Washingtonians

[Breshcandra]

I have a Blue silkie chick under my broody and one was zipping when I went to check her.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

I didnt't realize how hard it was to get serama eggs. Should have gotten them at the monroe show in march.

ARe you looking for serama eggs to hatch? I am getting some rather regular from a nice trio I got in March - Cock and hen are from stephanie Flanery, second hen from Cindy (the vet). They are a beautiful trio. I hatched a set of babies from them...but I have lots of babies I have hatched out...from different individuals.....so I can put together some trios or quads for myself that are not related. PM me if you are interested in getting eggs. If you are just looking for pet quality, I do have a nice cockerel, but he is a bit too big. I am sure as the 26 babies I have grow out...there will be some I will be selling...but I won't do that until they are much older so I can see what they are going to do.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

CR & I do this a few times each year...and I have appointed him "Heat Lamp Safety Officer" of WA peeps !!
he has awful stories of friend's barns burning down.................all due to heat lamps.

here is a proper heat lamp (Note: no clamp! and heavy cord and ceramic base !!! and heavy guard over the bulb.)

I have that very lamp...and it has a heavy duty clamp on it .... honestly. I don'tt trust the clamp 100%...but it does have a clamp. ceramic back. Metal thing on front. Heavy cord. I only have a 60 watt bulb in it...just enough heat for babies.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

This is a clamp on light fixture.......................NOT a heat lamp fixture.

It has a plastic base and a skinny cord, and no guard over the bulb.

CR feel free to jump in & tell the peeps about the fire !

Nope...I have the previous one.. and it has a heavy duty clamp - way better than this one here. But I do have one of the above also.

 

[Breshcandra]

ARe you looking for serama eggs to hatch? I am getting some rather regular from a nice trio I got in March - Cock and hen are from stephanie Flanery, second hen from Cindy (the vet). They are a beautiful trio. I hatched a set of babies from them...but I have lots of babies I have hatched out...from different individuals.....so I can put together some trios or quads for myself that are not related. PM me if you are interested in getting eggs. If you are just looking for pet quality, I do have a nice cockerel, but he is a bit too big. I am sure as the 26 babies I have grow out...there will be some I will be selling...but I won't do that until they are much older so I can see what they are going to do.

I am looking for a small breeding flock as I don't have much room. My daughter will be able to start 4 - H next year and would like to get some small calm chickens for her.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Quote: I see that 4-H Mom also commented. It may be easier for her to get you started as she is closer. But I won't be ready to sell anyone until fall at the soonest, but I do have eggs if you are interested. But check out 4-H Mom and just let me know.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

Ohhhhh, pfhui. I seem to have dumped the nearly completed post I was putting together; been that kind of a day.

I'm at war with blackberries and lilacs (growing together, not much fun) and reality in general: I still have a cow who hasn't calved, who gets bulgier and milkier every day. I'll bet she's as impatient as I am (at very least).

Malvina and the kids took to sleeping on a high stabilizer bar as of last night; I had to interrupt my very late dinner to go install a second board so they didn't have to perch their comedy act on a 2x2.



I have bad news and worse news, though: there's four cockerels. The worse news is that two of the chicks have straight combs, including one of the pullets.

We did see the transit of Venus, but the little camera didn't get a good photograph, alas.

 

[Breshcandra]

I see that 4-H Mom also commented. It may be easier for her to get you started as she is closer. But I won't be ready to sell anyone until fall at the soonest, but I do have eggs if you are interested. But check out 4-H Mom and just let me know.

How much for your eggs?

I will probably go with 4-H Mom as I was hoping to by pass the Post office. But I need birds from different breeders if I want a breeding flock.

 

[pettec63]

WOW!! 1257 posts behind!! I am not EVEN going back! I don't have time anyway, just thought I would drop by and say hey and let my favorite peeps know I'm still alive a kickin! Got kids coming and going!! and two more does due in the next day or so. I will share pictures of the kids from the does I got from Zgoatlady,

here is the single buckling that Future had, she is turning out to be a nice milker! ( oh and those are Fidelity's twin doelings)

And these are Fidelity's twin doelings again, with my crochet goatie sweaters.

It's been raining like crazy and cold as hell! It's supposed to get down to 36 tonight!! I am not even going to say what I'm thinking about that! LOL!
Anyway, hope all is well with everyone, sorry I just don't have time to catch up, cause I can't even catch up with myself!!
When things calm down, I'll hop on more!
Oh on a sad note, Terry came home this morning and found one of my Turkey hens dead! Not sure why, but it was the mom to the little ones!!

Anyway, guess I'm gonna have to hatch somemore! Oh and if any one is interested in hatching eggs let me know!! If your from the WA thread I'll give you the second cousin price!! LOL! Who knows where that comes from???
Well if you have satilite and watch Frank and Mike, you'll know where that saying originated!! LOVE THOSE GUYS!!!
Kay, later peeps, keep the shiny side up!!

 

[Seslar]

Hello! Just wanted to introduce myself to the Washingtonians. I was raised on a farm as a child but this is my first flock of my own, even though yes I am 43. So I adopted 10 straight-run chicks from a friend, mixed breeds, this spring. Within a week though, they started crowing and of course no roosters allowed in our little city limits of Wenatchee, so we started culling. By the time we were done, there's four pullets. The coop is far quieter in the mornings too. I also just picked up three adult Easter Eggers that are each giving us an egg a day, all green, very pretty. Those eggs are still fertile from her Roos, so naturally we are going to incubate a few of those too. I might be selling these older ladies come next spring if all goes well since the coop is only so big! Chicken math, right?