Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[itsren]

Quote: 2x3's should be fine. I have them in one of my coops and 3 of my Favs are in there. They are pretty big birds and it's fine. So I wouldn't change them out. If they were 2x2's I definitely would.

I went and measured. The actual dimension is 1.5" x 2.5". I *think* that is considered a 2x3 in lumber measurements, but not sure.

My daytime (in the run) roost bars are 2x2s - I know those need to be replaced.

 

[Chickielady]

My parents are bringing homemade ice cream and my sister is bringing her pumpkin cheesecake.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh cake !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[itsren]

I just had to share this. I walk around the corner from the kitchen and this is what I see. I keep my camera on the dining table so I can grab it quick if needed. I moved slow as Pig Pen was watching me so he wouldn't get up thinking I was getting treats. These two are buddies.

Awwww. So cute!

 

[itsren]

OmG!!
So, there is NO way I'm gonna catch up on all the talk on here!! Jeez!

 

[Chickielady]

HMMM, why isn't Caunnie laying. My Whitie stopped laying 3 days then went broody.

I have a Blue Copper lady, who went broody earlier this summer & set & raised 4 Cuckoo Marans babies....................she started laying again 2 weeks ago, and now is trying like the dickens to be broody again !!!!!!!!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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Everyone says it is yummers. I don't eat pumpkin anything. My loss I guess. But I will be eating the ice cream(Lactose intolerant=lots of Lactaid pills) for my 1 of 2 times a year I eat ice cream.

 

[itsren]

I got my egg skelter today

Cool!

I wouldn't be able to trust one of those with my kids around. My oldest tends to be hand-sy with everything, and he's completely unaware of it. He'd have the eggs mixed up in one of those in no time at all. I bought a porcelain egg dish for my fridge - he doesn't mess with those, so we know eggs on the left are older. Plus, we mark them with pencil.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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I have one egg from each of my 3 breeds that are laying with Pig Pen over them. I will be getting 3-5 day old silkies from Marge in 3 weeks to put under my broody when my eggs hatch. I will have the brooder on standby since Whitie will be a first time mom.

 

[Nikki99]

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This is a good question! Especially considering the fact that I lost a 9ish week old last night to what I'm pretty sure was the cold! There was no signs at all of a predator, just a dead chick. This is the 3rd one I've lost in 2 weeks. I don't know what's going on. Everybody looks fine, is eating, drinking, chirping, active, clean, dry...just all of a sudden, dead. Anyone else have chicks close to this age outside full time yet? Or is it to soon, to cold, to young?

I have 9 week old out. They have a little coop for night but no heat no lights. They seem to be doing fine!!!
I have 8.5 week olds in the grow-out tractor. The only protection from wind is the tarp over it to keep it dry. I do have a brooder lamp on a large lag screw and has the 150W bulb. Keeps the roost bar that it is over at about 40-50 degrees. I am weening them off in by 30 minutes a day. They have been in it for 3 weeks now. By next week they should be off the light completely.

Ok, good to know. Thanks for responding!!

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Got it! Thanks!

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Questions answered! Thanks! Except question 3. that hasn't been answered. Lol.

 

[Chickielady]

For pettec63:

Mr. Walker on TOP of the gate:




Nectarine tree had better go dormant soon !!!









What a beautiful boy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like a big buzzard up there !!!