Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Grandmas Coop]

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have 2 Co2 pistols .. They get caught in the traps not always killing them.
Most will not stay still long enough to get right behind the head.. I use that and decon as the rats got wise to the traps.

 

[fanatic291]

My 8 hens got their first taste of the hoop run today. They did great being in the coop for 3 weeks while I finished it up. They sure did get big since late September when they were chicks.

 

[fanatic291]

I will be adding wood chips tomorrow that dropped off by my logging buddy. Any advice is appreciated. I am a noob.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I am not a wood chip fan for birds, especially really little babies, but you have it in there already.

 

[pennyJo1960]

My 8 hens got their first taste of the hoop run today. They did great being in the coop for 3 weeks while I finished it up. They sure did get big since late September when they were chicks.View attachment 2956025View attachment 2956028View attachment 2956032

Nice. Welcome to the state thread here.

 

[fanatic291]

I don’t have them in there yet. Just some leaves that I raked up. Why don’t you like wood chips? I heard they do good with not clumping and keeping mud at the bottom of the run.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I use white shavings in my coop but go buy compressed bales of them. Getting them free not able to choose.
The ones he used wont hurt anyone.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I will be adding wood chips tomorrow that dropped off by my logging buddy. Any advice is appreciated. I am a noob.

I'm a fan of wood chips - drainage and mud control are key for me. I assume these are fresh/green chips? Aged chips are ideal due to less risk of harmful mold growth but you can still use fresh chips if needed to control mud and odor, just apply them gradually over time in thin layers and build it up.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Flooding has stopped for now but creek is still over the bank and there's more rain on the way, so likely going to flood again (hopefully not as badly as a few days ago).

Finally was able to assess the damage and there was some moderate gravel loss right by the bank, but I still have a 1/2 cubic yard or so of extra gravel taking up space on the driveway, so I hope that'll be enough to even out the path.