Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[mixedbreeds]

No thunder over here either and yesterday it was all to the east of me lots of it. I had a big hawk come by this morning to nab a chicken but they were able to run into the barn as there were two kestrel hawks beating on the big hawk.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Wow we did have great thunder through the birds off real good they did not like that

 

[mixedbreeds]

Holy cow it’s hot it was 80 at 8:00am this morning 90+ now.
Took the kittens to the vet for there first shots this morning no bloody fingers, I wasn’t sure about the #4 kitten had only picked him up twice but no problems he is coming around the other 3 are lap kittens now. It’s taken 4 weeks to get this far from hissing and spitting wild kittens.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Holy cow it’s hot it was 80 at 8:00am this morning 90+ now.
Took the kittens to the vet for there first shots this morning no bloody fingers, I wasn’t sure about the #4 kitten had only picked him up twice but no problems he is coming around the other 3 are lap kittens now. It’s taken 4 weeks to get this far from hissing and spitting wild kittens.

Are you keep ing any as barn cats? was out for early Lunch with older son and daughter in law this afternoon got home did my coops all still going will have like 10 more layers before summer is gone

 

[mixedbreeds]

Yes going to keep them all I’m pretty sure I’m going to keep one in the house.

 

[pennyJo1960]

best 2 in the house rest in the barn

 

[mixedbreeds]

That would be easy the two nicest ones are buddies and the other two are buddies.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ours are happy that way

 

[Hinotori]

Yesterday almost killed me with the 90°. Got heat stress doing too much, but I recognized the signs so went in to lay down in front of the AC.

My two cats were barn cat kittens. Weren't very friendly at first but now I have a kneading lap cat and a demanding boss who I better pet when he says. They folllow me around when were outside

 

[JDS98922]

Okey Dokey.

Took me a bit but I found the Washington State thread! Had chickens as a kid. Thought about it for a year or 2 and finally took the leap this year. I ordered 12 chickens online from Mypetchicken. And here we are, almost 2 months later, with 12 chickens=11 hens and 1 roo, 9 different breeds, a rapidly shrinking "brooder", and a close to finished hen house. (I am still tweaking bits and pieces trying to achieve the elusive "good ventilation but no drafts").

This weekend is hopefully the move-in date for the chicks to the "Big House".

It has definitely been interesting.