Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Chickielady]

Well I am in Longview I have 13 welsummers 14 barred rock. 10 golden sec links. And 20 buff orpingtons. Then I have my flock of bourbon red turkeys and a small flock of royal Palm turkeys. I'm a army veteran that now lives the lighter side of life. With my lovely wife 2 daughters and another 1 on the way. Along with a Australian Shepard for my all around farm dog. She does it all.

Awesome & so nice to meet you !

 

[QuiltinGramma]

Quote: My girls are so crazy....with 6 birds, I think I have 5 laying. (I don't think my Ameracana is laying yet, cause no blue or green eggs, whichever color it is, yet. I do have some cream color eggs which might be her...maybe the color comes with time.) But today, we got one in the morning, then one in the afternoon around 2:00 and two more this evening when we got home. Of course they laid their eggs in the back corner of the coop instead of in the nesting box and I had to put my hand down into their poopy litter in order to balance myself so I could pick up the eggs. Ugh, went running for the soap and water immediately.

 

[AaronR]

I'm looking forward to my first batch of eggs. I wonder which I'll like best out of them. That's great my niece is so grossed out when she gets pooped by

 

[carynlg]

I had to isolate a bully this morning. One of my new Swedish Flower Hens (let's call her Sophia), has been harassing the two Silver Laced Wyandottes (Emma and Eva). She'll be in timeout for a few days.

Hi! I'm near Tacoma and your post caught my attention. I posted on the chicken behavior but didn't get any advice. Maybe you have ideas? I have an EE hen that just started laying (the only one of 5 so far) and is brutally attacking one of our Golden Laced Wyandottes....I mean blood and all. They've all been together since a few days old, now 20 weeks, so I'm pretty disheartened. The EE is not at the top of the order, but has always wanted to be. I have her seperated in a dog crate next to the run. They didn't seem to have a prob at night in the coop until this morning when I heard her attacking again, so I will be keeping her seperated all the time now.
What are your thoughts on timing for reintroducing or whether a super aggressive hen will always be that way? She's not that way to the others nor do the others pick on anyone either.
Thanks so much!!

 

[CharMac76]

Hi! I'm near Tacoma and your post caught my attention. I posted on the chicken behavior but didn't get any advice. Maybe you have ideas? I have an EE hen that just started laying (the only one of 5 so far) and is brutally attacking one of our Golden Laced Wyandottes....I mean blood and all. They've all been together since a few days old, now 20 weeks, so I'm pretty disheartened. The EE is not at the top of the order, but has always wanted to be. I have her seperated in a dog crate next to the run. They didn't seem to have a prob at night in the coop until this morning when I heard her attacking again, so I will be keeping her seperated all the time now.
What are your thoughts on timing for reintroducing or whether a super aggressive hen will always be that way? She's not that way to the others nor do the others pick on anyone either.
Thanks so much!!

Whenever I isolate a bully, I typically do it for a few days. She has to sleep in the isolation pen too (just because I'm usually asleep when they get up). Then I'll let them all out together on a day that I watch them and intervene if necessary, I've had good success with that, but I have heard others who eventually had to rehome or cull the bird from their flock, hope that helps. Good luck!

 

[Carolei]

Growing on chickens, so cute, Bielefelders, Sulmtalers & a few Wheaten Ameraucana



Getting big & eating like horses !

Beautiful birds!

 

[Justso]

Dear Seattle,

You can have your weather back now!!

Love, Chicago

 

[QuiltinGramma]

Dear Seattle,

You can have your weather back now!!

Love, Chicago

 

[LaurelC]

Anyone in the Olympia area have a couple of docile pullets they are looking for a home for, my mother is building a larger version of the garden coop and will soon be ready to start building a flock (she's getting my noisy faverolles/speckled sussex lady also) and wants some pets (she isn't worried so much about production).

 

[CarolynF]

Anyone in the Olympia area have a couple of docile pullets they are looking for a home for, my mother is building a larger version of the garden coop and will soon be ready to start building a flock (she's getting my noisy faverolles/speckled sussex lady also) and wants some pets (she isn't worried so much about production).

She needs some Barnevelders and I know someone with an abundance of young pullets in a variety of ages! They are wonderful birds and lay huge dark brown eggs. She has both blue and black double laced. @DiamondDust is her name on BYC, she's between Shelton & Belfair.