Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[ValerieJ]

I have gotten my tail in gear made banana bread gonna have a slice when it comes out.
I have no patience for the Doctor that makes one wait.

Well, I wasn't waiting for the doctor to show up, but for my appointment time to come up. The scheduling wasn't done very well, but OHSU is a busy place so you get what you get.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I know had to keep my mind in check for Richard allot his last couple of years.
Might have lived a bit longer if I had not been so kind on things still kickin myself that way.

 

[ValerieJ]

I know had to keep my mind in check for Richard allot his last couple of years.
Might have lived a bit longer if I had not been so kind on things still kickin myself that way.

I have no question in my heart that you did your level best for him.

 

[Kmaria187]

okay so here is where I am with BigUms i am done he is an absolute jerk he escaped the Batchelor pad we made up lesson learned and went after one of our barred rocks relentlessly i locked her down to keep him away from her and he just keeps attacking the cage that she is in. I can tell this is not gonna stop until he kills her!!!! he has ripped all of her head feathers out and pecked a hole in her head that's bleading like crazzzzy. (its now stopped by the way) he is locked down in a dog crate so he can't get out but thats no life and he is no gentleman by no means. he has not done this with any of the other girls just her and she is not even the top of the order. not the bottom just somewhere in the middle - thinking chicken soup what are your thoughts yes he is just 8 months old but showing his true colours i think.

 

[ValerieJ]

okay so here is where I am with BigUms i am done he is an absolute jerk he escaped the Batchelor pad we made up lesson learned and went after one of our barred rocks relentlessly i locked her down to keep him away from her and he just keeps attacking the cage that she is in. I can tell this is not gonna stop until he kills her!!!! he has ripped all of her head feathers out and pecked a hole in her head that's bleading like crazzzzy. (its now stopped by the way) he is locked down in a dog crate so he can't get out but thats no life and he is no gentleman by no means. he has not done this with any of the other girls just her and she is not even the top of the order. not the bottom just somewhere in the middle - thinking chicken soup what are your thoughts yes he is just 8 months old but showing his true colours i think.

I would cull BigUms. So sorry.

 

[Hinotori]

okay so here is where I am with BigUms i am done he is an absolute jerk he escaped the Batchelor pad we made up lesson learned and went after one of our barred rocks relentlessly i locked her down to keep him away from her and he just keeps attacking the cage that she is in. I can tell this is not gonna stop until he kills her!!!! he has ripped all of her head feathers out and pecked a hole in her head that's bleading like crazzzzy. (its now stopped by the way) he is locked down in a dog crate so he can't get out but thats no life and he is no gentleman by no means. he has not done this with any of the other girls just her and she is not even the top of the order. not the bottom just somewhere in the middle - thinking chicken soup what are your thoughts yes he is just 8 months old but showing his true colours i think.

I'd cull. I don't put up with that even from hens, much less roosters

 

[ValerieJ]

I agree...you have to always think of the flock and not get too attached to one chicken, no matter how much hope you had for him. Or you can permanently home him separately, like I do Cooper, but it's not great for us, and he is certainly not his happiest self. So, I say, if you can...cull him.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well I guess we all have the same idea.
He is not worth adding his DNA to others.

 

[Smokerbill]

I think I was right about my big chicks, that there are 3 or 4 pullets, 6 or 7 cockerels. I'd say three are for sure pullets, and another one I'm close to sure, so that's perfect for my needs.

In addition to the wattles and the larger combs the cockerels grow long black irridescent tail feathers, but not the pullets. They're about 9 weeks old now.

I moved the new chicks (3 weeks old tomorrow) out to the trailer-brooder in the shop, with the ceramic heater on. I had to teach them how to eat wetted crumble mash. They didn't know it was food until I sprinkled dry crumbles on top.

I have no idea of the little chicks' sexes, but another 2 or 3 pullets would be perfect.

Now that the old barred rock hens are gone, the two old cockerels (36 weeks) are overmating a few of the remaining 6 pullets. I'm going to move the pair of them into the new run where the teenagers are now, and I'll integrate them into the other run with the six pullets.

I know for a fact that the "favorite" pullet of both boys has pretty much stopped laying, and I suspect it's because of stress induced by overmating. I want to find out if moving the cockerels to a batchelor pad will get her laying back on track. Some of the other pullets are laying regularly.

 

[Kmaria187]

Since I have Bigums out side of the chicken run in his new set up I actually got 5 eggs today and yesterday, been only getting 1 or 2 eggs a day. So peace and harmony is returning to the girls since he has been kicked out of the run. So now he is on the out side and gonna stay there for a few months to let his hormones calm down!!! In the mean time I'm just gonna fatten him up and get ready to cull him, lol maybe I can get fried chicken and not just chicken soup. Not much of a life for him in a cage so I do feel bad for him. I did buy him his own little chicken run that I have to build. Was gonna do it today but our Heater went out !!!!! they came out to fix it and can't!! it too old!!! the internal pipes are rusted out and on the verge of carbon monoxide coming into the house (we have a gas heater). So when it rains it pours!!!
For now we are fine between the fireplace (gas) and the electric fireplace they are working great in fact too great got so hot in the house had to turn them off it was 80 in the house was sweating bullets !!! we usually keep our house at around 72 so next week a new heater will be installed with an upgrade since we had to do it had them add on AC !!!!!! well enough of my rambling !!