Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[junebuggena]

So sad !
Hopefully she is hiding & comes back !

The Easter Egger that's missing was a poor producer, and was too lightly built for my breeding project. I was planning on rehoming her to make room for my 'project' chicks.
The Barred Rock was our 'goose' chicken. The flock just won't be the same without her honking like a goose.
I guess I have an excuse to add more chicks this spring.

 

[Leigti]

It is very interesting reading posts from different parts of the state. I can't remember, who the heck actually has sunshine at their house? I haven't seen the sun in so long I'm not sure I would recognize.
If the Biel chickens aren't cold hardy then they wouldn't work where I live. But I can't have roosters anyway so maybe the hens would work. I do not have electricity to my coop so there is no heat out there. And I usually let my chickens run around the yard all day long.
I'm sorry to the people who have lost chickens lately. I would be devastated. And mad. And I will throw some bread out for the wild birds, there was one in the chicken pen earlier today.
Speaking of other birds in the pin, I will be building a new chicken coop in the spring with a large run attached. Do people put anything on there runs besides hardware cloth and chicken wire? What about Bird netting? Or is that just overkill?
To continue this thread of random thoughts I noticed that every chicken on that website was extremely expensive. All the ones I looked up or a minimum of $29 each and somewhere even $99 each. If I spent that kind of money on a chicken I would raise it in my living room. I would never let it out of my sight All the chickens on there must be very rare. Even the wine dots were $99!

 

[CarolynF]

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You'll find Tami on FB as Tami Rainmom, she also advertises the chicks on craigslist.
I didn't know Lyn was starting Bielefelders, good to know!

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Lyn Adams also has super nice Wheaten & Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas. If you're looking for other Marans for dark eggs, she also has Wheaten Marans.
Black Copper Marans available near Olympia from Gina Nelson (Gina's Poultry Gems), she's on FB. I see her on the Western Washing Poultry group fairly often.

Sarah Merry isn't doing chickens for now.

 

[CarolynF]

It is very interesting reading posts from different parts of the state. I can't remember, who the heck actually has sunshine at their house? I haven't seen the sun in so long I'm not sure I would recognize.
If the Biel chickens aren't cold hardy then they wouldn't work where I live. But I can't have roosters anyway so maybe the hens would work. I do not have electricity to my coop so there is no heat out there. And I usually let my chickens run around the yard all day long.
I'm sorry to the people who have lost chickens lately. I would be devastated. And mad. And I will throw some bread out for the wild birds, there was one in the chicken pen earlier today.
Speaking of other birds in the pin, I will be building a new chicken coop in the spring with a large run attached. Do people put anything on there runs besides hardware cloth and chicken wire? What about Bird netting? Or is that just overkill?
To continue this thread of random thoughts I noticed that every chicken on that website was extremely expensive. All the ones I looked up or a minimum of $29 each and somewhere even $99 each. If I spent that kind of money on a chicken I would raise it in my living room. I would never let it out of my sight All the chickens on there must be very rare. Even the wine dots were $99!

If the run is meant to protect the chickens, sorry to say that the only thing chicken wire is good for is to keep chickens IN. It doesn't keep anything out. Bird netting doesn't provide protection either but comes in handy to keep wild birds out which can be a very good thing. I use 2" x 4" welded wire and half inch hardware cloth, especially for the bottom 3 feet where raccoons could reach through to grab birds. We also have an apron of welded wire around the perimeter of the pen to keep digging animals out, like dogs and coyotes. It's connected to the bottom of the vertical fencing and extends about 24".

 

[Leigti]

I was thinking the bird netting just to keep birds out of it. I have a 6 foot tall chain-link around my entire yard, I live in the middle of town. The run will definitely have hardware cloth the first 3 feet or so. My friend is going to make it out of either cow Panels or PVC. Still in the planning stages. So it doesn't have to be Fort Knox but just in case a dog gets in the yard or something at night it would be nice to have them a little protected. I will close the door to the coop itself every night.

 

[justdishy]

I live in a suburb and there is plenty of wildlife nearby, including coyotes and raccoons. Huge raccoon came out of doghouse one morning, lazily scuttled below the deck. And this was despite two dogs, no outdoor food, water bowls, etc. I find footprints/handprints on doors. Big coyote hit by car two blocks from house. Wildlife is urbanized due to shrinking habitat and easy food in developed areas. Recently found something tunneling into run at night. Stuck water hose into hole, turned on water. Looked over fence and saw water draining into neighbor's yard, approx 20' away, downhill. Build coop and run accordingly.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I hate to chime in like this but I am on Mossyrock WA we have had no snow at all had allot of rain but that has passed now just cold and clear here. I have 13 birds 4 Barreds, 2 Rhode Island Reds and 6 light Braham's with 1 stupid turkey trying to mount my chickens kicked his but to another coop I have I just sold but they didn't pick it up yet me grinning

 

[catface]

Hi there! I'm fairly new to BYC. Does anyone know of breeders of Ameraucana, black copper marans (that lay DARK eggs), or cream crested legbars in Washington? I live in Brush Prairie which is in southern Wa. Any leads would be appreciated! Thank you!

I will be breeding crested cream legbars in spring. My stock is Greenfire's new line from Jill Reese. I am in NW Whatcom co.

 

[pennyJo1960]

There are Americana breeders in Olympia and Shelton, I am not sure of names they may know of the others most have ads on craigslist Olympia.

 

[pennyJo1960]

there is a ad on craigslist right now for your cream legbars pullets from Bonney lake 25.00