Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Chickielady]

A month ago !

 

[Chickielady]

Dad, with the other Barnies

 

[Chickielady]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=332648923899175

 

[Chickielady]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1945781245742460

Click on it anyways & watch it on FB

Dang ! Is it just me or is it impossible for anyone to upload a personal video ?

 

[Chickielady]

So great weather as long as I wait til noon when it is warm enough to go outside, and I have Soooooooooooooooo many fruit trees, roses and zebra grass to prune !
and then I bought a box or about 75 Gladioloas...................what was I thinking ???

 

[Hinotori]

What are you looking for ?
Still working on Partridge ?

Always working on partridge silkies. They are slowly getting better. Have some decent shaped rooster combs now. Need comb color improved so I got some nice black cockerels from Marge Best. She has awesome comb genetics.

Black causes the least issues when crossing to partridge. First gen is leaky black and second will have partridge again. Black will also help darken the black parts on the partridge roosters.


What I'm looking for at the show is ameraucana chicks. My big girls are old and I prefer blue eggs

 

[pennyJo1960]

Black Copper Marans lay the darkest egg, and the silver colorations lay the lightest dark brown eggs.
Silver Cuckoo Marans, and Silver Marans eggs can start out really dark and lighten as lay goes on through the summer.
My silver Cuckoos never got as light as a light brown layer, but they were not as dark as the Black Coppers.
Marans breeders are working hard to not only introduce new colors of the Marans breed, but also to cull for any light colored eggs and only breed the darkest laid eggs.

that is why I am set on the Black Copper for my Marans, may I have your view the folks at Greenfire are selling eggs on ebay should I go through there as only way

I usually buy from McMurray and they not only sex but vaccinate for Marek's also, and I think a few others do too.

none of mine are vaccinated no illness no want to

 

[Hinotori]

Country Companion All Flock pellet feed in 50# bag is $12.99 at Coastal right now.

I bought a couple bags last week to see if the birds liked it and it passed the silkie taste test

 

[pennyJo1960]

Country Companion All Flock pellet feed in 50# bag is $12.99 at Coastal right now.

I bought a couple bags last week to see if the birds liked it and it passed the silkie taste test

Mine are turning pellets down anymore, while is was cleaning the Silky land I took this photo also took photo of my girls solid in the nest, I took a chance and gave her two eggs that are from my ameracauna girls she is looking pretty serious

 

[Leigti]

I have been tossing ideas for hoop coops around with Chickenmomma16 and we have these coupla photos that are awesome, and predator proof. One woman uses no wooden coop, she has only hoop coops and the birds love it. Less maintenance, less cost, more sunshine and the birds are already "out" in the morning and so require no locking up at night or unlocking in the morning...I like that !
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So here are a few ideas..........some used pallets as sides, which work great for pigs or goats even............the last photo is of my "no dig" fence, which prevents predators from digging under the hoop coop or fence.
I am thinking of using this same design with (white or clear tarp) for my new green house, the old wooden green house has seen better days.

I really like the hoop coop idea too. They can be made pretty secure if you use cattle panels. And a sturdy clear top over it would be great. Sometimes I wish I would have built one like this instead. But oh well mine works.