Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[RetiredRon]

So sorry you have to let her go. I feel for you. I had to rehome my Australorp Maxine last year.  I still think of her and miss her.

If you are close enough, I'm in Arkansas.
Mine are free range except for their isolation period. When I get new chickens, I don't like mixing them for awhile... a couple weeks at least..
I buy and sell some chickens but not my mongrals as they are more like pets.. That is where duck would go after her isolation period.
I may sell their chicks when hatched because they lay well..

 

[justdishy]

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I brought our dog into the coop to get them friendly (with hubby). She does great with the chickens now. I may disagree with her methods of bringing the chickens back to the yard, but it's effective.

Hope the bird is ok...?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I trained, raised and showed dogs all my life akc obedience was all I did and knew not so much anymore we have the one little
pom x chihuahua who thinks they food but he is only 5 lbs about 4 now, Moose is our service dog flunk-out Labrador he would try to play
with them. Raudy is a corgi x shelti he and our Fear Shepard rescue will only try to herd them.
My friend will bring Moose in tomorrow on a leash

 

[CGilbert]

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Hope the bird is ok...?

Yes, both birds are fine. She just picks them up and brings them home. I dont think they're very fond of being carried in the mouth by a dog though.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We are both pretty fortunate to have Labradors with soft mouths that way

This is our Moose
he is very aptly named and very puppy happy. The black and white kitty is Tuxedo his
kitty love that he cleans all the time.

 

[Chickielady]

I have a set of 4 boxes two top two below but no one laid in the lower ones, yesterday I took a few eggs and put in each lower ones well darn me if they are now using the lowers also. still learning these tricks from here.

 

[Chickielady]

I need to get on here more! It took an hour of reading to catch up!

Why can't it be summer yet? Everything is all puddles and mud here by Westport.

My poor birds are confused this week. My lavender orp and some of my turkeys decided it's time to molt... I was so panicked when I saw all the feathers! I thought the local bald eagle got one of my turkeys... Nope! Just decided she needs a new outfit and is done laying eggs for a bit!

Its about time !
How are the mud chickens ?

 

[Chickielady]

Thunder so loud it is shaking the house. Kids thought it was an earthquake.

It was horrible here too!

Scared the dog so bad he would not come out of his bedroom all day !

BAD winds and 2.6" of rain...

 

[Chickielady]

I brought our dog into the coop to get them friendly (with hubby). She does great with the chickens now. I may disagree with her methods of bringing the chickens back to the yard, but it's effective.

Jack has chased wayward chickens down & pins them to the ground, but does not bite them.
My black lab would carry them back to me, all slobbery and of course the chickens would be limp with fear....but unharmed.

 

[Chickielady]

We are both pretty fortunate to have Labradors with soft mouths that way

This is our Moose
he is very aptly named and very puppy happy. The black and white kitty is Tuxedo his
kitty love that he cleans all the time.

So cute !