Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[pennyJo1960]

Guess King county has becomes the worst that way... there is laws and quirks down here even we cannot burn a fire outside over 3 ft in diameter .. we have a great burn pot just the right size... and that is about it and no regulations on the birds

 

[Hinotori]

The crests on silkie crosses are so funny.

I think I may need some blue laying silkied EEs

 

[pennyJo1960]

How big are they getting silky or EE cute crest

 

[Hinotori]

He's half partridge silkie and half wheaten ameraucana.

My guess is he will weigh about 4 pounds as an adult

 

[pennyJo1960]

so still about silky size think it could be fun to make one full size like a big chicken

 

[Hinotori]

The rooster was a normal size silkie so about 2.5 pounds. If I bred the really big 4+ pound silkie rooster to some ameraucana I'd get 4+ pound hens and 5+ roosters. Would be small but still large fowl.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Guess your right I loose in my mind weights but my EE are maybe 5 lbs but most are 4

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey all cooled off a good 5 degrees today ... birds aren't panting so bad have a huge fan in coop they stand it there in front of it wings puffed out like they are flying

 

[Hinotori]

Was just over 90 here same as sunday. Yesterday was slightly cooler.

I had the joy of hurting my back and that's made my jam making torture. Two flats of strawberries should be enough for the year. I think I did less last year, but I'm not doing blueberry at all this year and am doing less other berries. Hubby tends do go for the strawberry most.

He likes the Pacific crabapple a lot, but I never make much of that since we only have three trees and the fruit is a quarter the size of a cherry at the largest even if it does grow in clusters. Last year the buds froze but there are a lot again this year. I should be able to get two batches if he helps me pick.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have 3 apple trees a pear and choke cherry