Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Totalcolour]

Well, I have a few Extra Polish chicks from some eggs that I hatched they'd be straight run, also a couple of extra Lemon Cuckoo Orpington chicks I picked up from a breeder in early March they are off the heat so now worries there. I'll give you a heck of a deal!! PM me if you're interested

Is the "EXTRA POLISH" some sort of super Polish chick, more crest maybe? And extra lemon, more lemony than an ordinary lemon?

 

[pebcrb]

It's a little early to tell. do you have more pics? maybe one straight on at the head (comb)

Need to see a picture of its back and legs: heads aren't different enough even at maturity to be a good guide for young fowl. I have to tell you: it's hard coming up with a solid gender ID for BLRWs before ten weeks, and still tricky until after 12.

Also seems to have red in the tail feathers?

 

[Stumpfarmer]

It's a little early to tell. do you have more pics? maybe one straight on at the head (comb)

Need to see a picture of its back and legs: heads aren't different enough even at maturity to be a good guide for young fowl. I have to tell you: it's hard coming up with a solid gender ID for BLRWs before ten weeks, and still tricky until after 12.

Also seems to have red in the tail feathers?

The shoulder feathering and thick legs point to male, but, again, I wouldn't be secure in that ID until at least ten weeks.

 

[pebcrb]

Of course that is my favorite chick, hope it is just hard to tell, I got it with a blue Orpington of the same age and it was obviously a cockerel at 4wks! Seems like 4 out of my 5 chicks might be cocks

 

[hallerlake]

Ok, so so far so good on making it to the Mother Earth New fair on Sat.
We have to come back Sunday as some fool put the dang highland games the same weekend!!

D'oh!

So anyone that I've been bugging about chicks/eggs, you know who you are and, you now know where to snatch me up at!

and if anyone wanted me to bring the feed bags along for trade/buying. Send me a note.

Just wish there were more hours in the day for all the fun!!!

I'm feeling frustrated. I can't get a yea or nay on whether or not my flock has the have been NPIP tested or not. I'm not getting up at the crack of dawn to drive to Puyallup only to have to turn around and come home again. I can't leave the chickens in the car for any length of time, so I would have to come home. The resounding silence makes me wonder if the official answer and unofficial answer are different, and they are hoping I'll read between the lines because they can't tell me to come anyway.

 

[hallerlake]

So what does everyone here (at least those on the western side of the state) use in their run? Sand, wood chips...? Is your run covered? I'm still trying to figure out how to set up the coop/run and I'm wondering what material will be the best in the rain. Seems to me that wet chicken poop in wet material will be next to impossible to clean out without removing everything. And then there's smell concerns.

I planned on ordering a small coop kit online, but apparently the one I wanted is back ordered. I want to spend $300 or less and I'm having a tough time. I can assemble from a kit, but that's the extent of my carpentry skills. My husband is useless in that department as well. Right now I'm leaning towards ordering this wooden playset and modifying it for the chickens. I'd still have to add a run if some sort, but I think it might be my best bet. Also, since I'm trying to keep the chickens on the DL the playhouse shouldn't attract any attention (I hope).

My run is covered. In the fall, I put down leaves and/or pine straw. Otherwise, it's just dirt. Personally, I prefer a coop I can clean standing up.

 

[DiamondDust]

I am using a kids playhouse for one of my chicken coops. It is a little harder to clean than I would like but with only a few chicks in it I find its not too bad. It is the cutest thing ever and if I was wanting to keep my chicken coop on the dl I would definitely consider it for a main coop. My four week old Barnevelder and Silkie chicks are very happy in it right now.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

(grumble)

I still have dreams of a coop with welded chicken feet, like Baba Yaga's hut. All I have now is one with a single eye.

 

[rapunzel162]

I intend to make 2 runs, one on each side. That way I can close 1 off and reseed then,open the new one. I hope to get the to get the other done in 2 weeks or less. It will be bigger as well.If I couldnt do that Id use sand and grow pots of food for my little chics. I also am in the process of, making roost with sand under the roosts, to make cleaning easier.

 

[rapunzel162]

What does Ovation by an egg mean, under my profile? It says 10 beside it?????