if you're bored...(pics)

[R A]

a few since I posted pics last.

 

[Bar M]

Thats alot of new babies RA. Good to have ya back kinda missed your pics and views on the world

 

[Faster horses]

Lots of A-W-W-W-W-W pictures there, RA.Anyhow that's what I kept
saying as I viewed them. I really like the way you take such good
care of everything!!

 

[jcarkie]

great pictures, my favorite part of these boards.

 

[R A]

Thats alot of new babies RA. Good to have ya back kinda missed your pics and views on the world

Thanks! I appreciate it! I see you have been doing some really nice welding up there! ...those pens look real nice and handy to have! Real nice post on thinking of everyone in the storms also! Yep, I'm working on becoming a vet without the salary getting all these species.... . The things I'm learning!!!

Lots of A-W-W-W-W-W pictures there, RA.Anyhow that's what I kept
saying as I viewed them. I really like the way you take such good
care of everything!!

Thanks! I tried to make sure I threw in a dog and cat or two for you... . This is a blast taking care of all these critters and taming them down and watching them. I didn't know I would like the turkey poults so much. ...and the ducks are awesome as well! Anybody who has had ducks, probably knows how busy I have been caring for them...

great pictures, my favorite part of these boards.

Thanks! I love the pictures too! They are a huge part of how I learn. ....and just awesome to look at!

 

[MO_cows]

Thanks for another great set of pics! Your animals look healthy and content, you must be a good caretaker.

Things are getting real diversified up there at the R A spread. Looks like you got some meat chicks and some layers there. What breeds of turkeys are those?

 

[DB Cooper]

R A
These are excellent photographs. The silhouette of the chickens is definitely professional quality.

 

[R A]

Thanks for another great set of pics! Your animals look healthy and content, you must be a good caretaker.

Things are getting real diversified up there at the R A spread. Looks like you got some meat chicks and some layers there. What breeds of turkeys are those?

Thank you! It's a great feeling knowing all these animals look to me for food, water and what ever else they need! ...I try to do all I can for them!

On the turkeys.....

I have 5 Broad Breasted Bronze....they will go to the freezer.
....and 6 Bourbon Reds that I am going to start breeding with for meat, help preserve a heritage breed and for fun/pets. I'll add to them and cull what needs culled with them.
I'll probably get some standard bronze next year and do the same with them as the Bourbon Reds. Not sure if I'll get any other heritage breeds or not, but the Bronze and the Bourbon Reds are my favorite.

I can't wait to get the turkeys outside and get pictures of them in the green grass! They roost on my arms and hands....it's real neat! I think they will follow me to the timbers to explore and I think that will be a lot of fun seeing them out there!

....just for kicks... the chickens are...

...for meat...
26 Red Ranger
18 Cornish Cross

...for laying...
2 Silver Laced Wyandottes
2 Columbian Wyandottes
2 Speckled Sussex
2 Buff Orpington
2 Black Star
2 Red Star
2 Rhode Island Red
4 Barred Rock, but 3 of these might be roosters
...and 2 Golden Comet roosters that were supposed to be Buff Orpington pullets, but I was told wrong and I didn't know the difference at the time.

 

[R A]

R A
These are excellent photographs. The silhouette of the chickens is definitely professional quality.

Thank you! It's been raining and cool the last couple days, but before that was real nice. The big chickens I have were having a blast free ranging around eating all kinds of stuff. I was baby sitting my older ducks out in the yard when I took that sihouette picture.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Any Muscovy ducks?

 

[R A]

Any Muscovy ducks?

Not yet, but I will have some!... . Just have the Pekin and Rouens right now. The places I ordered from and the feed stores I got stuff from didn't have Muscovy or I would have some right now. I've been looking on craigslist and seen some adults, but want babies. I found a hatchery that sells 4 different colors of them, but can't order the minimum right now. I didn't plan on having any Pekin, but am really glad I have them now....and I wanted to make sure I had some Rouens.

 

[gcreekrch]

Chicken n' gravy,
Carrots n' collards,
Old Man Lardpork,
Knawin' on my drumstick,
That's why I'm singin'
The cockadoodledoodledoodle blus.

Thanks for the photos RA. Your zest for exploration and plain old enjoyment of life is an inspiration to us all.

 

[Justin]

:clap: :clap: :tiphat:

 

[RSL]

I really like the brockle faced everythings! Nice pics.

 

[PureCountry]

Fantastic pics of my favorite things RA, thanks for sharing.

 

[Soapweed]

Thanks for another round of great pictures, R A. They show that you have a very artistic eye.

 

[gcreekrch]

I have a hunch those will be the most picturized pullets known to modern mankind.