Texas

[Mims]

Me too! I have watched it about 20 times. All of his videos are great. His name is Chad Prather. He's on FB and youtube.

 

[tjo804]

[COLOR=000055]YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN TEXAS WHEN....[/COLOR]

• You no longer associate bridges with water.
• You can say 110 degrees without fainting.
• You eat hot chilies to cool your mouth off.
• You can make instant sun tea.
• You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.
• The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a bit chilly.
• You discover that in July it takes only two fingers to drive your car.
• You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window.
• You know the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
• Hot water comes out of both taps.
• You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
• No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car or not having air conditioning.
• You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m. before work.
• You realize asphalt has a liquid state.
• It's so hot the birds have to use pot holders to pull worms out of the ground.
• It's so hot that potatoes cook underground and all you have to do for lunch is to pull one out and add butter with trimmings.
• It's so hot farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard boiled eggs.
• You only know five spices: salt, pepper, Ranch dressing, BBQ sauce and ketchup.
• You design your Halloween costume to fit over Wranglers and cowboy boots.
• The mosquitoes have landing lights.
• You have more miles on your tractor than your car.
• You have 10 favorite recipes for deer meat.
• You've taken your kids trick-or-treating when it was 90 degrees outside.
• You think sexy lingerie is tube-socks and a flannel nightie with only 8 buttons.
• You can write a check at Dairy Queen for two Hunger Busters and fries.
• You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry and your cowboy boots.
• People grumble about Noah letting coyotes on the ark.
• The preacher says, "I'd like to ask Bubba to help take up the offering." and five guys stand up.
• A member of the church requests to be buried in his 4-wheel-drive truck because "It ain't never been in a hole it couldn't get out of."
• When it rains, everyone is smiling.
• The choir group is known as the "OK Chorale."
• The Pastor wears boots.
• Four generations of the same family sit together in worship.
• There is no such thing as a "secret" sin.
• Baptism is referred to as "branding."
• Finding and returning lost sheep isn't just a parable.
• High notes on the organ can set the dogs to howling.
• People wonder, when Jesus fed 5,000, whether the two fish were bass or catfish.
• The final words of the benediction are, "Ya'll come back now, ya hear?"
• It's a common misconception that everything is twice as big in Texas, really, everything is 1.965 times bigger, but we round up.
• It's a common misconception that the women have big hair. In fact this was outlawed in July 1977. There is a task force and they are doing their best to reach every last woman. Bear with us.
• It's a common misconception that JR Ewing still lives here. That was a TV show people! Come on! Chuck Norris, on the other hand, is a real, karate-choppin' Texas Ranger.
• It's a common misconception that we have killer bees, fire ants, gigantic roaches and mosquitoes and other awful insects, tornadoes, hurricanes, and damaging hailstorms. We tend to think of them as a few bitty bugs and a bad hair day.
• It's a common misconception that everyone speaks with a Texas accent. Y'all just don't know what y'all are talkin' about.

God Bless Texas

 

[hippiestink]

And Texas will welcome you with open arms when you come back!!


I'm not from Texas (hanging head in shame) but my husband is. His job moved us back here 14 years ago. We've moved all around Texas, and I'm okay with that, but I told him we can never leave Texas. I love it here, and have completely embraced everything Texas. This about sums up how I feel about TX.

Glad you love my home state! It's really quite wonderful. We're in Belgium because his work and his family are here and we have a small flock of six, but when we retire and head back home I plan on having a much larger flock. I hail out from Helotes.

 

[Eliza1313]

I just can't win with the wildlife today. The hawk is still sticking around, just grab a squirrel already and be done with it. Then a deer decides my sweet potatoes vines would make a tasty lunch. Is it deer season yet?

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

New babies!!!! 4 of 12 hatched in my little giant, not a great hatch rate

. We lost one when the other chicks flipped its pip over and I think it suffocated in the night, that was sad, we would have had 5. I believe they are Black Ameraucanas, Now let's hope they aren't all Roos!!!

I have my little barn built. 24 chicks running around out there. 5 Black Copper Maran Roosters, 8 Maran hens, 2 Chocolate Orpington Roosters, 1 Chocolate Orpington hen, 2 splash Americaunas, 4 Blue Americauanas, and one speckled Easter Egger that was being abused in my kid's coop, but couldn't stand being alone, so it got tossed in the herd.

So, soon, I will butcher 4 Maran Roosters, 1 Chocolate Orpington Rooster, and I can't yet sex the Americaunas. The rest are obvious. So, I plan on using 1 Maran Rooster to breed more Marans, and with the Americauans to make Olive Eggers. I plan on 1 Chocolate Orpington Rooster to breed more Chocolate Orpingtons. Then we'll see how many Roosters are in the Americaunas to keep that line going. With the extra room I was considering some meat birds, either French Bresse's or some Jersey Giants.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

Had to chase off a hawk this morning. Been fighting a headache, so I had not been outside to let any of them out yet. Heard the guineas start with their alarm call, was expecting it to be another crow or cardinal. Then the roosters and ducks joined in. Next thing I hear is the hawk screeching. It flew off as soon as I started out to the yard. Dadgum thing has plenty of squirrels and wild rabbits to go after and it wants to eyeball my birds.

Have to say that the baby monitor I have set up in the pole barn near the birds was a good investment though.

I tend to leave the tree rats and other varmits alone unless they mess with my produce or my livestock. I don't let the chickens out to free range without keeping an eye on them. The hawks are swift and shameless when there are no human guardians.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

River is calming. The storm has passed.

I hope it doesn't rain on Sunday. I want to muck out the pen where my Easter Eggers live. Also, we are on the 5th prodigy from Lucky. My kids are into chicken math, because they keep sticking his fertilized eggs under the broody hen. Another one popped out yesterday. It is currently living under a heat lamp being taught how to eat and drink.

 

[orumpoultry]

I hope it doesn't rain on Sunday.  I want to muck out the pen where my Easter Eggers live.  Also, we are on the 5th prodigy from Lucky.  My kids are into chicken math, because they keep sticking his fertilized eggs under the broody hen.  Another one popped out yesterday.  It is currently living under a heat lamp being taught how to eat and drink.

Oh lord! I'm so happy for yall

so many little peepers running around. I wish I had a hen as in to brooding as yours. I'd have so many chicks!

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

Oh lord! I'm so happy for yall

so many little peepers running around. I wish I had a hen as in to brooding as yours. I'd have so many chicks!

So far three pens, and lots of hens. When they all mature, there are going to be more eggs than we know what to do with.

 

[tjo804]

I am trying to wrap my head around a *specials* coop that will have Silkies and cochin frizzles in it. Here in Texas for the winter do I need an enclosed coop for these breeds?
Everything I read says *draft free* but I am assuming that is for the people north of here. Where they get snow and blisters from the cold. because of the feather composition and smaller size are they able to hold in enough body heat to stay warm and healthy if I only had a 3 sided structure with a covered run for them or should I put a bit more construction into it maybe a removable front for summer?