Okies in the BYC The Original

[BetsyOK]

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Rained gently all night. Hope it has stopped!

Most of my lavs didn't molt properly this summer--these two included. They didn't molt out the trimmed cushions and tails. Should be much prettier when they molt and feather back in. I don't know why this funny molt, but I've heard the same thing from some others.

 

[mjgigax]

Morning All,
My Christmas present from my husband is another coop, not jewelry or clothes or something pretty for the house. Now that is a man that knows what a woman wants.

 

[pepper48_98]

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It was raining pretty good last night when we went to bed and just a mist this morning. I know that we need the rain but I hate to deal with it because my pens get so muddy. You would think that I would do somethng about that but...........

 

[sjarvis00]

Poco - Most of the old timers use to call them Brown Reds due to the color on the hens. But we raise BB Red and Brown Red in Old English. Best I can tell Old English and American Games are related from what I have found. I think what you have is a cross due to her leg color or american games just have the dark leg color . Yours has the color pattern of the BB Red, a partridge coloring.

Here is a picture of my BB Reds.... Their leg color is white.

Here is a picture of my Brown Red hen..... Her chest is the same color black with some red lacing.

 

[sjarvis00]

Good morning Okies.....

It is raining here too.... I wish it would have held off a little longer. I was needing to build a small grow out pen so I could seperate my bantams from my standards. Now Im just going to have to try to find room in the garage to build.

 

[Poco Pollo]

sjarvis00 - Thanks for showing the pictures and explaining about the coloring. Do you find your hens to be good mommas? An old timer at an auction told me that games make the best broodies. So far, my best broodie is a Salmon Faverolles. She is timid when not caring for babies, but with a large brood she is fierce and protective.

 

[mjgigax]

Warning - watching this may cause the song to stick in your head all day - that is called an Ear Worm.
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[sjarvis00]

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I think the American Games are a little more broody than the Old English. I get one on occassion that will protect the eggs when we go to get them. Im really not for sure how good of a momma they can be since we incubate all of our eggs.

 

[Greybear23]

Hey Beth here are some pics from Jessie and mines Honeymoon,!!!! What do you think!!!!??? Lynn

(Greybear)

( My Lovely wife!!!)

Micheal, I need to make more pickles and Jellies, kind of late in the year for veggies though, may see what I can come up with, Happy Holidays to all!!!!! Lynn

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[Buckguy20]

Poco, When I had games running loose on the farm back in the day.
They would go broody and hatch a large batch. Great moms. Sometimes they would raise two nbunches a year.
I have found that when I keep them in pens, they don't seem to be as broody although they will still do so.

There was a great article in Backyard Poultry a few months back about game hens, broodiness and how to take advantage of it.
The guy in the story hatches exclusivly with game hens and raises hundreds of chicks each season.