Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[catface]

Hey Hamilton,
Just saw you are evacuating due to flooding. I can come up with emergency housing for about 8 chickens in Bow.

I think it's great to offer emergency housing like this! I am in Maple Falls (up by the border) and I could house a couple dozen in an emergency if necessary as well.

 

[ochochicas]

My power has gone out twice this week, so I'm not incubating now. Sounds like fun though. Good luck with your hatch!

 

[Chickielady]

The second one does look like a young cockerel. Look at the curved tail feathers. None of my hens have those.

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[Chickielady]

My power has gone out twice this week, so I'm not incubating now. Sounds like fun though. Good luck with your hatch!

still out ?
Seems like every time 'they' fix the power, it gets knocked out again.
We are lucky.
Most of our lines are underground, and in the last 6 years we lost power once, for about 3 hours.

 

[Chickielady]

I am saving Sulmtaler eggs again, to do another set in a week.....
So far I have 3 eggs left to hatch tomorrow.
There is 4 or 5 Lavender Orps, and a few Sulmtalers in this first set.
Got to get them out of there later today...they are messing with the last chicks hatching.
Little boogers.................

 

[feistychick]

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The second one does look like a young cockerel.  Look at the curved tail feathers.  None of my hens have those.  

That's what I was getting concerned about as well - but I'm going to wait until I can get a good look in daylight :/ I've only been able to see them after dark when they are roosted so far. Do you think it's a bantam though, it is tiny compared to my chick that was hatched in August?

 

[Chickielady]

That's what I was getting concerned about as well - but I'm going to wait until I can get a good look in daylight

I've only been able to see them after dark when they are roosted so far. Do you think it's a bantam though, it is tiny compared to my chick that was hatched in August?

The cockerel, the second pic does look like a young male bantam, and has sickle tail feathers (hens do not have) and hackle on neck & saddle. No hens would have a different neck coloration or pointed saddle hackle.
That's what a can see on the photo.
If you can get a closer pic of him sideways it would be better, but I agree with pips&peeps and Ochochicas....
If you hold the bird to your chest, like a baby, and dig your fingers gently into its saddle feather, see if they are pointy thin, usually have a lustre to them..maybe easier for you to tell that way.
Looking at the comb & wattles look pinkish, so it is a young bird either way, and the comb & wattles are small...so maybe an immature cockerel, or a really leggy leghorn bantam pullet...look for the hackle to make sure...but I'm still saying it is male now.

 

[Leigti]

I am interested in getting some AustraLorp hens. Are they pretty easy to find in Eastern Washington? I don't remember seen any in the feed stores last year but I really didn't know any chicken breeds at that time.

 

[Leigti]

I did order some started pullets, including one Australorp but now I'm thinking I maybe should have ordered two if they are not easily found around here. Also, does anybody know of any cold hearty chickens lay white eggs that I might be able to find around here? Thanks for any suggestions you may have.

 

[CarolynF]

I did order some started pullets, including one Australorp but now I'm thinking I maybe should have ordered two if they are not easily found around here. Also, does anybody know of any cold hearty chickens lay white eggs that I might be able to find around here? Thanks for any suggestions you may have.

If you're reasonably close to Okanogan Co., take a look at the web page for Just Fowling Around. They're a good source and may also be able to put you in contact with others.

@flyingmonkeypoop may also be a good source of info. but I haven't seen him around for a while. Try sending him a private msg.