Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[CarolynF]

I set all the eggs I got from CowGirlGrace on Monday. It feels like it's been a lot longer. I can't believe it's even too soon to candle them to check and see what's developing. 3 weeks seems much too long to wait. I have to say this here because I don't think my non-chicken friends would understand.
I want chicks for my broody girls to raise and for me to cuddle now.

Okay. Pouting over. Back to our regularly scheduled programming...

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I understand totally, I feel like a spoiled three year old quite often!
Be glad it's not 9 MONTHS!

 

[Hinotori]

Got 9 blueberries, 3 currents, and a pussy willow planted.

Didn't get the panels together. I can do that in the rain. I need to move the pvc roof over as well.

 

[Totalcolour]

Pretty. What did you get from CR in exchange for your pretty blue bird TC?

Cukoo Marans! She just melted right in with the rest of them. Sweet big girl.

So, hows the acting stuff going? Here I am in Oly and never been to the theatre. I used to be part of the Baltimore Actors Theatre group (BAT) - I did costumes. I miss those things.

 

[HarveysHens]

Hi everyone! My 10.5 month old barred rock just started laying a week ago! We have gotten an egg every day from her! They are light brown/pink-ish and perfect! Well I have a 4yr old son and he really wants some "boy" colored eggs. Is anyone selling a blue or green laying hen/s??? I have been looking on craiglist with not so much luck. I am located in the Auburn area. If anyone has some blue or green egg layers for sale please message me

 

[RonB]

Egg Cartons --

I did not order 2,200. Even with a few of you taking some off my hands I would have been left with over 1,500 ! That was just too many, so I went for 250. I'm happy to pass some on for .35 cents each - I want to keep at least 100.


Dave

Dave
will they hold an extra large egg??? We joke about my white eggs

But the only carton I have found that will hold my white leghorns "big" eggs are "Egg-Lands Best" extra large. I'm running low on them. I would take 10-20.

 

[Farmin Momma]

Ok, so we finally slaughtered the pigs today! Man the guys that came to do it were fast, 20 minutes. They got here, killed the pigs skinned them and then hung them in their truck and off they went. That brings me to my question.... I kept the feet for my dogs, but they are picky (never had raw food) so how do I need to cook these so they can eat them?

 

[RainMom]

Whoot, I now have 5 raised garden boxes made. I will position them tomorrow on the south side of the house and determine if I need a few more. I'm sure I will.
What a beautiful day it turned out to be here in Rock-chester where the best crop every year is rocks and stones.

I'm excited to see your raised beds Mikey!

We had a big party at my house today- I am pooped! There was probably 30 people here- and I have only 2 terrible pictures of the whole event because I failed to designate a photographer and I was swamped trying to keep things moving. Everyone loved seeing our baby chicks and our chickens. The dog got his fill of ball playing, the cats are somewhat terrorized, but will recover soon I'm sure!

What a glorious picture perfect day! Fingers crossed for more to come!

 

[RainMom]

Ok, so we finally slaughtered the pigs today! Man the guys that came to do it were fast, 20 minutes. They got here, killed the pigs skinned them and then hung them in their truck and off they went. That brings me to my question.... I kept the feet for my dogs, but they are picky (never had raw food) so how do I need to cook these so they can eat them?

boil or bake them. I would bake them. You can put in lightly oiled shallow pan, toss some salt on, (or not) bake for 45 minutes @350 or 375.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Hi everyone! My 10.5 month old barred rock just started laying a week ago! We have gotten an egg every day from her! They are light brown/pink-ish and perfect! Well I have a 4yr old son and he really wants some "boy" colored eggs. Is anyone selling a blue or green laying hen/s??? I have been looking on craiglist with not so much luck. I am located in the Auburn area. If anyone has some blue or green egg layers for sale please message me

Check with FirewifeJess, she is thinning her flock and I think she has some EE's that lay blue or green eggs

 

[KMHunter]

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.
They aren't bantam eggs unless she is a bantam. But if she has been laying for a couple months, you could hatch hers. I think it would be safe. Some hens just lay smaller eggs. She may never lay large eggs but you could definitely have some cute babies from her!