Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[motherochickens]

Great News!! I've got another laying hen... light blue

 

[Hinotori]

Great News!! I've got another laying hen... light blue

Awesome! that looks like a nice pretty blue

 

[Elisha81]

being forced to get rid of the chickens thanks to being blindsided by rules and not the city ordinances. so if anyone is near yelm i have a showbird gold laced brahma, 2 RIR, and one australorp. brahma is 18 mo and the others were hatched march 1.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

I'm sad today. Lost 4 of my ducklings in one day. two drowned and two were trampled by their moms. They were laying in the middle of their pen squished, one face down in the water and one right outside of the water wet and dead possibly drowned or possibly squished.
I took all my ducklings from their moms now because at that rate i'd have nothing left.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

being forced to get rid of the chickens thanks to being blindsided by rules and not the city ordinances. so if anyone is near yelm i have a showbird gold laced brahma, 2 RIR, and one australorp. brahma is 18 mo and the others were hatched march 1.

Where are you located? and are they free to good home or a price? My mom currently has 1 rooster, 17 hens (mostly smalls) and is on 5 acres. They are always looking for new (free) young hens.
They give eggs to their neighbor that cannot afford eggs and gave them their chickens because they couldn't afford to feed them anymore.

 

[CoopDeDoo]

A couple of days ago, I woke up to the distinctive yipping of a coyote. In the almost six years we've been here I haven't seen or heard one before. This one sounded like it was in the driveway right outside my window. Fortunately, I hadn't let the chickens out yet (still being alseep and all). I'm going to have to get them into their pens earlier in the evening I think. My five and six foot fences aren't tall enough to stop them.

That is my biggest fear. Your birds are far too beautiful to be coyote food !

 

[CoopDeDoo]

being forced to get rid of the chickens thanks to being blindsided by rules and not the city ordinances. so if anyone is near yelm i have a showbird gold laced brahma, 2 RIR, and one australorp. brahma is 18 mo and the others were hatched march 1.

Hi Elisha - I sent you a PM regarding your Brahma

 

[ChaeBird]

I'm sad today.   Lost 4 of my ducklings in one day.  two drowned and two were trampled by their moms.   They were laying in the middle of their pen squished, one face down in the water and one right outside of the water wet and dead possibly drowned or possibly squished.      

I took all my ducklings from their moms now because at that rate i'd have nothing left.  

I'm so sorry. How disheartening. I hope your remaining ducklings thrive!

 

[LittleLaneFarm]

Hi everyone, I have started a Buy, Sell, Trade site for farm animals...mostly for SW Washington, but if you are willing to travel then go ahead and join =) Remember to share the page with your friends as well =)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/600569463296509/

 

[Stumpfarmer]

A couple of days ago, I woke up to the distinctive yipping of a coyote. In the almost six years we've been here I haven't seen or heard one before. This one sounded like it was in the driveway right outside my window. Fortunately, I hadn't let the chickens out yet (still being alseep and all). I'm going to have to get them into their pens earlier in the evening I think. My five and six foot fences aren't tall enough to stop them.

One of the times I was awakened last night a coyote was howling right outside the fence- we have two cows and calves tied up getting ready to go to the fair. I went out this morning to check their water and there was a big pile of coyote scat full of long hair and cat claws right where we'd seen sign two weeks ago.

It's discouraging; there's no way to keep them down, all we can do is build stronger fences.