how about a Oklahoma,AR,MO,KS,TX,+IA GTG thread?

[Mastermind]

We had a cross between buff orpington and rhoad island red. Best chickens we ever had as far as temperament goes. Good balance between egg production and broodiness too. The roosters tended to get mean as the got older though.

 

[Sawdust Man]

We had a cross between buff orpington and rhoad island red. Best chickens we ever had as far as temperament goes. Good balance between egg production and broodiness too. The roosters tended to get mean as the got older though.

Agreed, orpingtons are the nicest birds.... out of the roughly 50 different breeds we've raised anyways.
I like a variety just for decoration, otherwise I'd'a just bought all buff orpington.

 

[Mastermind]

We had an old rooster once....had some game in it. Mean as hell. It flogged my daughter and ripped holes in her clothes with its spurs. Needless to say, that was the end of that old bird. A few weeks prior....it came after my wife while she was collecting eggs. Glenda wacked it in the head with a stick and knocked it out cold. We thought it was dead at first. LOL

 

[Sawdust Man]

We had an old rooster once....had some game in it. Mean as hell. It flogged my daughter and ripped holes in her clothes with its spurs. Needless to say, that was the end of that old bird. A few weeks prior....it came after my wife while she was collecting eggs. Glenda wacked it in the head with a stick and knocked it out cold. We thought it was dead at first. LOL

Lol.
Old roosters are tough as nails!
My uncle shot child atacking RI-red broadside with a 44mag at 100yds.... knocked it back about 20' and it lost a few feathers, but otherwise it was unfazed.

 

[Lurch]

Driving all the way to Lebanon seems like a long way to get chickens..

Are the chickens better up there?

Cackle Hatchery is kind of a big deal in the bird business. Ship stuff all over the country. I only know about em because they're local and we print for them.

 

[Sawdust Man]

Thunder and lightning....w/ a fine mist like rain.





Sam and Tom helping the kids get a good meal outta their uncooperative mother.

 

[Only the Tony]

Played outside for a while before rain. Needed to do this with these tires for a few years now. Muddy now but I think that problem will be gone tomorrow.

 

[Hedgerow]

Maybe jersey giants?....... those are some very easy going birds.

We raised 100 layer breed roosters one year for meat......pretty much a flop as far as meat production, but it was (very) entertaining to watch 100 juvenile roosters try to sort out the pecking order.

Ely called them “something giants”, so probably what they are.
They got all 30 chicks that were left at tractor supply..
killed 13 roosters out of the batch.

 

[Mastermind]

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Played outside for a while before rain. Needed to do this with these tires for a few years now. Muddy now but I think that problem will be gone tomorrow.

I love that idea.

 

[Semotony]

Morning folks. Guess I'll get some morning cardio, as there's a couple inches of snows to clear b4 the neighbor kid starts ringing doorbells again.

Haven't seen a child wanting to move snow for many years, Have my doubts without a pic lol

 

[JimBear]

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Played outside for a while before rain. Needed to do this with these tires for a few years now. Muddy now but I think that problem will be gone tomorrow.

The yearly leveling/spreading of the cow pies.

Dad used a 4 section harrow for years, I bounced across a lot of rough pasture acres on a 300 Farmall, H Farmall & 3020 Deere.

I would haul it around on a 16’ lowboy, load/unload it pieces & put it together, rinse & repeat at the different pastures.

They bought one of these a few years ago, it works great for pastures, seeding & smoothing up roads.

Theirs is 24’

 

[Mastermind]

I've been baking bread....

 

[Workshop]

My experience with chickens is limited pretty much to my Grandparents farm. First at Wasola, Mo then at Elkhead, Mo. I used to spend a few weeks during the summer there. They had chickens. No idea what breed, Grandma called them Red Leggerns. When they lived at Wasola (not far from The Stamp) I was about 5 and the family was there for the weekend. Grandma wanted to fry up some chicken so Grandpa went to do the deed. I wanted to see this and went with him and my sister. I was standing a few feet from him and whack went the axe. He tossed the bird aside to let it flop around awhile. It took off running straight for me. I took off with this headless bird running in between my legs across the lot. Screaming my lungs out and my Grandfather bent over laughing hysterically.
After that chickens became feathered orbs in the barnyard.

 

[Only the Tony]

I love that idea.

Best thing is no cost. Of course it will be a week before I can do anything with it again. Dropped from 46° to 38° in about 30 minutes around 3:30. Wind strong from the north and misting/raining at times.

The yearly leveling/spreading of the cow pies.

Dad used a 4 section harrow for years, I bounced across a lot of rough pasture acres on a 300 Farmall, H Farmall & 3020 Deere.

I would haul it around on a 16’ lowboy, load/unload it pieces & put it together, rinse & repeat at the different pastures.

They bought one of these a few years ago, it works great for pastures, seeding & smoothing up roads.

Theirs is 24’

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Got a friend who has a hydraulic fold one he told me I could borrow. I believe about 28'. Only problem will be where the cows didn't clean up the hay very well. Tends to ball up with a field drag and the tires just ride over it.

 

[Jetmd]

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Have you tried incorporating any Rye flour in your recipe?

I was thinking maybe a 30/70 mix Rye/Regular

 

[Mastermind]

Best thing is no cost. Of course it will be a week before I can do anything with it again. Dropped from 46° to 38° in about 30 minutes around 3:30. Wind strong from the north and misting/raining at times.

Got a friend who has a hydraulic fold one he told me I could borrow. I believe about 28'. Only problem will be where the cows didn't clean up the hay very well. Tends to ball up with a field drag and the tires just ride over it.

I have a 10' harrow drag. Hay wads up under it bad.

 

[Only the Tony]

I have a 10' harrow drag. Hay wads up under it bad.

I try to burn off what I can when I feed but that isn't going to happen very soon. Need a couple days of dry and just a slight breeze. Just started checking pictures from last year. Should start calving in about 2 weeks.

 

[Mastermind]

I try to burn off what I can when I feed but that isn't going to happen very soon. Need a couple days of dry and just a slight breeze. Just started checking pictures from last year. Should start calving in about 2 weeks.

We've got 8 on the ground. Would have been 9....but one got stepped on.

 

[Workshop]

Morning everybody. About an inch of snow on the ground.

 

[Only the Tony]

Smattering of snow and 17° now. Too cold to do much until daylight outside. Coffee and fire right now.