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I never realized how difficult it would be to take pictures of chickens!
Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps
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I never realized how difficult it would be to take pictures of chickens!
My Romeo and Miss Dixie a red banty and a blue frizzle cochin coparent....it's very cute, a roo that's a proud papa is even cockier! Lol
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I live in Benton county Washington, a couple of backyard flocks were affected, one lost like 250 birds, not that that many were infected, but they had to destroy the whole flock..,their birds shared a pond with wild ducks and geese though and they had domestic ducks as well... There is a quarantined area around their place now that is said to be in affect for 2 years I think they said...I'd have to search for the article again...I'm so thankful that it wasn't too close to me...I don't have waterfowl, and my pond is so small it only attracts an occasional frog,.,it was on the other side of the county from me...we have a commercial egg plant in the next county, but it wasn't affected.,,they have doubled the price of their eggs in the stores though...10.86 for 4 dozen medium eggs!!
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In the Brooder
The coop is finally done except for a coat of paint! The chicks spent their first night in the big girl house!
I'm in the se corner of Washington, the paper put us all on notice that if we had a bird die of unknown causes we were to report it...one farm in my county lost 250 birds...it was on the other side of the county and there is a quarantine zone around it, all the chick days at local feed stores still happened though...it blew east really fast!
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Thanks! There will be a roof 6" off the top of the walls, so they will be protected. I intend to make the poop hammock and see if that'll be sufficient as a floor. If not, It's easy enough to just add a hinged piece of plywood in there. When the weather cools down, they will definitely have 4 walls. I'm making a hinged removable section that's going to mount to the interior supports so that when it cools down, the chickies will have 4 walls to break the wind, but still allow them tons of ventilation. Worst case scenario is that I buy a little henhouse and drop it in the run if what I built doesn't seem like it's keeping them warm enough.
I will definitely post a few times looking for chickens. I'm still trying to put together a list of breeds I want. I'd actually love some suggestions.
Qualities I am looking for:
low tendency to be broody
not total jerks
decent egg production
I'd love a EE or something similar
Funny feathery stuff like feathers on legs or muffs.
QUIET. This is the biggest priority. If we get a hen that is really noisy, she either gets rehomed or eaten. We are in a relatively quiet neighborhood of smallish 1/4 acre lots and don't want to be "that" neighbor.
So far a few breeds that I think I might want are:
australorp
barred rock
cochin
ameraucana
EE
OE
Thanks! There will be a roof 6" off the top of the walls, so they will be protected. I intend to make the poop hammock and see if that'll be sufficient as a floor. If not, It's easy enough to just add a hinged piece of plywood in there. When the weather cools down, they will definitely have 4 walls. I'm making a hinged removable section that's going to mount to the interior supports so that when it cools down, the chickies will have 4 walls to break the wind, but still allow them tons of ventilation. Worst case scenario is that I buy a little henhouse and drop it in the run if what I built doesn't seem like it's keeping them warm enough.
I will definitely post a few times looking for chickens. I'm still trying to put together a list of breeds I want. I'd actually love some suggestions.
Qualities I am looking for:
low tendency to be broody
not total jerks
decent egg production
I'd love a EE or something similar
Funny feathery stuff like feathers on legs or muffs.
QUIET. This is the biggest priority. If we get a hen that is really noisy, she either gets rehomed or eaten. We are in a relatively quiet neighborhood of smallish 1/4 acre lots and don't want to be "that" neighbor.
So far a few breeds that I think I might want are:
australorp
barred rock
cochin
ameraucana
EE
OE
Thanks ! It matches the house & cabin.
Junky little cabin-barn...LOL has so much "artwork" and "STUFF" hanging on it.LOL
Cute ! Do you have a Pop-Up door in the floor or a wall with ramp ?
The coop is finally done except for a coat of paint! The chicks spent their first night in the big girl house!
It is a good idea to have a coop on stilts, as it gives the birds shelter in rain, and from air predators.
I ain't gonna tell anybody if I see a dead bird....
Me neither.
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