Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Thomas Bright]

I will admit freely I do not recall names well.. I took marans cockerel birds to auction for Guy mailed him a check

That's the Guy. I have a processor who does my extra cockerels. Nice to meet you Penny.
I disremember alot in my old age. Actually I disremember more than I remember now. TOM

 

[pennyJo1960]

Aging is not for sissy's but the birds keep us active
a certain amount

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning all very cool out but dry .. Birds having fun still need to get rid of Red

 

[Stefrrr]

Happy spring! I have a broody buffo hen! I’m getting some lavender Orpington chicks in a weekish, so I’m trying to decide whether to slide the chicks under her one night, or give her some cuckoo marans eggs to hatch. I haven’t hatched eggs since I was in high school, a long long time ago.

 

[Stefrrr]

Happy spring! I have a broody buffo hen! I’m getting some lavender Orpington chicks in a weekish, so I’m trying to decide whether to slide the chicks under her one night, or give her some cuckoo marans eggs to hatch. I haven’t hatched eggs since I was in high school, a long long time ago.

I worry about her a little - her head is small, her comb and wattles are undersized and pale. She’s been like this since before she started laying.

 

[pennyJo1960]

View attachment 2573332I worry about her a little - her head is small, her comb and wattles are undersized and pale. She’s been like this since before she started laying.

I have done both trick is to give her a couple eggs first let her think they hatched... after you get the chicks take a egg give a peep, take another and so on yes can be more peeps then eggs

 

[Cluckatar]

We go into lockdown tonight with our first hatch of incubator eggs. Fingers crossed, I think we have 8 viable. We discarded one at day 12, but otherwise our barnyard eggs seem to be doing really well. This should be two silver cuckoo marans, and the rest are snowy white easter eggers crossed with the silver cuckoo marans rooster. We are hoping for a few olive egger hens

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ahhh good luck on the hatch sure is fun to see them hatch

 

[WhySayWhat]

Throw back “Wednesday”....these were my chicks 10 years ago! So excited for the end of April to get here so my new flock will also be here! Why did I go so far out when I ordered?!?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am this run is 7 years we have had them .. I grew up on farm went to work did not have them 35 years .. forced to retire bought them to keep me sane think it failed