Oregon

[Chicken Woman]

I have my heater waterer in the run and it gets snow on it and is fine. I think they are trying to tll you to not put the heating element on the ground where it will sit in water and short out. I have mine sitting in a cinder block so the element does not touch the ground. Look under ther heater and you will see what I mean.
It was 20 below the other night and the water did not ice over.

 

[coffeemama]

Ok folks-we were on the third page-THIRD! And not a post in almost a month. What's everyone in Oregon up to?

 

[Redfeathers]

I'm in shock at the moment. I see sunshine and blue sky!!

 

[coffeemama]

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Well send it over here-we're very close as the crow flies, but I see no sun or blue sky!

 

[Redfeathers]

Don't get me wrong, there are still plenty of those high up gray ugly clouds, but the blue sky is trying to win. I hope it shows up your way soon. This constant grayness is getting depressing.

 

[Sunny the Hippie Chick]

Blue sky here. A very nice sky blue.. And it has been rather warm the last two days. It is confusing the plants and animals. Today I saw some wild birds starting to build nests..

 

[chickmamawannabe]

I'm taking advantage of the nice weather to build a chicken run. I can't wait to see my new babies scratchin' around outside!

 

[DuckLady]

That strange golden orb in the sky on a blue background had me in a trance. It hypnotised me into finding a lawn chair buried in the shed, taking a box of cheerios out to the ducks and geese and chickens and quacking to them. Never mind it was 45 degrees. It was gorgeous out.

 

[arlosmine]

yo,

s.e. Portland here, and many chicken-projects in the works.

I Just got my first beautifull breeding pair of Mille Fluer DeUccles (stealth garage chicken-breeding project) and will be expecting hatching eggs in the next few weeks. I am exited- got these birds from a breeder in Wa. who shows all over the west coast- they are nice examples of the breed.

I decided to breed these guys because my little blue DeUccle hen, Kaboodle, is such a gem...super tame and friendly. She flies to my from the garage roof.. They are great urban pet chickens. If any of you Portlanders want to get on a list for the babies, PM me. I don't know if I will be shipping eggs yet, but I could use someone who wants to test some in a bator for me.


I also have a very tame, young jap roo I would give to a nice person. He is also super tame, since he lived next to my computer all winter so far. He is a black-tailed buff- hatched on Thanksgiving.

Signing off to open the coops
-M

 

[chickmamawannabe]

arlosmine! Make sure you post in Buy-Sell-Trade, and I'll bet you'll get some responses.