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[Teach97]

I have one rooster named BOb...one named pumpkin (cause he is)...another named Warhorse (cuz he has some in him)...i rfer to one by a name best not mentioned but he earned it....and....a hen named houdinie but that is cuz she escapes and the rabbit by that name got sold cuz he was good at it to...I don't think anyone knows they have a name....we let the mom think they have names and such....she calls one Not Bob...

 

[Sooner]

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Yes I did & I will gladly trade the little devil for a cage! I will even throw in his lady friend.

 

[bigokie37]

its been super we we caught 85 sunday night didnt get home till 4am an the 27 monday night an was home by 10 lots of nice crappie
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[CityClucks]

Okay, so today I loaded up my 10 oldest layers (2 years of age) and set off down the Turnpike from God's Country (Tulsa) to Parts Downstate. I met Buckguy in OKC, where we drank tea and chatted about anything and everything - lots of non sequitor stuff. Kronk didn't come 'cuz I don't think he can drive.

Then, just when he least expected it, I sold Monty two Black Australorp hens. After a bit of prompting, he admitted they were the prettiest Black Australorps he'd ever seen - and even added "so soft, so gentle" on his own, once he realized that complementing the birds was part of the sale price. Verdict: Buckguy is Good.

BUT! He turned the tables and told me a sad story about an undersized Welsumer hen he has who has endured a life of abuse at the bottom of the pecking order and has even been "used" by bigger (regular sized) roos. I caved and said I'd take her...THEN he offered me a couple of week-old Wellie chicks. I mean, you can't just accept ONE chicken from a friend - that would be rude. So once again I get rid of two and pick up three - literal 2 steps forward, three steps back. I can always downsize at POOPS if I must - that's what I keep telling myself!

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE! Then I met Buster at Chickasha, where he took the last eight layers from my 2 year-old flock. We went to Braums and ate lunch and had a good visit. He was planning to keep a few hens for his own flock and he has a friend who is looking for some, so they'll go to good homes. I know at Buster's place they'll be well-protected - he is a King of Livestock Guard Dogs. Verdict: Buster is Good.

While we were eating, Buster asked me if I was sad about selling my hens, and I am a little bit. I try to be practical about my chickens and tell myself I have them for a specfic purpose - to lay eggs for me to eat, share with family, and to sell. The FACT on which I must base my actions (because Facts don't often change) is that because I live in town and am limited on space and by law, I cannot continually acquire without divesting. But my FEELINGS (which often change and therefore cannot always be trusted) are bittersweet. When I think about the tiny puff creatures I raised from day-old chicks and who I checked on every day for two years, who entertained me with their soft clucks, who squatted for me to pet them, and at whom I laughed when they scratched in the yard and chased after each other for a bug, I am a little sad. Thank you Buckguy and Buster for giving them good homes. No matter what ultimately happens to them - I know they'll have been treated with good intentions by the humans who cared for them. AND - the new FACT is that I have a grow-out pen and a brooder FULL of new little puffs who will likewise feed and entertain me, so the cycle continues.

 

[bigokie37]

we got an all nighter planned for tomarrow night cause the kids are out of school on friday.the crappie are spawning this week all the females have been dripping with eggs an also catching alot of big black males
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[Kassaundra]

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You plant first, allow the potatoe plant to come up and add a tire as it grows at least 10 inches above the ground, add additional tires and dirt to make th eplant grow taller and it sets new roots and grows more potatoes from what was the green stalk. We used 5 gallon buckets instead of tires both work well. When you are ready to harvest a stack you kick it over, new potatoes on the space closest to the top and they get bigger as you go down the stack. I have seen these as high as 4 ft.

cool idea, just planted potatoes for the first time this year.

You don't have to fill the stacked tires w/ dirt, you can fill w/ hay, straw, or leaves too. I'm filling w/ leaves. You are supose to get a lot more potatoes per plant, and they are supose to be easier to harvest. We'll see it is my first year.

 

[banjoejoe4783]

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Bought him at Atwoods in Shawnee. I think they get their chicks from Ideal or McMurray. The bin wasn't labeled and the girl that helped me didn't know her birds. She told me he was Buff Orpington, but the comb isn't right.
Thor has a really small comb and hardly any wattle.
Here is another photo of him.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/23941_thor_1.jpg

Oh my gosh...Thor is "rough" looking next to this guy!

http://redstagacres.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=29703546


atwoods get there chicks from IDEAL and sence IDEAL dose have "buff chantlers" i would gusse that he is a "buff chantler"

 

[Teach97]

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Yes I did & I will gladly trade the little devil for a cage! I will even throw in his lady friend.

that is sneaky

 

[Sooner]

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cool idea, just planted potatoes for the first time this year.

You don't have to fill the stacked tires w/ dirt, you can fill w/ hay, straw, or leaves too. I'm filling w/ leaves. You are supose to get a lot more potatoes per plant, and they are supose to be easier to harvest. We'll see it is my first year.

I started with dirt to get the taters going but have been adding leafs/hay & dirt after that.

 

[Kassaundra]

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LOVE IT!!!!