Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[OlympicChick]

Partridge hens blend into the mud

Lol!

I went a little nuts with the hardware cloth! Images of raccoons flaying chickens through other people's coops was a big incentive. We have raccoons and possums, and even though I've never seen one in our yard, I wasn't going to take any chances.

 

[Hinotori]

Everyone has been in the water I think. Even Raditz who usually doesn't wet his crest.

 

[OlympicChick]

They are so beautiful! If I had known you before, I should have asked you for silkies instead.

 

[Hinotori]

I sell pullets that aren't good enough for breeding occasionally. Usually it's a split wing issue (missing axial feather). I just mostly have the partridge. I need to cross color breed my black roosters to some partridge hens to help with a few issues.

I'm super selective on the roosters. They must be calm and friendly without being handled now.

 

[pennyJo1960]

The Son and I did this tonight we do have fun no doubt
I am very fortunate to have four o her hens not suitable for breeding but great to spoil
and let hatch eggs for me they like being broody just try to get them to take a break every now and then.. goodnight from here been a very long day

 

[Hinotori]

oh that looks good!

 

[Hinotori]

First, one of the herons that comes over sometimes landed in one of my trees today.

This is the partridge silkie x hatchery EE pullet. She looks a lot like her half sister that's part ameraucana. Just a bit more color on her.

One of the silkie hens. Even a bit of rain doesn't help her see much.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That is cream cheese and jam cookie really quite yummy a bit of challenge to store we ended up with a flat box layering them between wax paper .. my silky can I trim in front of there face I know how dangerous bright light is to me ?

 

[Hinotori]

I trim the worst ones occasionally. As long as they don't have pinfeathers coming in, it's safe. I do triangles on each side.

 

[Hinotori]