*** OKIES in the BYC ***

[donnie]

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hey hey hey man my golden laced are as pure as they get !!!!! and came for a verry repitable breeder in mardrowe OK i have not personaly seen any better only in pics ---but the golden parterage is only a progect color that is looking verry well and breeding true if you do not whant to acseped my offer just say no thanks

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[poultryand bees]

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Glad to see you back among the computer enabled.
I am trying something new - incubating in a still incubator without turning the eggs, but with the eggs straight up and down in egg holders. We will see what happens. The rest of the eggs I set are under broody hens.

 

[chickensandmore]

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Glad to see you back among the computer enabled.
I am trying something new - incubating in a still incubator without turning the eggs, but with the eggs straight up and down in egg holders. We will see what happens. The rest of the eggs I set are under broody hens.

I very much would like to hear about the out come of this project..as I have been thinking on it for a long time.


Don

 

[Doc Henry]

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I tend to agree with the other GQF owners, mine is at least 20 years old and I did an overhaul this year new wafers and a 5 gallon water resivoir. It is really reliable and the hatches have been great. I also think it it the easiest to control humidity in although I have never used a Brinsea. I bought my GQF cabinet used for $150 at that price who could complain. The next add on will be the clear acrylic door. If you look around and wait you can find them used and save a bundle they last forever and when a part does go bad you can fix them easily and for a fair price most the time. If you play your cards right you could get a bator and a hatcher used for the price of a new bator alone. If you decide to build one contact Al he will tell you what will work and what won't, his works great.

 

[Kassaundra]

Is anyone going to the Ren Faire in Muskogee this month?

 

[artsyrobin]

hi guys- i am in sticker shock, just priced ivomec....

can the ivomec paste be used instead?

 

[CayuseRanch]

Hello, my name is Amy and I have a chicken addiction. (The circle of onlookers say, "Hi Amy")

It doesn't matter if I go to a swap, an auction, a fellow chicken owners home or a feed store, I always come home with chickens! It doesn't matter what age they are, what gender, what breed or even if I know the breed! I started this little adventure about 6 weeks ago. Needless to say with todays additions I am now at 44 chickens or chicks

So today I came home with 7 new additions, all supposed to be pullets, but I have absolutely NO idea what they are. All I know is that I don't currently have any that look like they do

Want to help me identify?

Chick 1 (This one is pretty much solid black except some yellow on the belly and little white on the wings)

Chick 2 ( I have a couple like this...the polka dots on the back sold me lol)

Chick 3 This one is all yellow except the straight line down its head and the feathers

Chick 4 (Couple of these too, darker, point area on head.)

Now if one of you could kindly point me in the direction of a good 12 step program?

 

[Kassaundra]

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In order for any 12 step program to work you have to WANT to change!!!!

 

[CayuseRanch]

ahhh....so thats the problem. I told myself noooo more till POOPS! Well it lasted for almost 2 weeks.

 

[AshleyGray]

Can anyone help me with my silkie questions? I tried the silkie thread with no luck at all yet, this thread is a lot more active....and im partial to okies anyhoo...

Okay my only two roosters are silkies, very very tame, handled several times a day. They are nearly 3 mo old. (hens are same age, too) They still arent crowing yet, so im thinking they are late bloomers. I live in city limits and my neighbors have really been enjoying watching my flock, and I want it to stay that way. They actually said they cant wait to get a cock-a-doodle-do in the morning lol, but im still hoping my boys wont be as loud as the other standard size breeds ive had.

So, when silkies crow (never had a silkie roo before) is it and quieter compared to other breeds?

When they mature are less agressive than other breeds?

They are in a 12' x12' run with a 4' x 5' coop with 5 girls (rir, ameracauna, 2 silkies, polish) will this be enough room for the two roos? So far ive been adding on as they grow. I have been keeping the run big enough to make sure theres no way they can trample the grass, i want them to have some yard to scratch and investigate. Dont want bored over crowded birds...

Should I add a few more silkie hens for the roos or will 5 be enough?

And, at what age do the silkie hens start getting broody?