I didn't realize this thread was still active. I haven't been on for ages. We're south of Haskell and west of Muskogee. I have juveniles (Delawares and White Wyandottes) that were moved to a coop and run just before the bad weather. They stood in the rain yesterday and gawked. They didn't...
It's been ages since I've been on the thread. I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe in the Oklahoma heat and mugginess. I've got some laying hens and guinea keets available if anyone is looking for hens already laying and keets about a week old. I've got mostly pearl and a few...
Haven't been online much. This Christmas break turned into a marathon on the couch for me. I tore the ligament on the inside side of my right leg, and I'm on crutches and wearing a knee brace for the next three weeks. I tripped over our barn cats on Christmas Even when I attempted to move...
Merry Christmas! Four grandkids are sharing the weekend with us. DH was gracious and allowed me an extra hour with my flock. They're enjoying the mild weather and will free-range until tonight. [/IMG][/IMG]
Hi Joe! Good to see you online. What do you have in your flock these days? I've got Cinnamon Queens, Naked Necks, Rhode Island Reds, Cuckoo Marans, Easter Eggers, and some crosses. I got some black mottled Orpington chicks last weekend. They're really pretty.
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I fed the flock while it was still dark. Three armadillos were grub mining in the yard, and they didn't even look up as I spotlighted each one with my flashlight.
John wanted to say "Hi" at mass this morning, but he said he didn't have the opportunity. When he deacons the...
The grandkids went with me on an awesome chicken adventure today. It was a horse adventure as well. We drove into the country and delivered a hundred baby cockerels to a friend. She's going to learn to caponize them when they are big enough, towards the end of November. We took Gabriel, our...
Boys??? Oh no. I was so sure we had four girls in that group. I don't have any other CX right now, as the batch that yours came from are already in the freezer.
The cross girls look great! I'm happy to hear that they have not conked out on your. Activity and reduced feed looks like the answer to their otherwise fatal fast-growing genetic makeup.
No power for a couple days. Still waiting for the electric company crew to replace the downed lines in our yard and pasture. Lost one Cornish cross when moving birds before the storm. He wandered off and probably blew/flew to Texas.
Hi JayMatoes! Welcome to the Okie thread.
@artsyrobin - Oreo is such a romantic. When his ladies walk away, he sings them a song. They don't dance with him, but they do listen.
I have four muscovy hens and one fawn and white runner hen. They are with my muscovy drake. Two of the muscovy hens are broody, but the other two are not. Would you like one of my non-broody muscovy hens?
I was refilling water dishes last night and had a scare when I went into the big brooder shed. A four-foot snake was strangling and biting two pullets. It was an odd mess of feet, feathers, and coil. I wasn't sure what I was seeing at first. I thought I was recording video on my phone, but...
I haven't been to the feed store in Skiatook, but looking at the map view on google, it looks like there isn't any shade. I suggest you bring shade for you and your birds. I'm bringing a pop up that will shade my trailer.
I will have a cooler full of ice, water, and drinks for vendors: my...