Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[pennyJo1960]

It was major cleaning day in the coop cleaning out old shavings
putting fresh down and in nest boxes

 

[Banaynaychicken]

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I have a variety of breeds that lay many different colors, so when one starts and one stops for a while, i can tell right away who. Even if it is between my barred rocks.

I know between my barreds these new kids on block have not learned
their colors yet and this is the first to lay of my 16 or so pullets

oy thats alots! IO only have 8 hens to keep track of XD Good luck learning all of them! It takes a while but you'll definitely get it. ui'll be like remembering the back of your hand ^^

 

[Leigti]

Takes about a month or so.

well then, I guess my chicken is just going to lay small eggs. She didn't get the memo.

 

[Leigti]

Next to one of my Barred Rock's eggs.

very pretty. The next time I add chickens I'm going to go for different colored eggs. The last time I went for a pretty chickens, I got a buff rock and to speckled Sussex. It might be a couple years before I do because I am maxed out right now. But I like to see what's out there.

 

[Leigti]

Both of my mean cockerels are sitting in the fridge resting. They are going to be so tasty.

that will teach them to be mean

 

[pennyJo1960]

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I have a variety of breeds that lay many different colors, so when one starts and one stops for a while, i can tell right away who. Even if it is between my barred rocks.

oy thats alots! IO only have 8 hens to keep track of XD Good luck learning all of them! It takes a while but you'll definitely get it. ui'll be like remembering the back of your hand ^^
I actually started this spring bringing in several pullets but placed
9 Light Brahmas I had... so now have 8 or 9 barred 9 easter eggers 4 olive eggers now
it is just that my original barred rocks are the only ones laying till yesterday

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

How was everyone's 4th?

 

[pennyJo1960]

How was everyone's 4th?

We our sells had a great day, hope you and everyone else did also.
My chickens did not do as well 3 of 5 older barreds and this is
the second egg for my easter egger pullet

 

[junebuggena]

Shotgun blasts are pretty common year round here, so the birds are used to loud bangs randomly going off. Plus fireworks started getting set off on June 28, and have been going almost nonstop since. By the time the 4th rolls around, they don't even notice all the blasting and popping. The dogs are pretty used to it all, too.
I do have a hen trying to go broody, though. She was a terrible mother last time, and she's not very assertive with the other hens, so she does not get to sit. I guess I have use an empty rabbit cage for broody busting now.

 

[Scram85]

My chickens were ok. My dogs and calves were freaking out. I still don't understand why fireworks other than sparklers and snakes are legal. Everything is so darn dry. We've had our field flooded all week just in case someone is irresponsible with them. Everywhere you go, you can see evidence of irresponsibility. Ok...I'm off of my soap box.