Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[flirty31]

The chicks experiencing the world outside for the very first time. Four Black Copper Marans and four Olive Eggers.

Oh I wanted a BCM SOOO BAD!!!

 

[flirty31]

I sure the "enablers" should be online here soon

can't wait to see what they have to share!

I am such a noob here! What does this mean?

 

[FirewifeJess]

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agreed. Though...I got a group of 12 day olds and then 10 days later got 3 more day olds and threw them in with everyone else. They did totally fine all together.

 

[itsren]

Also opinions for Tacoma area is it warm enough to put my chick in the garage under a 40 watt bulb? It was hatched just before x-mas. It is now stinky, and mostly feathered. I don't want to put it outside yet but wondering if it's to cold for it to be in the garage? I rather it be out there where I keep the hay, chicken feed, and all that. So that the smell isn't as bad, not as closed off as an area and the chicken can slowly get use to cooler weather.

Garage is fine. I really don't know if a 40-watt bulb would be warm enough for a chick that hatched just before Christmas. I guess it depends on how cold your garage gets.

I have 7-weekers that are still under a heat lamp in the garage. Our garage gets pretty cold, esp. at night. The lamp is not down close to the brooder - but above it to keep the general area warmer. They hatched Dec 9. I tend to be an overly cautious chicken-momma though. Others here would probably be able to give you a more realistic idea if that would be OK or not.

ETA: I'm in the Auburn area.

 

[Sweetlilbaby]

Garage is fine. I really don't know if a 40-watt bulb would be warm enough for a chick that hatched just before Christmas. I guess it depends on how cold your garage gets.

I have 7-weekers that are still under a heat lamp in the garage. Our garage gets pretty cold, esp. at night. The lamp is not down close to the brooder - but above it to keep the general area warmer. They hatched Dec 9. I tend to be an overly cautious chicken-momma though. Others here would probably be able to give you a more realistic idea if that would be OK or not.

ETA: I'm in the Auburn area.

i can try to find a 60 watt bulb. the chick would be put in a dog crate that has a lamp sticking in the side of it. the light is only one foot from the floor of it. I don't really have any heat bulbs. I have never used a heat lamp bulb, the highest i've ever used for chicks was 60 watt. i just worry because it's a single chick instead of being 2 or more. but i am tired of the stink in my bathroom and being unable to get to my shower (we have two full bathrooms). My shampoo favorite shampoo is trapped though and i cannot get to it, and that is the shower i bathe my dogs in.

 

[itsren]

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Do you want a BCM boy? I have 3 or 4 of them! Not exactly sure how many. The boys will be sold. The one that I thought was a girl because of the small comb is growing copper feathers on the neck. Don't know if that's a bad sign or not.

 

[itsren]

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Enablers are people who help you exercise the process of chicken math. I started out with 3 and met the great enabler Chicken Rustler who rustled some chickens and enabled me to grow a small flock to 15.

 

[RainyDayChicken]

Hello everyone meet the newest addition to rainydaychickens


he is like don't look at my feet

 

[ChickAudie]

Hello everyone meet the newest addition to rainydaychickens


he is like don't look at my feet

Oh my gosh!! How adorable!!!! Look at that last pic, what an attitude! lol!

 

[mikeyb]

This is for those bla days or for those "me times" that we all need.

Take one pkg of "SWISS MISS" cocoa mix. Put in coffee cup. Add fresh hot coffee and stir.
Drink. Enjoy. Caution, it is addictive, but oh so good. Guarantee it will pick you up and only 60 Cal.