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  1. rainierlass

    Question about collecting eggs for broody hen

    I have a broody BLRW hen and would like to collect eggs from a few of my other hens to put under her......my question is where do I keep the eggs until I have the amount of eggs I would like to have her hatch? In the refrigerator or room temp? I did a search and did not find the answer...
  2. rainierlass

    Eyes not right in 5 week old chick

    Anyone ever seen anything like this? - both eyes look like the eyeball is set far back in the opening - this is a 5 week old Black Orp chick.....the eyes did not look like this 2 weeks ago.....the Buff Wy's eyes are slightly like this but not as severe.....they both eat and drink fine...
  3. rainierlass

    Proof that staples are not enough!

    My friend gave me his chicken ark as he had lost his flock to coons.........be sure to attach your hardware cloth with screws and large washers........predators are persistent.......here is the result of hardware cloth and staples........
  4. rainierlass

    Anyone know what this could be?

    One year old BLRW Splash hen.......going through a horrible molt but feathers growing in and look good - she does this action with her head that I have no idea what it could be - - she was treated with Ivermectin topically the end of December.... ..my roo was showing signs of what might be...
  5. rainierlass

    Ivermectin and Lice

    I will start this post by saying I feel like such a bad bad chicken momma........ I am a new chicken owner.........my flock is 10 mo. old ........noticed my Wellies had stopped laying and starting to lose feathers... not knowing anything about molting I figured that is what was...
  6. rainierlass

    Mad as a 'broody' Wellie hen!

    My Welsummer hen Elke - - 6 1/2 mo old - has decided to go broody - I have been kicking her out of the nestboxes for the last 5 days or so - this is how she felt about it yesterday afternoon - - LOL!!!
  7. rainierlass

    I knew free-ranging could be risky.......

    but I thought my 6 mo. olds were pretty safe right up next to the house within 20 feet of me......... Yesterday morning I let the girls out to free range in the little grassy area below my family room windows......about 7:30 I heard a huge commotion - jumped up out of my computer chair to see a...
  8. rainierlass

    Quiche LaRoo broke my first egg! :(

    This past friday morning I got my first egg from one of my 21 week olds!!!!....I am totally excited as I had been on a 10 day vacation and was so afraid I would miss this milestone in my chicken obsession....I was in a hurry getting ready to leave for an agility trial with my dogs and I heard...
  9. rainierlass

    BLRW Cockerel - 21 weeks- GORGEOUS - p/u only - Eatonville,WA

    THIS BOY HAS A NEW HOME - THANKS This is not a hatchery bird - he is from a local breeder - I have 2 of these boys with 7 pullets so one has to go - would be great if he found a home before Wednesday of this week - I want him to go to a home that will appreciate him - thanks! - - maggie
  10. rainierlass

    First crow!

    Okay.....so it is half a crow......one of my 18 week old BLRW roos has found his man voice! Of course it set my dogs into a barking frenzy and I haven't been able to shut them up!
  11. rainierlass

    Re-homing one of my roos tomorrow - a bit indecisive

    I should say a WHOLE LOT indecisive - - here is the background - maybe someone can help me decide...... I have 2 BLRW roos - they are 14 weeks old........I have 9 chicks total - all the same age - 6 of them I got via Privett hatchery(various breeds - mostly Wy's)......the other 3 all BLRW's I...
  12. rainierlass

    The Kitchen Crew's first nite in the dark~~

    The crew is 9 weeks old and has been in the coop since they were 3 weeks - they also have a FT KNOX secure run where they have spent all their time - - they have had a heat lamp until tonite - I removed it this afternoon - - it was only a 75 watt and not sure it was really heating them all that...
  13. rainierlass

    Anyone using coffee chaff?

    I have access to an unlimited supply of coffee chaff from one of the local roasters.... ..just wondering if anyone has ever used it in their coop and if so what are the pros and cons.... ..I realize the benefits in the garden mixed with mulch .....have not seen any posts here on the board about...
  14. rainierlass

    Look who ended up in my master bath!!!

    They are 2 1/2 weeks old and 9 of them in a 45 gal Rubbermaid with waterer - feeder and roost I felt they needed more room - asked hubby if he minded if I put them in our garden tub in the master bathroom - we RARELY use the tub - if it had jets am sure I would use it more - - He said he...
  15. rainierlass

    "Alpha Hen" built us a roost!!!!

    Decided my 2 week olds needed something to do in the brooder so I built them a little roost - The largest BLRW "Quiche" was first to try it out - - I bought 3 BLRW's from a local breeder and they were straight run of course.......have a suspicion this one is a roo - just a feeling - no...
  16. rainierlass

    The Kitchen Crew has arrived!

    My first experience with raising chickens was back when I was 6 yrs old outside of Cleveland,Ohio... ...my parents decided to raise 100 or so meat birds - - one of my 4 brothers and I were in Nebraska at the time visiting the grand-parents. When we got home my mother thought they needed to buy...
  17. rainierlass

    Looking for Golden Laced Std Polish chicks!

    I am ending up getting my chicks from a local person tomorrow rather than ordering and having them shipped - (informed by the hatchery that to get all the breeds I wanted they have to ship in 3 - 4 different shipments) - NO THANKS He has everything I wanted except the Blue Laced Wyandottes...
  18. rainierlass

    "Hey" from WA State

    I am new to chickens.....had fryers as a kid but that doesn't count! I live in Western WA State at the base of Mt. Rainier on 2 acres in the Western Red Cedar forest - - I am a dog groomer and agility instructor and am currently the slave to an Aussie , Border collie , and 2 siamese mutt cats -...
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