Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Smokerbill]

What a great idea! I never even thought about the red rocks. I'll have to think about where I would put them. I have red paint and I have rocks!

How old are your chicks? Mine stopped going under the heat as soon as they feathered out. We took the Sweeter Heater out a few weeks ago and recently took the black light out too. They are doing just fine. They cuddle up together.

In fact, we took the Sweeter Heater out just about the time you were ordering the black light. I thought about lending it to you just a couple days too late.

Thanks for the compliment on my garden. I sure hope it does okay this year. Have sure not had a lot of luck lately.

The chicks are around 5 weeks, more or less. I just finished putting up a new roost bar for the chicks, a dead 2" tree branch covered with a thick layer of moss. It took them about 10 minutes to get on it, and it seems like they like it. It's about 2 feet high.

 

[Smokerbill]

Here's the new roost...

 

[ValerieJ]

Here's the new roost...

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perfect

 

[oneoftheflock4]

Hey Washington peeps,

Needing to urgently rehome some nice roosters, please see post link below and reach out if you may be interested and able to help give a good roo a good home!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/nice-5mo-roosters-need-new-homes.1661799/#post-28569600

 

[rosemarythyme]

Well, you have all warned me to wait a few weeks, but with the temperature getting up to 80 on Thursday, I'm getting these tomatoes in the ground. It will get too hot in the greenhouse. So, we shall see what happens.

When I harden off tomatoes I put them in a wheeled cart and wheel them out of the greenhouse during the day (unless weather is too cool/nasty) and back in at night. It's a bit of extra work but works for me.

Then again I don't plant nearly as many as you have so it's manageable to do it that way.

 

[Smokerbill]

Dang, it's 38 degrees here this morning! Chilly! It's supposed to be the same early Sunday and Monday mornings.

I gave the chicks their morning ration of wetted down feed, about 3 cups worth.

 

[ValerieJ]

I know. I'm anxious to get out and see how the tomato plants did in the cold last night. Expected to be up to 66 this afternoon.

Have you considered giving them a ration of wetted down food more than once a day? Most babies, of all species, eat all day long. Free range food would be better. JMHO

 

[Smokerbill]

I know. I'm anxious to get out and see how the tomato plants did in the cold last night. Expected to be up to 66 this afternoon.

Have you considered giving them a ration of wetted down food more than once a day? Most babies, of all species, eat all day long. Free range food would be better. JMHO

They have access to dry crumbles whenever they want them, and I'm giving them fresh weeds to eat every day too.

I'm not ready to let them out to free range yet, not as small as they are. They are cat-size treats.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey good morning all. Welcome to the new folks !
We have cut grass to give the birds here.

 

[Smokerbill]

Just started watching "Chicken People" on Prime...