poops sometime ;p Gonna go hut about 6 more to stock for winter mon or tues hope I get some biggies

 

[muesky]

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Robin the whole point is not to let you know how wonderful cochins are until you are so taken by them you can't do without them. Some of my first chickens were barred cochins, I still miss BC my first rooster. Right now I am working on a bantam and standard partridge cochin flock cuz I love the color. Hopefully I should start getting eggs from them soon. Next years project is building a mottled and a birchen flock, possibly millie fluer if I can find some. hint hint!

The one thing that is both wonderful and frustrating is how broody cochins get. I have got three sitting right now and finally got two others off the nest after taking their eggs away from them for a month. Stubborn but love them anyway!

 

[critter]

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They sold gator when I was there, but it's been a couple of years. It didn't have as distinct a taste as I was expecting, but it wasn't bad. I don't think they had snake while I was there or I probably would have ordered it, too. The quail and trout I had was delicious, of course.

Also not sure about the snake I have only eaten fresh rattler myself. There was one place in tutumcary new mexico That served it. thing is it markets for $20-$30 dollars per pound so I am sure there isn't alot of places who carry it. But I keep some fresh always I would gladly bring a pot of chili to a poops sometime ;p Gonna go hut about 6 more to stock for winter mon or tues hope I get some biggies

i will take you up on that chili. i need to get to a poops somtime. lol never been yet. would be great to meet all of you and try that chili too.

 

[al6517]

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Ow! How many people besides me automatically put their hand to their own nose when they read this?

(and no Monty, I was not picking my nose)

I didn't touch mine, didn't have to I can see it 2 ft away

I once hit my nose in a fall on a car bumper, and the bumper fell off........... poor bumper.

AL

 

[critter]

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hi!
long time nop hear. guess i missed you on here. was looking around for any info on my WFBS. they are breeding now. i got one egg from my little buff brahma girl, she is in with a black frizz cochin. lol will be interesting. Hoping to get another pen up this weekend. no i dont have as many as i had but getting that first egg, well...........thinking about a bator again! lol

 

[smfamf]

Hey all. I have been AWOL for a while. We've pretty busy around here and haven't gotten anything constructive done.

I was attempting to make a cake for a friend's birthday. It is chocolate and it collapsed while cooling. I was wondering if chocolate is safe for birds. I don't think we will be able to eat all the cake that is in the house now. I have been on a baking spree. I currently have FOUR cakes in the kitchen right now and I have to start another one for my friend.

Roy, I was also wondering if the eggs, that you got from me, ever developed. I am seriously curious.

 

[poultryand bees]

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your situation seems totally normal to me!

 

[muesky]

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your situation seems totally normal to me!

But Wait don't forget.....

5) there are nearly three dozen eggs under your broody hens

6) you also ordered 2 dozen chicks from the hatchery which for the first time is being shipped early so you four week window in down to one week.

7) all three of your grow-out pens are full.

8) second coop still laying disassembled in the back yard.

9) you have plans to make a road trip to pick up birds (peafowl, showgirls, etc.) the next two Saturdays.

10) you are an auction addict who can not pass up a good deal.

That about sums it up... Yes??