Texas

[hungnguyen]

Happy New Year ..... the year of the Horse ....

 

[LBejaran]

Yay! My brother was born in the Year of the Horse! Happy New Year!

 

[TexasLisa]

Very yum! I had several pieces before putting it in the fridge.

And my weight keeps going up up up. Guess what I am baking today!!

Yea you can't imagine my surprise when, the end of jan last yr, my daughter said she heard noises up in th top part of the rabbit hutch and we opened the lid and low and behold 5 little tiny bunnies. I nearly passed out.

Don't you love surprises!!! Congratulations!

Okay....15 chicks delivered alive to my house. After 24 hours, I still have 15 LIVE chicks! And they seem real active. I guess I'm doing it right. Figured they would turn out like my tomato plants did last year.

Congratulations!

Thought y'all might enjoy this Facebook post from Being Liberal:

Chicken Little

One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class.
She came to the part where Chicken Little warns the farmer.
She read, “…and Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, “The sky is falling!”
The teacher then asked the class, “And what do you think that farmer said?”
One little girl raised her hand and said, “I think he said: ‘Holy Sh*t! A talking chicken!’”
The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.

12 of 36 hatched so far! My first incubator hatch

I'm so excited!

Oh how exciting! Did you sleep last night or were you watching?

I am planing on moving, I have been looking at Central Texas. West of I-35, South of I-20, and North I-10. I have traveled thru this area when I was working as a Truck Driver. I have liked what I have seen and the people I have met.

There is a lot I do not know, where are the people most chicken and live stock friendly. This is what I am looking for, 1 to 5 acres, 1-2 bed room house, well or well and city water, electric service, Internet and phone service, within 10 miles of grocery stores and doctors. I need pasture or grass for Miniature cattle.

They use about 1/3 to 1/2 a normal Steer/cow would need. (By the way they dress out to 60% meat! smaller bones! less fat! more marbling. Fatten on grass, no grains needed for tender meat) Dairy 1-1/2 gal milk per day. They are between 47" and 36", breed down from standard breeds. At this point 10 breeds are recognized as miniature, the Texas Long Horn is one of them. The size and condition of the land will directly affect wither I can support 1, 2, or 3 head. Ideally, a cow & calf for beef and 1 Jersey with calf for milk. But I will be happy with just 2 Jersey for milk (1 freshen while the other is milking).

I love to hunt and fish also. I am open to advice.... I need a lot of advise on were to look, if you have a Realtor you like and trust PM me then name. I hope to be able to take a trip in May to check out places. Right now I am downsizing, and getting ready to put my place up for sale. I am on SSI, with no other income. Need to have living expense down.

Reference, few know about miniature cattle:

North, you want to move north? Is there something wrong with SW of Houston? Just kidding, everyone wants to move to the Hill Country. sigh.....I am here all by myself (Rosenberg). I am excited for you and wish you the best of luck in finding what you want. I will be sending you a PM.

Happy New Year ..... the year of the Horse ....

HAPPY NEW YEAR HUNG! Drive safe to your mom's today!

Lisa

 

[Brookshire11]

If Freya is the one with the red comb you may want to change her name to Fred. LOL!

It's not pink or red yet!

She was just the first to really start growing it. Hers IS the largest, but my BOs have theirs coming in now as well. I think he's just comparing her to my EEs, who really don't have any comb yet. We can't have roos where I'm at and I'd prefer to keep her! Lol.

12 of 36 hatched so far! My first incubator hatch

I'm so excited!

How precious!

I am planing on moving, I have been looking at Central Texas. West of I-35, South of I-20, and North I-10. I have traveled thru this area when I was working as a Truck Driver. I have liked what I have seen and the people I have met.

There is a lot I do not know, where are the people most chicken and live stock friendly. This is what I am looking for, 1 to 5 acres, 1-2 bed room house, well or well and city water, electric service, Internet and phone service, within 10 miles of grocery stores and doctors. I need pasture or grass for Miniature cattle.

They use about 1/3 to 1/2 a normal Steer/cow would need. (By the way they dress out to 60% meat! smaller bones! less fat! more marbling. Fatten on grass, no grains needed for tender meat) Dairy 1-1/2 gal milk per day. They are between 47" and 36", breed down from standard breeds. At this point 10 breeds are recognized as miniature, the Texas Long Horn is one of them. The size and condition of the land will directly affect wither I can support 1, 2, or 3 head. Ideally, a cow & calf for beef and 1 Jersey with calf for milk. But I will be happy with just 2 Jersey for milk (1 freshen while the other is milking).

I love to hunt and fish also. I am open to advice.... I need a lot of advise on were to look, if you have a Realtor you like and trust PM me then name. I hope to be able to take a trip in May to check out places. Right now I am downsizing, and getting ready to put my place up for sale. I am on SSI, with no other income. Need to have living expense down.

Reference, few know about miniature cattle:
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I'm probably about to sound silly but....that lil steer is adorable! How neat!!

Happy New Year ..... the year of the Horse ....

Happy New Year!

 

[chadpoke75]

Hello, newbie here from Fort Worth . Just got chicks yesterday and they are all HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY !!! Learning allot from BYC

 

[hungnguyen]

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Hello from Austin. Best of luck with the chicks

 

[hensfortherapy]

I am planing on moving, I have been looking at Central Texas. West of I-35, South of I-20, and North I-10. I have traveled thru this area when I was working as a Truck Driver. I have liked what I have seen and the people I have met.

There is a lot I do not know, where are the people most chicken and live stock friendly. This is what I am looking for, 1 to 5 acres, 1-2 bed room house, well or well and city water, electric service, Internet and phone service, within 10 miles of grocery stores and doctors. I need pasture or grass for Miniature cattle.

They use about 1/3 to 1/2 a normal Steer/cow would need. (By the way they dress out to 60% meat! smaller bones! less fat! more marbling. Fatten on grass, no grains needed for tender meat) Dairy 1-1/2 gal milk per day. They are between 47" and 36", breed down from standard breeds. At this point 10 breeds are recognized as miniature, the Texas Long Horn is one of them. The size and condition of the land will directly affect wither I can support 1, 2, or 3 head. Ideally, a cow & calf for beef and 1 Jersey with calf for milk. But I will be happy with just 2 Jersey for milk (1 freshen while the other is milking).

I love to hunt and fish also. I am open to advice.... I need a lot of advise on were to look, if you have a Realtor you like and trust PM me then name. I hope to be able to take a trip in May to check out places. Right now I am downsizing, and getting ready to put my place up for sale. I am on SSI, with no other income. Need to have living expense down.

Reference, few know about miniature cattle:

Oh my, I did not know they had miniature longhorns. I need to get out of my subdivision and on to some non restricted acres. My POA already gives me grief over my chickens. I love my home and 4 acres, but I would love to raise the miniature longhorns.

 

[hensfortherapy]

[COLOR=800000]Happy New Year ..... the year of the Horse ....[/COLOR]

Happy New Year.
May it be a happy and prosperous year for you Hung.

 

[hensfortherapy]

Oh! By the way, I have to brag a bit. My "girls" are getting so big! They're not even 2 weeks and, although they're going through a bit of an ugly duckling stage, I am just in awe of them. Sounds silly, but they're getting so big and curious. They run to the side of the brooder when I get home, towards me e
Pearl, one of my Easter Eggers, has mastered jumping up on the side :/  So I'm ordering them a bigger space. I'm just so excited, they're growing so well and feathering out beautifully.
Hubby is convinced my single Barred Rock, Freya, is a roo. I told him it's waaaay too early. I hope she's not, she's one of my sweeter chicks.

Crossing my fingers for them all to be hens.

 

[hensfortherapy]

Thought y'all might enjoy this Facebook post from Being Liberal:

Chicken Little
 
One day the first grade teacher was reading the story of Chicken Little to her class.
She came to the part where Chicken Little warns the farmer. 
She read, “…and Chicken Little went up to the farmer and said, “The sky is falling!”
The teacher then asked the class, “And what do you think that farmer said?”
One little girl raised her hand and said, “I think he said: ‘Holy Sh*t! A talking chicken!’”
The teacher was unable to teach for the next 10 minutes.

lol