Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[RoosterWhisperer]

Hot as heck here. Doing indoor things so hot. stopped a few to. started vacuuming needed water to keep going.
Keep ourself hydrated

Oh yeah, I took a dip in the pool even though it was pretty chilled, then tried to dry off in the sun, but the smoke makes the sunshine not as strong. I'm very prone to heat provided headaches, so I try to stay inside when I can.

 

[Hinotori]

I have a dyson pet vacuum. Ive been rather happy with it. Just have to dump the cannister several times when cleaning because Athena sheds too much.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Moose sheds awfull being a Labrador but even worse in this heat .. We love the old boy but hard to keep up with the hair .. He gets around better in the heat than in cold weather like me he has a bit of arthritis

 

[Hinotori]

I don't think we'll ever get another german shedder dog. Too much hair, too needy, and too much into my business like an old grandmother.

 

[pennyJo1960]

See I would take another rescue shepard not so certain I would do pup again of any breed

 

[Cluckatar]

Ugh, just lost one of those young roosters to an unknown broad daylight predator. I found him near the fence, neck attacked and blood and feathers on the ground, but at least they weren't able to carry him away. No idea what it was, so I'm on full alert now. We had a full year and a half with no predator loss, I thought we were good. The drought and the fruit trees loaded with fruit have made things bad. A raccoon mom is hanging out in our trees (the only one who hates her more than me is my dog). She is a suspect, but my vote is arial predator. Hawks and eagles are all over, and this morning I saw an enormous pelican flush out of a pine tree. Surely not him, but it was still a shock.

The blue barnevelder roo was in a separate enclosure next to the main flock. Six in that group, three roosters and three hens all hatched late April. I was letting them range out just starting this week as they've outgrown their secure mobile coop. They were so happy, not even a rooster scrap. At least I didn't lose a hen, so he did his job. The big rooster had the main flock in a tight group under an apple tree and was crowing away. I wish he could tell me what it was.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Oh I am so sorry for your loss

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Hi, I'm a western wa resident!

Hi rooster whisperer, welcome to the thread!

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Hi rooster whisperer, welcome to the thread!

Thank you my dear! .

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Ugh, just lost one of those young roosters to an unknown broad daylight predator. I found him near the fence, neck attacked and blood and feathers on the ground, but at least they weren't able to carry him away. No idea what it was, so I'm on full alert now. We had a full year and a half with no predator loss, I thought we were good. The drought and the fruit trees loaded with fruit have made things bad. A raccoon mom is hanging out in our trees (the only one who hates her more than me is my dog). She is a suspect, but my vote is arial predator. Hawks and eagles are all over, and this morning I saw an enormous pelican flush out of a pine tree. Surely not him, but it was still a shock.

The blue barnevelder roo was in a separate enclosure next to the main flock. Six in that group, three roosters and three hens all hatched late April. I was letting them range out just starting this week as they've outgrown their secure mobile coop. They were so happy, not even a rooster scrap. At least I didn't lose a hen, so he did his job. The big rooster had the main flock in a tight group under an apple tree and was crowing away. I wish he could tell me what it was.

Wow, I've lost mine strangely in the past, they disappear with nothing but neatly stacked piles of feathers, dreadful it is.

Wow, your right, no one does his job better than a full grown rooster, my big boi Ezzy is the king, and he's very serious about his duty to his laidies.