Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Chickielady]

Anyone have info on the swap in Centralia/Chehalis in November?

As in the Poultry Show ?

 

[FlyRobinFly]

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Justbugged now has my two blue Am pullets.

 

[Chickielady]

Thank you very much, I don't know if they use to carry chicks all year round o not but they do not now. I actually bought about 8 of the last batch they were going to carry a few weeks ago. Again thanks!

This is to great, there have been a handful of posts that I have seen on Craigslist kinda like this.

Oh I am so very excited, I set 31 eggs in the bator 3 weeks ago (almost) checked them and only lost two as of 3 days ago. I went in to put my 29 eggs into lock down 5 min ago and when I opened it, I heard *PEEP PEEP PEEP* one of the eggs right up front already had a pip in the shell. So I very quickly candled them as I moved them into the ready for lock down bator and I have 10 others that are internaly pipped!!!!!

Although I was really frustrated with the situation of ordering chicks from the hatcheries (didn't do it) and then cause DH and I had to put a tarp on the roof (leaking everywhere) now I am as happy as can be. Pics of lil chicks to fallow in the next day or so!

Oh I hope you did not shrink wrap them moving them during hatching !

 

[Chickielady]

Got it! I am having a good time learning about color genetics in poultry. But I still have a hard time wrapping my head around it sometimes.

No worries there !
We are all still learning so don't feel bad !

 

[Chickielady]

I may be in Winlock the weekend of the Chehalis show, am trying to figure out if I can manage both things.

Ah come one !
You have to be there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But at least we can meet up at Katies ?????????????

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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Ah bummer. I can't go. My son has State Cross Country Race that weekend down in Eugene, OR. Guess I will have to wait for the Spring Swap in Canby, OR. I am torn between ordering chicks in spring and paying outrageous shipping, or getting chicks at the swap and run risk of getting cockerels. I can have them but I don't want to have more than 2 to keep overmating down. I already have 1 with my 6 hens and have 3 pullets in the grow-out tractor. Looking to get some 2 silkies, 1 frizzle cochin, and either 2 delewares or 2 favorelles. Thanks for replying.
There should be another WWF show in about March. It will be held at the Evergreen Fair grounds. We can let you know as soon as it is announced. I think that the March show tends to be a bigger show, than the winter show in Chehalis, It is still a lot of fun to meet up with a lot of our group in person.
And if you know what you want and pre arrange pick up at the shows, people here are more than willing to transport or hold on to them until you can get them. That's what I did from the Salem show. We are big enablers here! Anything you are interested in inparticular?

You a fan of TMNT?

I have had the nickname "Turtle" since the day I was born. My Grandfather gave it to me. He said I looked like a courting turtle with my head bobbing up and down in the nursery. When TMNT came out I added the "Power" to it. Stuck ever since.

 

[justbugged]

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The run has some cement, but more than half of it is dirt. I was planning on scattering straw around the run. Hmm, I could get a couple of extra large cat litter pans, put sand in them and slide them under the coop. They should stay fairly dry. Thanks!

Jennifer
I would use either pea gravel, or sand in the dirt area. The straw is much more difficult to clean up. I only use straw in the coop it's self. As long as straw stays dry. it's a great bedding. If it gets wet it will get nasty fairly fast. I have tried wood shaving in the run, and I would never do in again. it was way to hard too clean up. You may be abler to glean alfalfa at a feed store. The trick is to use a big lawn/yard bag, and most places will let you pick up the hay that has fallen off of the bales as they are moved. The kids that are loading hay and straw, have to send time sweeping up the loose material. So in away it helps the feed store out, because the kids don't have spend as much time cleaning up the loose hay and straw.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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Yeah, I got the link. Thanks

 

[Chickielady]

It was non stop rain here all day...very heavy rain !

Went out in the green house & peeked in, and 1 Crocus is coming up !!!!!!!!!!!

Got dinner all done & my Gingerbread cake is awesome...poofed up about 2 " over the top of the 9x9 which is something I have never seen a GF recipe do~~~~~tastes delish !!!
Einstein has been across the street wiring a burgler alarm in that guy's machine barn...30 x 60 foot humongus metal building...and DH has his tool boxes in there so he is wiring the alarm for SOUND so if anything happens we can hear the alarm clear over here.
Other than that...nothing happening & nothing good on TV............

 

[Chickielady]

I would use either pea gravel, or sand in the dirt area. The straw is much more difficult to clean up. I only use straw in the coop it's self. As long as straw stays dry. it's a great bedding. If it gets wet it will get nasty fairly fast. I have tried wood shaving in the run, and I would never do in again. it was way to hard too clean up. You may be abler to glean alfalfa at a feed store. The trick is to use a big lawn/yard bag, and most places will let you pick up the hay that has fallen off of the bales as they are moved. The kids that are loading hay and straw, have to send time sweeping up the loose material. So in away it helps the feed store out, because the kids don't have spend as much time cleaning up the loose hay and straw.

I have used straw...and after a while it is soaked and spongy and gross...stinky and very heavy to remove.
So I switched to pea gravel & oyster shell.
When it does get caked I can hose it out.
Water & heavy rains wash the gravel clean just like a creek or river does, and it provides decent footing on this slippery clay soil.
Packing pea gravel into 7 coop pens was not fun....but was worth it.