Washingtonians

[Stumpfarmer]

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They do make me smile, a lot.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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Okay, if we are going to be doing the hatch buddy stuff....I just set 28 Orpington eggs in my Brinsea 20 Eco yesterday. can I join in? On my first hatch I did have to refill the reservoirs every 3-4 days to keep the humidity up. This will be my second hatch. I am excited.

 

[SadieSue]

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We were saving the eggs for the next broody (she had another 7 under my EE - I've thrown 2 out. I suspect the others under the EE are not viable, but I really need a better flashlight before I toss them. I need to candle Harriet's eggs as well - I think hers will be easier since she does not attack me! If all the EE eggs are duds, I may take a few from harriet to put under her, or maybe I will get some more baby chicks from the feedstore and sneak them under the EE.

I just ordered a Brinsea EcoGlow Electric Hen. I'm hoping it works well. 18 watts to replace one of my 2 X 250 watt light bulbs has anyone here used them?

Not yet. But after reading so many "glowing" reviews about the EcoGlow, I ordered one when I ordered my incubator. I liked everything I read about it and was thinking how much easier it would be for me to set up, since I'm not much of a DIY'er. It's going to work out great in my new grow out brooder box I bought at the show. I should have a review in about... 21 days!

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

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I understand...now that we are actually havng some sunlight I have too many chores to get done in one day. Stop in occasionally and say hi.

 

[Kaneke]

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We were saving the eggs for the next broody (she had another 7 under my EE - I've thrown 2 out. I suspect the others under the EE are not viable, but I really need a better flashlight before I toss them. I need to candle Harriet's eggs as well - I think hers will be easier since she does not attack me! If all the EE eggs are duds, I may take a few from harriet to put under her, or maybe I will get some more baby chicks from the feedstore and sneak them under the EE.

I just ordered a Brinsea EcoGlow Electric Hen. I'm hoping it works well. 18 watts to replace one of my 2 X 250 watt light bulbs has anyone here used them?

wsdareme got one of the EcoGlows a couple of months ago, loves it to death -- dunno why she doesn't post on the Washingtonians thread, check out her postings on the BCM thread

she's a couple miles from me, also in Yelm -- I invited her to come up for the wine and chicks party, haven't heard back yet

 

[SheDragon]

Hey there, I am in Everett, WA with three new little ones! We are new to all this lovely chicken-dom. Our babies consist of a Rhode Island Red (Cookie), a Black Australorp (Smudge) and a Sicilian Buttercup (Spot). We are in need of a coop and was wondering if anyone had one they were willing to sell me for a reasonable price... Feel free to PM me if you do. I am in the process of trying to "invent" my own that I can get DH to help me construct. Tips an pointers also welcome!

 

[Kaneke]

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We were saving the eggs for the next broody (she had another 7 under my EE - I've thrown 2 out. I suspect the others under the EE are not viable, but I really need a better flashlight before I toss them. I need to candle Harriet's eggs as well - I think hers will be easier since she does not attack me! If all the EE eggs are duds, I may take a few from harriet to put under her, or maybe I will get some more baby chicks from the feedstore and sneak them under the EE.

I just ordered a Brinsea EcoGlow Electric Hen. I'm hoping it works well. 18 watts to replace one of my 2 X 250 watt light bulbs has anyone here used them?

wsdareme got one of the EcoGlows a couple of months ago, loves it to death -- dunno why she doesn't post on the Washingtonians thread, check out her postings on the BCM thread

she's a couple miles from me, also in Yelm -- I invited her to come up for the wine and chicks party, haven't heard back yet

I don't think she would mind my referring to one of her EcoGlow postings

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=457703&p=8

 

[broodytood]

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Welcome to the addiction! The chick(or duck) buying, egg hatching, coop building or enlarging addiction!

We all know what your going through and were here to enable...I mean help!

 

[SadieSue]

I just have to say I've only had the girls all together in the coop for about a week now, but being a newbie I am just in love with the whole business of having chickens. I had mentioned a few days ago that three of our four girls were still spending their days in the hen house, while Whitey Ford, the LS, was happily strolling up and down the ramp, in and out and enjoying the 8X12 run all to herself. Well after my conversation with Zgoatlady yesterday, she suggested I toss the other babies out there too, since the Ameraucanas had only ever been outside in the X Pen on our back deck, and the Barnevelder, Mimi, had been too afraid to venture out on her own. Today was the perfect opportunity since DH and I had some work to do inside the hen house securing the roosts. So I "helped" them all find their way out into their yard and they were fine immediately, scratching and exploring.

This evening I was running errands and upon my return around 7 PM, went to see how they were doing, thinking I'd have to help them find their way back up the ramp to roost for the night. But no, I peeked through the window to find my big girls already tucked in for the night. They not only survived their first day on the ground, they came home before it got dark. It's a little thing, but it warmed my heart.

 

[broodytood]

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Sweet!

So nice when things go well.