Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Cluckatar]

After an aerial attack two years ago (lost one young rooster who was struck dead but not carried off) I had luck criss-crossing their moveable yard with some shiny tape. The theory is that it makes it too hard for the bird flying over to be sure it can make it back up. Big birds need a big runway? I also have an active crow group who sound the eagle/hawk alarm and harass the heck out of birds of prey. I wouldn't trust them near chicks, but they co-exist near my flocks without incident. I give them all the figs and plums that are too high to reach and they seem happy.

 

[Petej]

Evening all,

We'll be getting back into hatching and raising Quail here soon and I'm wondering if anyone in here is Near the Long Beach Peninsula and selling fertilized eggs?

 

[ValerieJ]

After an aerial attack two years ago (lost one young rooster who was struck dead but not carried off) I had luck criss-crossing their moveable yard with some shiny tape. The theory is that it makes it too hard for the bird flying over to be sure it can make it back up. Big birds need a big runway? I also have an active crow group who sound the eagle/hawk alarm and harass the heck out of birds of prey. I wouldn't trust them near chicks, but they co-exist near my flocks without incident. I give them all the figs and plums that are too high to reach and they seem happy.

I did that with criss-crossing the reflective tape before the netting. The only reason I changed was because we needed to walk in there.

 

[charmincarmen]

Welcome and have fun learning and growing with your chicks. What breed did you get?

Barnevelder, golden sex link, olive egger

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ya only thing you did not see is the new coop Valerie.

 

[ValerieJ]

Love the new coop, Penny Jo.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am so happy it has three big windows with hardware cloth as a screen.
I can lock them closed the glass makes a solid cover we resealed them.
One window was cracked a small one so it is fixed solid. Does allow more light in.
We finished the new stop of the chicken yard. Last photo shows the old chicken yard.
The pneumatic stapler is game changer.
start.

 

[PopoMyers]

While they can fly over a 5 ft fence if motivated, I find my chickens do not want to be outside their enclosure. If they inadvertently get out, they are frantic to get back in.

I have a few that occasionally get over the 6' fence, and yes, frantic to get back in. One of my pullets figured out how to get back in. I saw her out, and by the time I had gone out to get her back inside, couldn't find her after searching around the yard and garden. The last place, a nesting box, was where she was. Smart girl.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Good morning going to be hot today here not a cloud in the sky.

 

[ValerieJ]

Good morning going to be hot today here not a cloud in the sky.

Hot indeed! 83 and counting!