Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[RustyHen]

I took some pics of my 1 little silkie peep today 8 weeks old now. a paint.


I think I want more now in different colors of course!!

 

[Stumpfarmer]

So very sorry to hear the bad news about Total Colour's goats!

Me, I've done something I've been hoping to do for months. Also, I swear when I hit the shutter release, these two were posing beautifully:

Oh, well, if I can't find a Ameraucana roo for my cousin, I can hatch eggs for him out of this pen- the hen is Australorp and Blue Am, so they should be nice, eh?

 

[Totalcolour]

We milked the doe and fed the babies. The buck didn't make it. One doeling is doing great the other is too early to tell. Keeping my fingers crossed.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Those who saw my coop...would you put a curtain on the window in front and open it only during the day? I was thinking it would keep drafts out better than nothing. Though...Lucy's a beast, she'll live.

 

[Totalcolour]

When himself got home, we went down to sort things out. Taffy is being very good; I guess because she's a first time mom she didn't know what was going on, plus her babies were so small . Her udder was so big it hurt, that's my theory to why she wouldn't let them nurse. She kicked when we first started to milk her, but I think the relief was so good, she calmed right down. One baby actually nursed for a few minutes. We got colostrum in all of them, but the buckling was too far gone. He kept having seizures; plus dehydration despite giving him liquids all day.

We shall be going back down a couple of times this evening. I'm cautiously optimistic, at least about baby girl #2. The larger one is still iffy.

Thank you everyone for the thoughts and suggestions. I'm not emotionally attached to them as pets; it's more that I hate to see a life wasted, and hate to see any animal in pain (and yes, I shed a tear over the loss of baby boy!).

Nice coop FWJ - I think it's looks great especially with the chickies in it!

Stumpfarmer, those are some pretty birds - I love blue ones.

CL - house is coming along great - should have thought about the paint before you got it up eh!

(And now it looks like Aggie is in labour; but she's a veteran!)

 

[LaughingFeather]

I took some pics of my 1 little silkie peep today 8 weeks old now. a paint.


I think I want more now in different colors of course!!

Aren't they cute! That one is so fluffy.

They remind me of Tribbles from StarTrek. I think I will name one of mine Tribble.

 

[LaughingFeather]

So very sorry to hear the bad news about Total Colour's goats!

Me, I've done something I've been hoping to do for months. Also, I swear when I hit the shutter release, these two were posing beautifully:



Oh, well, if I can't find a Ameraucana roo for my cousin, I can hatch eggs for him out of this pen- the hen is Australorp and Blue Am, so they should be nice, eh?

Oh, he is pretty. Nice birds and setup.

 

[RustyHen]

So very sorry to hear the bad news about Total Colour's goats!

Me, I've done something I've been hoping to do for months. Also, I swear when I hit the shutter release, these two were posing beautifully:



Oh, well, if I can't find a Ameraucana roo for my cousin, I can hatch eggs for him out of this pen- the hen is Australorp and Blue Am, so they should be nice, eh?

Great looking setup. Are you shure you didn't bribe them for that shot!

 

[sarahkatie]

We milked the doe and fed the babies. The buck didn't make it. One doeling is doing great the other is too early to tell. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed x100

Though...Lucy's a beast, she'll live.

I don't really have an opinion.... Just wanted to say this made me grin :-D thanks ;-)

When himself got home, we went down to sort things out. Taffy is being very good; I guess because  she's a first time mom she didn't know what was going on, plus her babies were so small . Her udder was so big it hurt, that's my theory to why she wouldn't let them nurse. She kicked when we first started to milk her, but I think the relief was so good, she calmed right down. One baby actually nursed for a few minutes. We got colostrum in all of them, but the buckling was too far gone. He kept having seizures; plus dehydration despite giving him liquids all day.

We shall be going back down a couple of times this evening. I'm cautiously optimistic, at least about baby girl #2. The larger one is still iffy.

[COLOR=006400]Thank you everyone[/COLOR] for the thoughts and suggestions. I'm not emotionally attached to them as pets; it's more that I hate to see a life wasted, and hate to see any animal in pain (and yes, I shed a tear over the loss of baby ....

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

(And now it looks like Aggie is in labour; but she's a veteran!)

((( hugs )))

 

[walady944]

Gorgeous day here on the harbor. Working on the coop here in a bit.

Gave the girls some organic wheat grass today, they love it. Have a great day everyone

do you grow the wheat grass for them? or buy it already grown?