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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    When we raised 6, they were in the guest room with opened cardboard boxes making a large enclosed area (the boxes were flat), newspaper, and lots of shavings. It was a mess. When they got a bit bigger, we put saw horses in the area to hold up netting to keep them contained. It wasn't a great set...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    :barnie Hi WA chicken keepers! I popped in back in November after losing a hen to a Cooper's Hawk. A couple of weeks ago I lost two more--the hawk went into the run and killed two young birds that I had in a playpen set up. Our chicken run is an 8'x14' Fort Knox when it's closed. Normally, the...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Egg color doesn't matter. There are various shades of brown and a blue egg layer among the flock. I do like being able to look out and quickly count the birds, so we are looking at different colors we haven't owned. Locally buff Orpington, white Plymouth, and Silver Laced Wyandottes are available.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    The kids have been taking more cat than chicken pics--this is all I could find of the girls! The RI red was lost to a hawk last weekend. The golden sex-linked stopped laying and her comb grew out. She's two years old. Any ideas?
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I'm in SW WA, just north of Portland. Currently have 5 chickens and looking to add two more. Golden and black sex-linked, partridge rock, specked sussex, and an easter egger.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hello fellow Washingtonians!
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