Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Hinotori]

My chickens will barely let me touch them. We like each other at a distance.

That's how my easter eggers are. I miss my ameraucana who would just do their thing, but if I sat down outside would come and sit with me for a bit. My first hand reared EEs were mostly like that as well. The last one died last year. She'd invite herself into the house to steal dog and cat food.

 

[Hinotori]

This is Leven's 2nd time growing spurs to this length. They got pulled off before. The spiral is because of his silkie genes.

And I just noticed this is his 6 toed foot

 

[pennyJo1960]

This is Leven's 2nd time growing spurs to this length. They got pulled off before. The spiral is because of his silkie genes.

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And I just noticed this is his 6 toed foot

Wowzer!

 

[Kmaria187]

Good morning !!! Had the craziest dream last night just had to tell you call cuz only you guys would understand.

Okay so in my dream I was out feeding the chicken when I all of a sudden noticed that there was a new chicken run next to my run but it was empty... so i continued to open up my coops and feed the chickens when there was a noise behind me and there were all kinds of chickens and peeps in the other run making a fuss. I said to my self someone needs to get over there and feed these chickens!!! I looked around and no on else was around so I went to the other gate and opened it and ALL the chickens ran from the other run into my run and then the other run disappeared !!!! There were chickens and peeps & pullets you name it every where!!!

Then I woke up JUMPED out of bed to check on my girls and to make sure there were no extra chickens out there!!! Just had my first CHICKEN NIGHTMARE !!! Chicken math has officially invaded my dreams!!!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning should not laugh but ......
Had horse dreams many years ago.
Think I have chicken math bad 11 to add to the coops.
I have lost 10 birds this year.

 

[ValerieJ]

Wow, that's a lot of birds to lose in one year. I hate losing one.

I have the door open during the afternoons for the chicks to come outside. So far they are not interested in leaving their safe space. All the plastic is down from the outdoor portion of the coop so they can see out and they are not even sure about that. lol

 

[pennyJo1960]

My birds have allot of cover here.
I have not lost one to a predator just to old age.
They have 2 huge apple tree and the hazelnut there are 2
of them.

 

[Smokerbill]

The big nest box is a popular hangout at 6:30 in the morning...

 

[Smokerbill]

I wish I could grow a lot of parsley. I buy it every week and use it a lot. I’d have to dedicate a whole raised bed to it to keep up with us, so I don’t bother.

@ValerieJ , I think a dedicated parsley bed would work well for you. If you can get one or two plants to survive over the winter they'll bloom all summer and self seed the plot for next season.

The second-year flat leaf parsley plant I had in the garden last year attracted LOTS of beneficial insects. Quite a few of the seed that dropped off have already grown to be pretty good sized plants.


I have a single curly leaf parsley that made it through the winter that will go to seed this season and give me new plants next year. I'll never have to buy parsley seeds again!

 

[ValerieJ]

I did plant a 4' section, two rows, of parsley this year -- seeds that is. Hope they come up. I think I'll get 8 or 10 plants out of it, can't remember now. lol Then cilantro across from it for 2 rows. But that's all the space I had for it. I have 256SF altogether, but have planted beans, lettuce, cabbage and tomatoes in the rest of it. Oh and an 8x4' section of strawberries that have spread from last year. They are very happy.