Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Breshcandra]

[COLOR=0000CD]Yes I can post pics as we go. It will be fun for all of us here. Hopefully we can get a good hatch. Well let me know if you change your mind about chicks because we are planning on getting rid of these ones. As of right now we have 14 and were only suppose to have 6 and my husband STILL wants more [/COLOR]

Luck. My husband says I have to sell everything I hatch. Still have 5 silkie hens to sell.

 

[RainMom]

Luck. My husband says I have to sell everything I hatch. Still have 5 silkie hens to sell.

what color silkies do you have?

I was thinking how cute the "showgirls" are. I see someone has them for sale in Yelm. I might have to have a pet silkie...

 

[Breshcandra]

2 black 2 blue (dark blue) one splash. Pet quality. Hopping to get better quality at the show. We will see.

 

[KMoran]

I love Splash Silkies. SO pretty

 

[Breshcandra]

Yeah have 2 that I am keeping right now. They are both broody and sharing a nest box. Not a mean bone in thier body I can pick them up and not even get growled at.

 

[mikeyb]

Quote: no white earlobes. probable a very lite cream color, but all should be brown with the Orps a lite brown to tan, but the Orps were accounted for today.
It's one of the RIR or I have in intruder, lol

 

[mikeyb]

OK, (I'm goinna be kicked outta the Husband's Union for this) I can bake a cake from scratch, make a pie from scratch including the crust, bake bread, including rye and pumpernickle. I don't cook goumet food but I do cook hardy stuff. I also love ethnic dishes and regional dishes.
BUT I CAN'T MAKE A HARD BOILED EGG!! Dang it. They are either over cooked or under cooked.
Can anybody tell me how to do this successfully and consistently? (I really hate green yolks)

 

[TacomaFarms]

LOL! This thread never fails to put a smile on my face... Thanks all!
Happy Saturday everyone!


BikerChicky - I can handle dirt, snakes, animal scat, and half a million other things, but throw a spider within visual range and I will RUN for the hills!!!

(except not with a smile on my face

)

MikeyB - since you bake well, perhaps you should try this method

http://www.familyfreshmeals.com/2012/11/how-to-make-perfect-hard-boiled-eggs-in-the-oven.html


ChickAudie - I'd love to help you in your planning, but I'm not sure I'd be able to help with my work schedule right now, but my thoughts are with you!!! And I vote for Leavenworth!

OK, I'm not sure I'm fully understanding "splash", unless its a splash of coke in my drink.

It's looking like I MIGHT get to go to the Monroe show!!!! I'm so stoked! Maybe I'll get to bring my curry chicken bites. Nom nom nom!!! And I always go overboard on food so I'll post an update on that forum when I know for sure! I really really really hope I can go, I can't wait to meet you all.

I feel terrible for my little birdies! They have grown so much in the past two weeks and I haven't had any time to build their coop, let alone time to spend with them. I'm probably going to go to HD and have them cut boards to fit my run so I don't have to waste my time cutting. Just drill, screw, and go! Does anyone else have a "To do" list three miles long like me!? Oooh ooh! I did score a sweet deal on some vintage fruit crates with low sides that I can use as nest boxes!

Does anyone have an EE? My girl was laying everyday, but now its every other day or even every two days. Is that normal? My BA that just started laying is laying everyday like clockwork at 1pm. She's had an attitude lately, maybe she wants attention. I'm half tempted to put a radio in their coop. Maybe some Britney Spears or Barry Manelow will get em going. Heh heh!

Fancy poop board? http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip/3669028988.html
Egg cartons http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip/3668642319.html
Marans http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/grd/3651010858.html

 

[WhiskiRanch]

Quote: I have to literally, but carefully, dump her out of her nest bucket every day to gather eggs. Then she just sits where she is and I have to crefully move her to make sure she doesnt have any eggs under her. She has definitely gone broody so I think the time has come for her to hatch her first babies. Im wondering if she has some bantom in her from Whiski because her eggs havent gotten any larger from when she first started laying 2 monhths ago and she is smaller than her other two sisters and her momma. Whiski is our "mutt" rooster that looks like a Splash Laced Red Wyandotte but might have some bantom in there somewhere. If her eggs havent gotten any bigger in the last 2 months when she started laying, should I let her hatch her own eggs? Ive heard that "pullet" eggs have a lower hatching rate. is this true? and if her eggs havent gotten any bigger in two months, are they bantom eggs and can she hatch them successfully? If not, I have all my momma hens that lay big eggs.

 

[VelvettFog]

Quote:
Western Rattlesnake

• While the most common types of snakes in Seattle are nonpoisonous garter snakes, the western rattlesnake is sometimes found in the area. This type of snake may be olive, brown or gray and usually grows from 18 inches to 4 feet long. It has a broad, triangular head, diamond-shaped patterns along the back and a rattle-tipped tail. These types of snakes are usually found in rocky, mountainous areas. Their venom squirts out when attacking a victim, but they cannot spit venom. A western rattlesnake bite usually does not have enough venom to kill a human, but can cause discoloration and painful swelling at the bite mark.

Read more: Seattle Poisonous Snakes and Spiders | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/list_6300783_seattle-poisonous-snakes-spiders.html#ixzz2N3Kltpou​