Okies in the BYC The Original

[nnbreeder]

I will just weight it down with some concrete blocks. The only down side is that vermin such as mice and rats will take up residence under it. It will work until you can get something more permenate going. Then when you pick the tin up it can be used as roofs for brooders and runs!

 

[nnbreeder]

Also learn to think outside the box. I got these shelving units off of Govliquidation and they are currently being used for birds. The shelf units are just layed down with the open side to the ground and they are heavy enough that it takes a tractor to move them. I just cover with a tarp for protection from the elements. Oh and I use one of the shelves as a door mounted at the top, well it's the end after laying down.

If a coon can use a torch or bolt cutters he is welcome to my birds. LOL

 

[artsyrobin]

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so sorry on the loss of the hen- i don't remember my flock having this kind of a time with the heat last year, i lost a real special silky to the heat, even having misters etc going- what is your snake line?


we got to see one of the babies today, lizzy is in the picture- zoey came home tonite on a monitor- so keep praying for her on the breathing issues, the other pic is a very happy older sister- until now the only girl with 4 older brothers, and 2 younger, she finally got some sisters..

 

[Greybear23]

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Lynn, Usually you can sex them by color, the females are usually darker.
However I have hatched out a few cockerals that were as dark as the pullets. Cuban got one last year. I don't know if he stayed dark or lightened as they tend to do. I have one now that is about three months old and he is as dark as any of the girls. SANyway, not an exact way to tell but can give you an idea. How old are yours?

Hey Monty, thanks, if that is the case then most of mine are female which is good!!!! BUT!!! The one that Heather picked out to name "Princess" is a light one soooooo Prince might be a better name!!! LOL . I think mine are about a month old, got them at the Blanchard auction I think 4 weeks ago! Cold front moving in up here, see lightning in the northern sky tonight and the wind is up some. Have a blessed night yall!!! Lynn

 

[Greybear23]

Hi all, Heather and I did go out to Guy Rose Auction south of Stillwater this morning,

we got there a little late but seen several Bantum Frizzles sold, one was a Barred, A couple of white and some reds I think, there were a lot of roosters, went for $2-3 each, most were not too hight that I seen sell, not many rabbits sold. There were several rolls of 2x4 welded wire sold but I didn't stay that long. Too hot and not much I was interested in,

besides Jessie called me while I was there and she told me"don't buy any more chicks" !!!!!

Dang Les from the pictures it looks like I need to swing by with my trailer, looked like some prime scrap metal in the background of those nice pics!!! LOL !!!!

Well,

Heather and I had fun anyways,

she enjoyed stopping at DollarTree more I think, but she is a trooper. Conned me out of two Barbie dolls a coloring book and a headband with purple hair braides in it!!!!

GIRLS!!! Gotta love um!!!! She is a dady's girl too!!!

Have a blessed day all and pray we get some rain, I got ten round bales hauled in this evening, three more in the field but if it rains I can still get to them tomarrow!!!! Send down the rain Lord!!!

We need it, I need to bale that hay one more time before winter!!!

Lynn

 

[donnie]

hey guys i have a trio of toulouse geese and i have yet to find a physical difference in the three, how can i sex them or can i sex them without vent sexing them , they are all the same size and temperment

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

Donnie have you tried the old stirng and nail method!I'm telling you guys it really works!lol


WEnt to Elkton Ky. poultry auction today. Boy was it hot! I was totally drenched as was everyone else and totally exhausted by the time I got home. Did pretty well with selling my old english. The sale is huge and its usually a sellers market. Didn't find anything to bring home. If I had the room and the extra $70 bucks I would have brought home a white peacock! The whites are so pretty.Got to meet a guy who is president of the area marans club and aracauna club and a multi time show winner. He sold some nice birds. He apparently is the "expert" on those breeds but the bantam araucanas he had were huge,so I wasn't impressed. But it was still great fun to see all the different birds and people.
For all you with prayer list please add my sister Wanda,she will have tripple by-pass monday am. It really bothers me after all the screwups I had with mine. Hopefully she has a better dr.

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

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It has not been the same since Wednesday and I had to stop looking at GP pics on line because it was starting to make me mad that he went and got him self killed... and he never chased vehicles either... he was standing at the edge of the property and some one had to have clipped him with the way our narrow road is here and it doesnt allow much room for 2 vehicles going in to opposite direction and it happened when people were taking their kids to school... anyhow... As much as he drove me crazy at times i miss him dearly.... So I know what you must be going through since you lost your pup . it sucks man really bites

 

[TheBarnSwallow]

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Thats going to be some heavy duty surgery there, keep us updated as you can on how she is doing...

 

[poultryand bees]

Left the Blanchard auction earlier than I normally do - but I didn't get everything fed and watered before I left this afternoon and didn't want to be up half the night getting that done.

It was great to see a bunch of BYC folks and visit with several that I hadn't met before. Enjoyed talking to Elwood Lightfoot a/k/a "Bill" and met an Okie who hasn't yet made it to our thread - but used to be a beekeeper so knows some folks that I know from the beekeeping side of my life

Everyone was surprised when Dean actually bid on something but he loves pickled eggs and after buying a pint jar of hot and spicy pickled quail eggs, talked the seller into going to his house and bringing back more to sell to Dean. He was eating those carrots and peppers with his eyes watering and trying to convince me that they weren't too hot for me to eat. I tried a quail egg and it wasn't too hot (actually tasted pretty good) until it sat in my mouth for a minute and then the heat hit my taste buds. Whew!

Peaches, your SFs seem like very nice young men and Jaxon enjoyed playing outside with them. It was good to see you and Montana.

Sooner, it was great to see you and I appreciated your daughter's assistance in helping Jaxon get over his "mad" because we told him he could NOT have a kitten or a puppy. Sometimes "free ain't cheap enough" to quote TJ's NaNa.

Al, thank you for buying me some more nachos after I decided to wear the first serving of them. I felt like a little kid who had dropped their ice cream in the dirt until you brought me some napkins so that I could get the cheese off my chair, shirt and the floor. I didn't dare move because I would have been wearing more cheese if I had moved wrong in the chair.

Matt, thank you for getting my Flemish Giant transport cages made for me. I will appreciate the ability to use them for the Duncan rabbit show that will be Labor Day weekend. The vendor that I will order the trays from will bring them to the show without shipping charges, so that will work out very well.

Michael - thank you for the cherry tomatoes. They are a favorite snack for me.

Monty, it was good to see you and Jared. We will write on the calendar today's date as the only time I have left an auction before you. Did you get those NN hens?

Carla and Gerald, thank you for bringing me the peachicks. Dean likes them also and suggested I put them in a more secure area than the barn, so nothing can get them through the wire cage.

Muesky, I will get FunChick's pullet to her this week. I can't believe you didn't buy those two peachicks that went through the auction!

MMPoultry, it was nice to see you and meet your other daughter. It looked like you had a good time this evening and that you now have all the auction etiquette and procedures down to a "T" I hope you are able to find it in your heart to forgive us for leading you into "auction addiction"

Did we ever figure out who paid $20 for Sooner's Welsummer roo?

June, it was nice to visit with you - and since you left early before any cages came through, I got a good buy on a bird cage in which I can house some young pheasant chicks.

OldMotherHen - sorry you couldn't be there tonight, but it was fun to see your dad walking around the cages of birds with your "shopping list."

MJ - it was nice to put a face with your screen name and visit with you.

YonderOak - your advertising description for the kittens that come from a 25 year old line of "mousers" was excellent. They were cute as a bugs ear and I was secretly hoping that Dean would give in to Jaxon and that one would go home with us. Unfortunately, Dean isn't certain how many cats we have now and those that we do have tend to walk on his truck and leave paw prints on his windshield, thereby making it difficult to convince him that we could use a talented cat.

I apologize for anyone I missed mentioning. We had a good time and congratulate the Blanchard auction on their 2 year anniversary.