Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Hinotori]

So 2 of the quarter silkies were broody. One only for a week and a half. She heard the eggs a few days ago and moved in with the hen who's been sitting eggs. The last one hatched this afternoon.

 

[pennyJo1960]

You to huh .. I do think that putting the peeps with them helped the other three get over the loss easier than they might have

 

[OlympicChick]

Hello Hello! New to BYC but not so much chickens! Found this thread this morning. I’m in Spokane, WA

Hello there! Ia m also west sound.

 

[Hinotori]

So Mom has to call and tell me the story about how she brought home a stray.

She lives over in Eastern Oregon so all hot and dry and 105+ today. She was at the town grocery store and there was a praying mantis holding on to the automatic door as she left. Mom reached out and held a finger in front of it until it stepped up. She took it to the side of the building and it refused to step off and started shaking and backing up. She put it on the car seat next to her and took it home. It stepped up on her finger and she took it over to the giant grape she has growing in front of the house. The mantis happily hopped over to the grape.

It's just a kind of cute tale

 

[drstratton]

So Mom has to call and tell me the story about how she brought home a stray.

She lives over in Eastern Oregon so all hot and dry and 105+ today. She was at the town grocery store and there was a praying mantis holding on to the automatic door as she left. Mom reached out and held a finger in front of it until it stepped up. She took it to the side of the building and it refused to step off and started shaking and backing up. She put it on the car seat next to her and took it home. It stepped up on her finger and she took it over to the giant grape she has growing in front of the house. The mantis happily hopped over to the grape.

It's just a kind of cute tale

That's the perfect kind of stray to take home!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Have to agree a praying mantis ? kinda different pet you think ...
Everyone in sikie coop is doing well I will wait till it is back in the 70's to put them in their tractor

 

[Sequel]

I gave my old Faverolles Tezza a bath today, poor girl had dried poo pretty bad. Her fluffiness hid it so I’ll have to remember to look at her more often.
Anyhow DH asked if I would need some help and I said no but it would be a cute picture of a hen taking a bubble bath in a Crock Pot! I think he was grossed out by the mention of crusty poo, so unfortunately no picture!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I never thought I would bathe a chickens until I had silkie

 

[OlympicChick]

I know! Bathing a chicken seems so "first world problem", lol!

 

[drstratton]

I've been thinking about bathing my Silkie hen, looks like someone pooped on her head...poor girl!