Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[DaveOmak]

Something like this will work... make sure no other animals can enter the area...

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Double-S...F8&qid=1408665354&sr=1-17&keywords=kill+traps

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Animal-R..._sbs_sg_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMGFPXDS5PRTNPDKWZR

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Double-S..._sbs_sg_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMGFPXDS5PRTNPDKWZR

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Dog-Proo...im_misc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1CXC5FDGACTX7M44X00T

http://www.amazon.com/Hawbakers-Rac...sbs_lg_20?ie=UTF8&refRID=1J9AE22YCQMBPMFYX81X

 

[elizmartin]

Something like this will work... make sure no other animals can enter the area...

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Double-S...F8&qid=1408665354&sr=1-17&keywords=kill+traps

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Animal-R..._sbs_sg_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMGFPXDS5PRTNPDKWZR

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Double-S..._sbs_sg_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMGFPXDS5PRTNPDKWZR

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Dog-Proo...im_misc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1CXC5FDGACTX7M44X00T

http://www.amazon.com/Hawbakers-Rac...sbs_lg_20?ie=UTF8&refRID=1J9AE22YCQMBPMFYX81X

While looking through Cackle online there was a page that highlighted predators, very interesting….What surprised me is that an owl can and will fly in/out of a one foot space…..Will have to fix the top of my pens…...

 

[elizmartin]

I don't know how to ask this without seeming rude but do you eat your chickens? If so then I'd grow them out and send them to freezer camp and or sell them to someone who does.

The second thought was maybe that particular roo throws boys rather than girls? I know nothing about genetics of chickens but maybe if you could separate him so he is not fertilizing the eggs and try another roo and see if you get the same results.

and no I could not cull a chick even though I have ferrets who would eat them I just couldn't do it.

Its possible, the PH of their systems, phases of the moon, heredity…...

 

[Manningjw]

Its possible, the PH of their systems, phases of the moon, heredity…...

Quote: While I don't know enough about chickens to know what could influence odds of gender - their sex determining chromosomes are different from mammals who have XY. Chickens have ZW sex determining chromosomes and it is the hen(ZW) and not the rooster(ZZ) who determines gender of the offspring.

 

[Manningjw]

Something like this will work... make sure no other animals can enter the area...

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Double-S...F8&qid=1408665354&sr=1-17&keywords=kill+traps

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Animal-R..._sbs_sg_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMGFPXDS5PRTNPDKWZR

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Double-S..._sbs_sg_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMGFPXDS5PRTNPDKWZR

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Dog-Proo...im_misc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1CXC5FDGACTX7M44X00T

http://www.amazon.com/Hawbakers-Rac...sbs_lg_20?ie=UTF8&refRID=1J9AE22YCQMBPMFYX81X

Thanks for the info! The bait looks interesting. Some of my pullets fly out fairly regularly so I would be worried about getting caught in the traps. After reading the RCWs relating to extermination it sounds as if the only legal traps without a trapping permit are live traps, and if I am not mistaken those are kill traps correct? Then again maybe I read it wrong. I am really hoping that when I get home from work this morning there will be a raccoon in there. My chickens are going to have a feast...

 

[elizmartin]

Something like this will work... make sure no other animals can enter the area...

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Double-S...F8&qid=1408665354&sr=1-17&keywords=kill+traps

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Animal-R..._sbs_sg_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMGFPXDS5PRTNPDKWZR

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Double-S..._sbs_sg_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=0GMGFPXDS5PRTNPDKWZR

http://www.amazon.com/Duke-Dog-Proo...im_misc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1CXC5FDGACTX7M44X00T

http://www.amazon.com/Hawbakers-Rac...sbs_lg_20?ie=UTF8&refRID=1J9AE22YCQMBPMFYX81X

was humored that the dog proof coon trap is sold by *Toys N Games, Etc* and that gift wrap is available.

 

[elizmartin]

Thanks for the info! The bait looks interesting. Some of my pullets fly out fairly regularly so I would be worried about getting caught in the traps. After reading the RCWs relating to extermination it sounds as if the only legal traps without a trapping permit are live traps, and if I am not mistaken those are kill traps correct? Then again maybe I read it wrong. I am really hoping that when I get home from work this morning there will be a raccoon in there. My chickens are going to have a feast...

Good Luck, The Seattle area is full of raccoons, coyotes, hawks, eagles and an occasional big cat.

 

[Rainier]

We pulled up to the feed store as the chicks were being delivered. They had buff and white.

We got one white and three buff.

White that still has it's egg tooth


Buffs

 

[thepurplecoop]

@Rainier sooo cute! Congrats!

 

[tridentk9]

While I don't know enough about chickens to know what could influence odds of gender

Apparently hormone levels in the hen can influence the sex of the chick. It won't be 100% females but it will be better than 50:50.