Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[pennyJo1960]

I think we have too many chickens for that method.

We'd have to wear hazmat suits to clean up the branches for all the manure left on them

I do not have very many and only 14 chickens

 

[dgrasseth]

DRY INCUBATION QUESTION!! Hello fellow Washingtonians!! I am just about to put my eggs on lockdown! First time! Super excited! Yay! Anyway, I keep hearing mixed comments on where the humidity should be? I was planning on 60% but now I keep reading 70%. But that seems high?? I was wondering what other people in Washington do since we have the same climate. I'm hatching BCM and OEs if that helps. In a still air GQF 1602. I filled all 3 trays underneath and put a wet sponge in a container in the top with the eggs. Now I freaking out that I put too much in! Any help and advice would be certainly welcome! Thank you!!!!!!!!

 

[junebuggena]

DRY INCUBATION QUESTION!! Hello fellow Washingtonians!! I am just about to put my eggs on lockdown! First time! Super excited! Yay! Anyway, I keep hearing mixed comments on where the humidity should be? I was planning on 60% but now I keep reading 70%. But that seems high?? I was wondering what other people in Washington do since we have the same climate. I'm hatching BCM and OEs if that helps. In a still air GQF 1602. I filled all 3 trays underneath and put a wet sponge in a container in the top with the eggs. Now I freaking out that I put too much in! Any help and advice would be certainly welcome! Thank you!!!!!!!!

Lockdown humidity should be at least 60%. Higher is better.

 

[Leigti]

I let all the chickens free range together for a couple hours this evening. Everything seemed to go OK. No major outbursts.

 

[Saris]

Does anyone nearest Spokane now how to caponize cockerels? I'm going to try and learn but I would rather learn from a person than YouTube videos.

 

[Hinotori]

Urgh! We have a rat issue again. Went 2+ years without issues and now they are back. I think the only one happy about it is the german shepherd. She thinks killing them is great fun and is how I got rid of them last time.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Urgh! We have a rat issue again. Went 2+ years without issues and now they are back. I think the only one happy about it is the german shepherd. She thinks killing them is great fun and is how I got rid of them last time.

Good dog!

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Happy Valentine's Day Washington Peeps!

 

[Bridebeliever]

 

[pennyJo1960]

Does anyone nearest Spokane now how to caponize cockerels? I'm going to try and learn but I would rather learn from a person than YouTube videos.

this was something I even had to google guess what it brought me to a page on here, there is a very well done photo layout
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/210041/how-to-caponize-a-rooster-warning-graphic-pics
there is a great utube video

these are pretty graphic to someone who is not familiar with surgery Caponize is Neuter for all who want the more english wording.