Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[pennyJo1960]

Tell ya what if you want to dump a couple I can buy one.
I was stupid when I gave away the EE cockerel.

 

[Smokerbill]

Tell ya what if you want to dump a couple I can buy one.
I was stupid when I gave away the EE cockerel.

Sounds good. If you'll take the "winner" he's yours. Meet me in Napavine, maybe at the Love's gas station, you can have him for free. I'll box him up for you. LOL

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sounds good. If you'll take the "winner" he's yours. Meet me in Napavine, maybe at the Love's gas station, you can have him for free. I'll box him up for you. LOL

Okay when I can bring a crate Love's works great

 

[Smokerbill]

Okay when I can bring a crate Love's works great

The sooner the better for me. Will some time before noon today work for you? You won't need a crate. He'll be in a cardboard box.

 

[pennyJo1960]

That will be fine, We have a green kia soul say 12:30 we move a bit slow now.

 

[Smokerbill]

That will be fine, We have a green kia soul say 12:30 we move a bit slow now.

Perfect. I'll see you then, in a red RAM pickup truck.

 

[Smokerbill]

I just came back in from checking the little hens in the run. There was a third shell-less egg I missed seeing before, broken on the floor. Three with no shells, and one that seems normal today.

Stress can sure mess a hen up. The only good thing is that the hens didn't seem to eat any of the broken egg.

 

[ValerieJ]

@ValerieJ

That's the one I'm going to hang on to for now. If you don't want the "winner", let me know soon. He might not be available for long.

My hens are so wound up and anxious from the cockerel drama that two of them laid shell-less eggs off the perch this morning or last night.

I don't blame you. That will be the good rooster. I don't want the aggressive one. He might be a lot to handle even for my seasoned hens.

Sounds like you have it worked out with PennyJo, so that is really good news for you.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have a huge exhibition crate (wire) let him start in that.
Almost have the foundation for the little coop layed.

 

[Smokerbill]

I don't blame you. That will be the good rooster. I don't want the aggressive one. He might be a lot to handle even for my seasoned hens.

Sounds like you have it worked out with PennyJo, so that is really good news for you.

Thanks ValerieJ. I'm glad it's worked out too!

Another normal egg was laid a little while ago, so at least 5 are laying eggs now. Too bad three of them were wasted today.

I decided to go ahead and put my rooster and hens back together. It seemed like being separated, when the cock crowed, it stressed the hens out. And he was totally stressed out being alone.

So I figured the "natural" stresses of cockerel/pullet dynamics was probably better for all of them, as opposed to separation anxiety.

And so far, they seem to be getting along nicely. The cockerel is doing a lot of his foot stomping dance, and I think he mated 2 or 3 times. That's calmed him down. LOL And the hens seem to be more like a flock, kind of like having the cockerel around binds them together tighter as a group.

But what do I know. I'm no chicken psychologist...