Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[pennyJo1960]

maybe you need a motor of oars float the house to higher ground

 

[Leigti]

Well, you people on the west side must be sending your rain my way. Supposed to start raining tomorrow afternoon. Maybe even a thunderstorm I like thunderstorms.

 

[Leigti]

So I knew the weather was going to be crappy for the next week or so so today I put the little chicks in with the big ones. Put their little pen away. They’ve been out in the run for few weeks so not a big deal. But this is their first night in the coop. So I went out a couple minutes ago and here’s what I found they are parked on a piece of plywood at the window. A few inches to the side and below the roosts. I’m getting a little nervous that the barred rock might be a rooster. I hope not.

 

[Leigti]

And this is mocha checking out the babies. She is my most outgoing, and loud! Chicken. She never shuts up, she’s always flying over the fence. I’m glad that she gets along with the babies. In fact there have been no issues at all. Very happy with integrating chicks when they’re young versus waiting until their six months old or something like that. I think the adults don’t see the little babies as any sort of threat so they’re not aggressive towards them and they’ve seen them in their little pen for a few weeks.

 

[junebuggena]

The Barred Rock is definitely a cockerel. Only males can have two copies of the barring gene, producing the lighter appearance.

 

[Leigti]

The Barred Rock is definitely a cockerel. Only males can have two copies of the barring gene, producing the lighter appearance.

Damn! Well, I do know somebody that I can give him to that won’t eat him. And I won’t introduce a single check to the group so I guess I will have 11 chickens this year.
So at what age is it safe to give him away to another flock? I’m assuming I should wait till he’s pretty much mature?

 

[pennyJo1960]

morning all second cup of coffee needed be right back

 

[pennyJo1960]

We are now building an ark there is no hope of Diving intervention

 

[mixedbreeds]

Sounds like we will get some rain tonight and tomorrow good need it for the garden send it this way

 

[mixedbreeds]

This will make you guys sick over on the west side I just got done mowing my lawn