Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Sequel]

We didn’t get any measurable snow. Just a tiny bit on the grass which hung around for a whole week! It started raining last night and it’s still raining. It’s 37F on the porch so I’m hoping that goes up a little.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Bit of snow accumulating now, but I haven't been able to get the human door open on the coop (it's frozen and I don't want to force it) so the chickens will have to make do with the food in the run. Except of course they hate snow so they'd rather stare at the food dishes while hiding under shelter.

 

[pennyJo1960]

The door on the new coop is warped T 1-11 warped at the bottom.
39 here most the snow is gone it has been raining like 3 days.

 

[Smokerbill]

The door on the new coop is warped T 1-11 warped at the bottom.
39 here most the snow is gone it has been raining like 3 days.

Sucks about the door.

I let the girls back out into their day run today. The woodchips out there are kind of wet, but I guess it won't hurt them. They'll dry out when they go back into the secure run for the night.

Picked up another banana box of produce waste at the grocery store this morning. Grapes, greens, tomatoes, apples and a 5 pound bag of russet potatoes.

I guess chickens will eat cooked potatoes, won't they??? Can they eat the skin too?

 

[pennyJo1960]

They do prefer them without/
just my humble opinion.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Human coop door was still iced shut this morning so I slid a putty scraper under it until I hit the icy patches and chipped it loose. Just means I'll need to paint the trim again come summer. We normally take in the dry feeder at night but we'll just leave it inside for now, in case it melts and then refreezes overnight, so at least I won't have to worry if there's food that's dry and available inside.

 

[Hinotori]

Sucks about the door.

I let the girls back out into their day run today. The woodchips out there are kind of wet, but I guess it won't hurt them. They'll dry out when they go back into the secure run for the night.

Picked up another banana box of produce waste at the grocery store this morning. Grapes, greens, tomatoes, apples and a 5 pound bag of russet potatoes.

I guess chickens will eat cooked potatoes, won't they??? Can they eat the skin too?

As long as it isn't green, it's fine cooked. Potatoes were used as filler in Britain during WWII. I give excess mashed potatoes sometimes and they love them

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well cockerel is at the auction for tomorrow. We are dry here.
My old EE is still holding on she was out in the yard.
I carried her to small coop put her in nest she is snot move.

 

[Smokerbill]

I let my girls out to roam for an hour tonight, now that most of the snow is gone. I got them back into the run around 4PM by shaking the scratch jar and giving them a treat. Works every time!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Just wet here too mud is back sit and wait for spring.
Think I am still surprised the splash cockerel are so good to each other.