Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Amberjem]

LOL. I could. I'm in Irondale. And yeah... the FEW eggs my girls are laying right now are probably fertile.

not sure where ironsdale is dont think have heard of it what kind of chickens? that be kewl if we could meet at the ferry

 

[MargaretYakoda]

not sure where ironsdale is dont think have heard of it what kind of chickens? that be kewl if we could meet at the ferry

Well, the hens I have who are laying are Australorps, Orpingtons, and mixed Australorp/Orpingon. Toosters I've seen mating are Orpington, and one of the Black Jersey Giants is also mating. I thought the Jersey Giants had started laying, but no... not yet. Probably not for a couple weeks.

Irondale is right next to Port Townsend. So, it's super easy to get to the ferry from my house.

But I missed how soon you would like fertile eggs, and if you're willing to pay. The mixed eggs, I don't mind giving away. Purebred Jersey Giant eggs - if I sell them this spring at all - will not be free. Probably not cheap, either.

 

[Amberjem]

 

[Flaming Chicken]

 

[Amberjem]

ohh you sharing popcorn? Good day hope everyones day is going well

 

[Ashley Stroud]

ohh you sharing popcorn? Good day hope everyones day is going well

Mine is going well! Hope everyone else is having a good one too!

Just made egg curry with my girls' eggs! Everyone told me hardboiled FRESH eggs were easier to handle and boy were they right!

 

[Ashley Stroud]

We just had a short weekend getaway, and since the Orp chicks (aka The Skeksis) still weren't big enough to go out to the big coop, we had a chick sitter come and check them twice a day. I felt silly asking someone to chick sit, but they often spill their food or manage to do something to their water bottles. I feel comfortable leaving my 4 hens for a weekend as they have a large run. Haven't taken a proper vacation in a while and we're due, so...

I'm curious what everyone does for their chickens when they go on vacation...

 

[catface]

It may sound strange but if I have eggs incubating or chicks in the brooder I won't go anywhere for more than a few hours. I live in an area with a lot of power outages and I always worry I'll lose power while I'm gone.
I've actually slept in my car all night long with my incubator plugged into a power converter with the car running to keep power to the incubator.
Luckily I had a broody hen who sat on the chicks in the brooder while the power was out.
I just missed Thanksgiving dinner with my parents because I had Ayam Cemani eggs in the incubator. I know I'm a freak but my family accepts it

 

[SunnySky]

We just had a short weekend getaway, and since the Orp chicks (aka The Skeksis) still weren't big enough to go out to the big coop, we had a chick sitter come and check them twice a day. I felt silly asking someone to chick sit, but they often spill their food or manage to do something to their water bottles. I feel comfortable leaving my 4 hens for a weekend as they have a large run. Haven't taken a proper vacation in a while and we're due, so...

I'm curious what everyone does for their chickens when they go on vacation...

I purchased 7 gallon waterers and 5 pound feeders for each of my pens. I only need to top off food and water every week or so in my pen that has 22 chickens in it. My smaller pen of 6 Orpingtons and my pen of 9 Silkies will last up to 2 weeks before having to add more food or water. It give us the ability to go away for a weekend and not have to bother anyone (other than to feed the horses lol). My chicks are set up in a huge brooder with large containers of food and water as well so I can easily go a week without having to add any. I just check on them to make sure no heat lamps have gone out or anything.

 

[Ashley Stroud]

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Then I'm a freak too! lol Everyone teased me but I just wasn't comfortable leaving them without someone to check on them. And if Im honest, I'll probably have someone come check on the girls in the coop/run when we go on a longer vacation. If they could pull their own roller bags, id totally take my girls with me!