Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Greg Richardson]

HL. Hopefully they are clean. I hate to see someone who is stated as not.
Good to see the author of that website has their name right up front as being clean.

I posted that so people would try to support the companies that are without question not supporting one of the most evil corporations ever that is poisoning our land, our kids, depleting our soils, the list goes on and on as our government supports them.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

As I was typing my posts to Istren, my rooster started doing the "egg song", which means predator. I ran up stairs grabbed the rifle and went outside. The big kids are all huddled against the house so I walk out to the back fence. I see feathers on the ground, hawk attack. Then sure enough just above me in the tree is a Coopers Hawk. He flew up into a tree about 50 yards away. I shot the ground to scare it off(took 3 shots to make it fly away). Then started looking for a body since there weren't a ton of feathers on the ground. About 5 feet away against the fence is Peep the EE lying on the ground and gasping for breath. I almost just put her out of her suffering there. But picked her up and inspected her wounds. She has a 1/2" gash at the base of her skull. I brought her in and put antibiotic ointment on it and have her in the 30gal brooder tub with the dark lid on to keep it dark. She is sitting normal but still very much in shock. Hopefully she will make it since her wounds aren't severe. But we can't find Elphaba(EE) or Amber(GSL). they have flown the yard and are hiding. Hopefully they can make it back before dark.

So sorry! This sounds exactly like what happened to Frodo. I hope your Peep does as well as our Frodo is doing.

Update on "Peep", she ate a few crumbles and drank a ton of water about 6 hours after the attack. I know the wound will heal fine, I was just worried about the shock. She seems to have come out of that. We have heard her clucking and purring in the tub a few times. Gonna keep her inside tonight and she how she is doing tomorrow to see if she wants out or not.

Happy New Year everyone.

So glad to hear she is doing well!

And glad you found the other missing girls!

 

[Sudsy Chick]

Do your chickens shake their head when you call them by name? Mine do. If you call for Patti she shakes her head quickly and the others do not. Each one does it for their name like they are saying "I hear you, what do you want?". I didn't expect this with them. I do take them inside alone and give treats and cuddles in the evening. They perch on my knee and coo and snack.

Just curious, do yours shake their head in recognition of their name when you call?

Oh, and no snow in Poulsbo but it is cold.

Kathy

My chickens don't shake their heads, but I call their names when I give out treats, and they all (mostly) wait their turn

 

[Chicken Rustler]

New to all this. Anyone in Cowlitz county?
Going to be looking to buy eggs to hatch this spring to add to my flock.

Howdy naybour !!!! Yes there are a couple peeps in Cowlitz Co. Depending on what flavor chickens ya want there is a very good chance somebody here can help ya.

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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Hi ChickieLady!!!

Nice to hear from you!

I hope your house is progressing well, beautiful quilt!

Happy New Year to you!

 

[mikeyb]

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!!!

 

[mikeyb]

Hey, I know most of you are probably aware of this, but;
if you have forgotton your glasses as you sit down to read this, you don't have to jump up and search for them. Hold the ctrl button down and tap the + sign on the keyboard. (several times if needed) Voila, the type size is increased to where you can read it.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Hey, I know most of you are probably aware of this, but;
if you have forgotton your glasses as you sit down to read this, you don't have to jump up and search for them. Hold the ctrl button down and tap the + sign on the keyboard. (several times if needed) Voila, the type size is increased to where you can read it.

Thanks! I didn't know this and will be using it frequently!!!

 

[Greg Richardson]

Once I get certain trees down that my odds are branches from storms won't destroy my greenhouse I was thinking of building one.
Yet, I may get lazy and save some time buying it this way saving building time.
Lot of great options here even for cheap people like myself. LOL!

Scroll down for the cheaper ones..............
http://www.greenhousemegastore.com/category/hobby-greenhouses

 

[CarolynF]

New to all this. Anyone in Cowlitz county?
Going to be looking to buy eggs to hatch this spring to add to my flock.

Welcome to BYC and the Washington thread. And Happy New Year, too.