Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Chickielady]

I too am in kitsap

Welcome to you too !

 

[Chickielady]

I have two beautiful tiny Barnevelder chicks that are thriving with their mamma hen. After breaking her broody about 7 times in 2 years she finally got to hatch some chicks. Momma is a blue wheaten ameraucana and she's a great mother. Nobody messes with her chicks -- except me.

This particular line of Barnevelders has proven to be pretty good for autosexing, but there's always those few that can't quite decide. So we know we have one pullet for sure, her name is Gigi. Then there's Hope, her markings are not strikingly a boy's, but not totally a girl either. So... Hope she's a pullet.

We're have a grand time watching the interaction of momma and babies. It's a first for us, too.

Ah! Your first broody & babies ???
I thought you'd had some before !
Broodies are the way to go to do simple flock replacements, easy ! All you have to do is provide simple protection, food & water & watch !

 

[Chickielady]

That's totally correct. Just seeded a few areas myself and I suck at remembering to water them!

It is particularly hard, when we have the wind, which dries out the seeded beds so fast !
I must admit, it would be really super to do the watering pipes right through the blueberry patch, that's for sure !
So, maybe when they are dormant, I may dig them up & put the pipe in.

The radishes, however, leave quite a bit to be desired.
Out of about 8 sq ft seeded, I think 8 came up......too hot, got too dry while I was not paying attention.

Been canning my rear off (I wish!)
Peaches did extremely well again this year !
EXCELLENT Peaches !!!
I intend to go buy 2 more of these trees as soon as I can.
Cucumbers are doing outstanding also, so I am canning peaches, then bread & butter pickles, and then peach jam, then more bread & butter pickles.
I cannot keep enough B&B pickles here, there is so many people who love them.
My kids & Einstein's kids (6 total) make off with cases every year......

Thankful for rain !!!!

 

[Chickielady]

I got a black langshan from someone locally and 100% fell in love with the breed. I'd like more, but preferably from a reputable breeder, and ideally blue, splash, or white. Anyone in the area breed these creatures?

BGMatt breeds Lanshans, I am not sure what colors he has, but he is involved with the club

 

[Chickielady]

What happened with your bird... I had a crop impacted young pullet once and had to aid in the removal... Time and patience. I then fed her gaterade and she healed... She is now a 22 week old Minorca... Small..... Because I think the impacted crop stunted her a bit but happy.

I have not operated on her yet.
I will get the items together & deal with it either tomorrow or Sunday.
I really want to get ahold of topical anesthetic...if possible, or even a local.
I hate to cut open an animal with no anesthetic....

 

[Chickielady]

Brand new chicken mama here! I have seven breeds I'd like to combine to start my flock, but all of the bigger hatcheries have minimum orders that are far too many chicks for this lady! Any suggestions??? I'm in puyallup

Post what breeds you are interested in finding here.
More than likely, folks here will show up & either have what you want, or can instruct you where to go to get what you want.

But you have to post the breeds you want, so's we know !

 

[Chickielady]

I have been on a mission for a few years now trying to get access to the three native Chilean birds, two of which are the parent species used to create araucanas. Anyone have any ideas? Importing them is out of the question...way too expensive to get through customs and quarentine.

I have tried to get mail order on 1 species & hatch them, but was forewarned that they are hard to hatch, and they did not even develope (so I suspect they were not fertile to begin with)
I have not tried again.
There is a thread on here (BYC) with a few who raise these birds, have you seen the thread ?

I'll see if I can find it...

 

[Chickielady]

I don't know how I just piggybacked someone else's post.

What is above, is called a "Quote"
When you are answering a person, as I am answering you now, HIT QUOTE, and this page pops up, and you can then type in your response, as I have done here, then hit post.
THEN the person you are answering knows what you are talking about...and that person came even be notified that someone has answered their post.

 

[Chickielady]

My garden could have used another solid month of sunshine and warm temps. We only hit 80 once or twice last month. I was really hoping for some ripe tomatoes this year.

How long have you lived there ?
You need to grow some veggies that are more suited to this marine Enviroment.
I started out with Oregon Springs (Tomatoes) and now my Red Stars are loaded and hard to keep up with them, and the Cobras (big slicer) are doing really well.
But seriously, what was doing well 5 years ago, is not necessarily doing well now, due to the drastic change in the weather !

 

[Chickielady]

We spent some time out that way this summer. This is a pretty area. Let me know if the get away needs chickens, lol.

My brother bought the place from my parents, so it is his now.
When he retires from work, he just may have peckers.
he has said he'd love to have chickens....hopefully I'll still be around when he retires...he is my baby brother.