Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Rod-T]

Right now I have to Wyandottes And they are great. I plan to get about six more chickens. I'm getting them for eggs but also just as pets. I plan to keep them their whole lives. I can't decide whether to wait till spring and get some baby chicks or buy some started pullets in January. I might do a combination of both, maybe get two or three started pullets and then two or three babies in the spring. I like the idea of having chickens of various ages The problem is that the shipping costs for the started once is so high. And it seems like most of the hatcheries are pretty far away, does anybody know of any that are in the Washington Oregon Idaho area?
I am still getting acquainted with the site, is there a list of hatcheries or breeders by region? I live in Eastern Washington and can't seem to find much. I am interested in various braids, but mostly the dual purpose cold hardy ones.

You might try Craigslist. . Alot people selling out there flocks this time of year. Look for young ones

 

[Leigti]

Haven't had much luck on craigslist yet. The chickens are either older or their bantams. I will keep asking around.

 

[Rod-T]

Haven't had much luck on craigslist yet. The chickens are either older or their bantams. I will keep asking around.

where are you in eastern washington?

 

[Leigti]

I'm in Walla Walla.

 

[allosaurusrock]

I'm looking for just breeders of chickens for future reference, won't get any chicks until it is warmer. Birds you HAVE to cull would be a problem for me.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

@allosaurusrock Remember that if someone is breeding to standard of perfection the cull birds are ones that just aren't perfect enough most of the time. There are some breeding experts on BYC, that suggest if you're looking to breed for shows you'll want breeder quality (bq). Just because a birds parents are show quality doesn't mean the chick will be. It's suggested that starting with birds that are good and working toward perfection is the way to go.

 

[ochochicas]

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Do you want chicks or adult birds? There are a lot of birds for sale out there. I have hatching eggs if you are looking for some.

 

[Tytyvyllus]

I woke up to the egg song this morning! My first egg from the new flock go laid by this pretty little RIR, Una. It weighed 1.8oz and was delicious! I'm ecstatic.











Here it is next to a store bought jumbo! Not bad for a first egg.

 

[allosaurusrock]

Quote: I'm not looking for birds right now, just want some breeders for future reference.

 

[allosaurusrock]

@allosaurusrock Remember that if someone is breeding to standard of perfection the cull birds are ones that just aren't perfect enough most of the time. There are some breeding experts on BYC, that suggest if you're looking to breed for shows you'll want breeder quality (bq). Just because a birds parents are show quality doesn't mean the chick will be. It's suggested that starting with birds that are good and working toward perfection is the way to go.

I'm not trying to be a breeder. When I say, HAVE to cull, it would be something like a meat bird that grows to fast for itself.