Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[pennyJo1960]

Urgh. Been sick, busy, and now tired.

Just got the riding mower back from getting fixed. 5 hours and about a third of the mowing is done. Takes several passes to fully take down 3-4 foot grass smoothly. It only takes maybe 4 hours to do the whole thing if it's not overgrown since it's only about 2 acres I mow.

what did You catch darn it we have escaped all bugs here thankfully

 

[pennyJo1960]

Anyone in South East Washington interested in a free Barred Rock Rooster? We cannot keep him where we are. We got one by accident when we got our hens this spring. At this time he is 5 weeks old. Or does anyone know of a place where we can take him and drop him off?

Hi! I'm from Yacolt, Wa. I live back in the burn. I've lived up here for 14 years and just love it here.
I acquired these chickens in January of this year. I hear that some of them were interbred and the chicks in the cat carrier were supposed purebred black silkies. The other flock of adult silkies were a cross with something else. There were 14 roosters in the flock. I took 5 of them out and a hen too.
I wanted to see the process of a hen, hatching an egg and raising a chick, so Bok Bwok the hen is now raising a chick. The other 1 didn't survive because it couldn't get out of it's shell.
I also have 2 other broody hens who are sitting on some eggs. I think those are going to hatch after Friday of this week.
The picture enclosed is the coop my husband made. Bok Bwok is the hen, if you can see her with her chick. I use the coop as a nursury in the day and let the rest of the chickens in at dusk to eat drink and roost.

not as familiar with you two but all all are Welcome here know where Pasco is but unfamiliar with Yacolt what are close to

 

[Leigti]

Anyone in South East Washington interested in a free Barred Rock Rooster? We cannot keep him where we are. We got one by accident when we got our hens this spring. At this time he is 5 weeks old. Or does anyone know of a place where we can take him and drop him off?

I might know somebody in Walla Walla who wants one. Luckily I found a home for mine. I will ask them tomorrow.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Yacolt is east of Vancouver area headwaters of the washougal river I think.

 

[Rskiba]

I might know somebody in Walla Walla who wants one. Luckily I found a home for mine. I will ask them tomorrow.

If you could check that would be great. Would like to find a home for him somewhere.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Penny have you looked at your eggs for the last time before hatch? If so were you able to tell if they were all good or not. Seems like you said something about them but I don’t remember. I mowed the whole plantation yesterday can’t hardly move today back problems and a good case of allergy’s, but I need to get back to butchering today on the Cornish X only have one bag of feed left need to get my rear in gear. Think I will try walleye fishing Friday.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I cannot see in them.. James feels all viable I have two incubators do not try to hatch
in the no name use the hova bator I can see in but will not have that till the 19
t6he hova bator was started last night now

 

[Leigti]

If you could check that would be great. Would like to find a home for him somewhere.

I sent you a message.

 

[pennyJo1960]

could not get the no name incubator to stop it's alarm for water half a gallon or more in still said humidity low my units said too high they are all in the bator now did not put the turner in will hand turn them

 

[mixedbreeds]

could not get the no name incubator to stop it's alarm for water half a gallon or more in still said humidity low my units said too high they are all in the bator now did not put the turner in will hand turn them

Isn’t that a lot of work to hand turn I don’t know only have used a turner. Are your silkies not broody