Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[FirewifeJess]

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Oh No!!! That's sooooo far away

Yes but there's no shipping. And it's a one stop shop for exactly what you want! DO.IT.NOW.

 

[TacomaFarms]

Quote: I haven't done anything with it yet, but I think I'm going to make a shadow box of my girls! I'll post pictures once its done, or almost done. I get crafty once in a blue moon.

Oh my gosh! I just went through the most disgusting thing ever! I went out to see Lucy and chickies and they were all happy but the chicks were out and she wasn't letting them back under. She was irritated and squawking, walked away from them, turned around, and let loose a huge explosion poop that looked like sandy diarrhea directly on the wood at the bottom of the hutch, instead of in shavings. Poor girl! Luckily I had half a roll of paper towels n a bin next to the run so I ran to get them and clean out the poop before one of the babies got into it. What a foul fowl mess!

That's SO disgusting!!! lol... well it's no question why she didn't want the babies under her then.

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Quote: X2. This is where I got my BR's and BO's from. And they have everything right there. be ready to drop $60-100 though. lol!

I should have RIR and BA's on 2/25ish (from RainyDayChicken's flock)

So far they are all fertile and developing nicely. Can't wait to candle again in a few days, and see how the one cracked egg is doing.

BYC is just as addicting as being a chicken lady, I can't stay away!

 

[Totalcolour]

I would be so happy if someone on here were to say they have an egg laying assortment of chicks and they are around the corner! I would be there in a heartbeat!

I'm in Olympia - I plan on setting a lot of different coloured eggs from several different breeds - but I don't need all those babies . . . .!?!?! (know what I mean

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[Farmin Momma]

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Oh No!!! That's sooooo far away

Yes but there's no shipping. And it's a one stop shop for exactly what you want! DO.IT.NOW.

Great Jess, thanks....... I just asked DH where this place was and it is only about 45 min away from me! CRUD that means I might have to go there in the next few weeks or so.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Great Jess, thanks....... I just asked DH where this place was and it is only about 45 min away from me! CRUD that means I might have to go there in the next few weeks or so.

Happy to enable help!

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

Scary isn't it? When we came home on Saturday, there was a hawk, just sitting on the tractor, deciding which one he was having for lunch. This was the second time he was there. I'm glad the chickens are too big (I hope) for him to take.

Don't think any of your hens are too big for the hawk to take. The one killed 5 of my flock in a week. It even got in the covered run/coop one day and took my biggest hen. (6lbs) Keep them locked up at all times unless you're out there with them. The hawks decapitate them, take out all the insides (liver, heart, etc.) I had to find 4 of my girls like that. It's horrible. They are very determined this time of the year and will stop at nothing for food.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

Even if an animal is to large for a hawk to kill it they can injure it. A hawk tried to take my neighbors small dog last summer.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

wow it got slow, everyone must be having dinner?

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Checked on the happy family today and they're all doing fine. A few of the chicks were out from under mama eating in the 35 degree weather this morning when I went out there. So cute!

Question about mama raised chicks vs. brooder chicks: won't the mama raised chicks grow slower because they aren't coming out to eat near as much as the brooder chicks do in a super warm brooder?

Momma brooded chicks will feather in MUCH faster than indoor brooded chicks. They grow at pretty much the same rate either way. But they are MUCH more hardy if raised by momma.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

WOW, took my nearly an hour to catch up on 191 posts. I didn't get a chance to catch up this morning before bed. I got called to run a delivery route last night, so Got home real tired and just wanted sleep.