Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[halemoa360]

Hello! Newbie to Washington and newbie to raising chickens! Looking forward to learning and the experience my family and I will get with raising chickens and getting fresh eggs as well as everything Washington has to offer.

 

[Hinotori]

Hello! Newbie to Washington and newbie to raising chickens! Looking forward to learning and the experience my family and I will get with raising chickens and getting fresh eggs as well as everything Washington has to offer.

Welcome!

You'll love chickens. They have wonderful personalities.

 

[Birdinhand]

my Cobb 500 CX from jenks in OR are 5 weeks old tomorrow and trucking right along. I've got them on 17% modesto organic, 12 hours on, 12 hours off. harvesting at 8 weeks, shooting for 7 lbs dressed.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Put my first incubator batch of eggs in lock down yesterday. Found the first pip tonight. Second incubator is due for lock down on Thursday.

sounds fun

 

[mixedbreeds]

my Cobb 500 CX from jenks in OR are 5 weeks old tomorrow and trucking right along. I've got them on 17% modesto organic, 12 hours on, 12 hours off. harvesting at 8 weeks, shooting for 7 lbs dressed.

Looking good mine wile be 7 weeks Friday I will weigh a few but I'm thinking 8 weeks will be better at 7 to 8 pounds. These birds are nothing like a lot of the stuff I have read on the Internet were people hate them they are just sweet birds very friendly not gross at all.

 

[Birdinhand]

Looking good mine wile be 7 weeks Friday I will weigh a few but I'm thinking 8 weeks will be better at 7 to 8 pounds. These birds are nothing like a lot of the stuff I have read on the Internet were people hate them they are just sweet birds very friendly not gross at all.

yes, more folks with good experiences need to speak up! I think the problem comes in part from folks not realizing there are a wide range of varieties of CX, some are gross while some are much more chicken like. the other problem is people not knowing what they are getting into and not doing the research necessary in keeping them healthy because they have "experience" with egg layer chicks. with egg layers, they just drop in food and water and they slowly grow and poop at a rate that the brooder can handle. if you do not stay on top of the food schedule, watering and keeping food and water up high and far enough apart to keep them active, keep it away at night to keep them from over eating and don't keep up with the droppings, everything can go down hill. doing it right is a high intensity experience over a relatively short period of time and the amazing thing is that once you get the hang of it and understand what you are getting in return for your work, it can be very rewarding. I have also been working on allowing myself to be caring toward something I'm going to eat. these birds actually seek interaction and enjoyable to hold if clean and the cobb 500 stay plucky and run around.

 

[junebuggena]

Duck house almost finished, then I get to dig the pond and get the pen fenced in. So much mess. Can not wait to get them out of the brooder.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Duck house almost finished, then I get to dig the pond and get the pen fenced in. So much mess. Can not wait to get them out of the brooder.

and the mosquitoes and smell sorry no duck live here

 

[junebuggena]

We already have mosquitoes. The ferns and tall grasses are their favorite breeding grounds. At least in a duck pond, the ducks might eat the larva.

 

[pennyJo1960]

We already have mosquitoes. The ferns and tall grasses are their favorite breeding grounds. At least in a duck pond, the ducks might eat the larva.

oh that could be I say good luck they eat the larva then