Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[RonB]

My rhode island red just started losing a bunch of feathers in the last few days too! The back of her neck is completely bare. The top of her head is thin. She stopped laying a couple of weeks ago.

sounds like shes molting. I have a gold sex link and a EE that just started molting this week

 

[Greg Richardson]

Slinglings. I know he cares for your saftey but you should ask him to teach you.
Without use of a good saw you are limiting your building.

It's all about someone teaching you, or even these days you could go onto youtube and learn how to use one.
I use to do work years ago for a woman contractor.
Her dad taught her one of the best workers I've ever met.

Woman shouldn't limit themselves imo.

If he is still balking get a chop saw.
You can do so many great things with that type of saw and they are very safe and easy to work with for a long time unlike a skill saw where if you cutting a lot it gets to you unless you have top of the line one that doesn't weigh a lot and if you not in the business or use it every day a waste of $$$.
I've had a chop saw now going on four years and it sure beats using a skill saw when I don't have to use one.
Got that Ryobi chop saw from HD for $99.00 and it has been used a whole lot.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

Hi all,

I live in Buckley and have five chickens. My ex gave me two chickens back in may 2012. The rhode island red has lost more than 60 percent of her feathers since Monday. Her back and belly are bare. If she molts this quick does she grow back the feathers quick? She must be cold as it's 40 degrees out....the other chicken my ex gave me started her molt in September and still loses just an occasional feather.

By the way, I had never been around chickens and boy did I fall in love with them. But my leader Betty the rhode island red is really ugly with almost all feathers gone. The other chickens kind of kept their distance today from her.,..

Spring is almost here...

Keith

I have one that is molting too. I've decided during the night to bring her into the garage under a 40 watt bulb for some heat but not much, and so she has NO wind hitting her. But she was freezing and shaking when outside after sundown. And she is now bald on her back, stomach, neck... well she has a few feathers on her butt and some on her wings is all. then a bunch coming in.
Just watch your chicken and make sure it's not showing signs that it's to cold like mine did.

 

[beausonge]

I usually have Thursdays and Fridays off.

 

[robj]

Fellow Washingtonians here new to the BYC posting thing posts/blogs are new to us. We just wanted to say HELLO from Olympia.

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi right back atcha' and

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

Fellow Washingtonians here new to the BYC posting thing posts/blogs are new to us. We just wanted to say HELLO from Olympia.

hi. What type of chickens or poultry you have?

 

[beausonge]

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Just wanted to share some pictures of my chickens that I took today Breakfast time!!! Here is Whiski, our papa rooster. He is papa to all my babies, cockerals and pullets If you look really close, Angel and Babe, my laying pullets are behind the board. They are red. My third laying pullet, Blondi, is more apricot Whiski's son, Rum. He is for sale sadly Another one of Whiski's sons, Evil. Another one for sale And Whiski's last son for sale, Royal. I love his colors but he isnt veru nice to my girls More Whiski babies. Two of the mammas are on the right three of my favorite Whiski babies. I think all three are pullets. Only time will tell ;-) A bunch of babies with two of the mammas. The one in the background hasnt weaned her batch yet and she even welcomes the older babies I cant believe I didnt get any of the other mammas or of my three laying pullets...lol. Ill try and again around dinner time. [/quote I love your reddish white pullets from your handsome Whiski.

 

[LaughingFeather]

Kicked back watching TV and took this with my phone. Love it.


You got this chicken? From the knees down she is mine! Don't even think of crossing that line.

 

[WhiskiRanch]

Thank you Laughing Im hoping they will look like Blondie who is one of my 5 month old pullets. She is white and apricot just like the babies