Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Leigti]

Luckily the neighbors on that side like to watch the chickens and I give them free eggs. That never hurts.

 

[lynnehd]

Yeah, I picked that spot because it will be shaded in the afternoon sun. Heat killed one of my birds last summer, the other side of the garage has a lot more room but absolutely no shade. The law here says it should be 50 feet from the property line, it's only about 5 feet

So glad you picked the shade!!!! Heat kills. Cold doesn't seem to unless really extreme.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Luckily the neighbors on that side like to watch the chickens and I give them free eggs. That never hurts.

Keeps good neighbor relations no doubt easy to tell you give
thought, respect and brains into your home making a good
chicken Momma and probably friend to all you know

 

[beccaWA]

The wind has been horrible. The November windstorm blew down a 50 foot spruce that landed right next to my house, on the front porch.

Tarps are great, but yes they have to be secured.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Don't feel too bad for us. This is the first real rain we have had in SW WA. in about 2 weeks. We're doing OK.
It's been an amazing April!

Covered runs are never a bad idea in most of the Northern US! I went to ACE hardware and got a roll of 6 ml plastic and used straps to hold it down. So far, so good.

The geodesic domes we are so fond of we cover with
6 to 14 ml tarps that at the bottom are pulled in rolled around 2x4's
screwed down to keep them from moving also protects the
hubs and military grade zip ties used to build them..

 

[beccaWA]

As long as your neighbors are amenable, the distance rule is probably okay to ignore.

I had a random rooster wander into my yard (we're not allowed rooster by this city law). He adopted my flock of hens, but now is causing trouble as he chased me down the sidewalk today! He's gotta go. I tried to find the owner via Craigslist, but nobody.

If you live in Eastern WA and want an absolutely beautiful American Gamefowl Rooster, let me know.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We have had a really mild winter and beautiful spring here one
for the books even for the Western side...college was Nebraska then wazzu and Oregon U
I had traveled the world buying dogs for clients breeding lines living in Juneau 16 years.
but always migrating back here to Western Washington in between and now
guess my ashes will be spread here in the end.

 

[Strader]

The indoors space is a room in our shop that was built as a brooder room. The birds are on wire so the poop falls through for easy cleaning. We still need a gravity feeder and watering system to make the set-up more effortless.

I think my timing is bad. I have been off my feet waiting for surgery to repair my ankle and foot so my husband and daughter are taking over the majority of my work load until I am back on my feet again. What my husband is hearing is more work for him while my goal is more meat for him. He eats alot so it is his need for meat that has me looking into quail. It is not something I have looked into before but then I never thought I would be raising Silkies either.

I had ankle surgery and not fun to spend 5 weeks in a cast. Hope yours goes well. Mine was $10,800

 

[tyjorg]

I actually do! We hatched a white supposed Easter Egger and I don't like white birds. It hatched on Mother's Day. It was my daughter's first solo hatch and it was from some eggs I purchased that were honestly the worst eggs I have ever seen. I had my husband pick them up for me and I had thought a nyone selling hatching eggs would know that pullet eggs and double yolks are not hatching eggs. The best sized ones for hatching were deformed so there were only a few actual hatching eggs in the dozen I bought. I even decided to contact the seller and of course she did not reply so I know she was scamming me with worthless eggs. I really don't want to raise this chick as a reminder that I got scammed.

Pm sent. Thanks

 

[pennyJo1960]

Is everyone staying dry this morning...

here in the nw of our great state