Washingtonians

[denniselk]

incubator craigs list $30.00



http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/grd/1433739037.html

 

[brennant]

Quote:
Their outdoor run (which I am going to start tomorrow) will be completely fenced in (top and sides, and into the ground) with a mix of hardware cloth and poultry netting. They will not be outside in the evening/night so hopefully predators will be at a minimum. I am more concerned about vermin.

My dad and I have been working on a a rat only box for rats to get in and eat the poison and keep out the other neighborhood animals. So far I think I have poisoned one rat

It's been wet! The girls have been enjoying the slugs!

 

[KMHunter]

Look at this CL post I found. Do you find this a little, um, scary? I sent her an email to let her know the dangers of her request. I hope I didn't offend, but I would hate for her to lose her hens because of ignorance.



http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/wan/1434565566.html

 

[weaveagarden]

Quote:
Their outdoor run (which I am going to start tomorrow) will be completely fenced in (top and sides, and into the ground) with a mix of hardware cloth and poultry netting. They will not be outside in the evening/night so hopefully predators will be at a minimum. I am more concerned about vermin.

My dad and I have been working on a a rat only box for rats to get in and eat the poison and keep out the other neighborhood animals. So far I think I have poisoned one rat

It's been wet! The girls have been enjoying the slugs!

That sounds great. I saw the fencing and thought that was their run. Now it makes sense.

 

[Nyrial]

Seattle Eastside Craigslist.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/zip/1434999010.html

 

[weaveagarden]

Lovely!!! I have let the chickens out into a run today. Sorted so I could sell a few. Sold 5 - She got me down to $10 each. I was needing money really badly, but they lost their entire flock of 8 to Racoons. The teen daughter was a kindred chicken spirit (you can just tell, can't you?), so I was happy to have them go to the family.
I have 4 more going with my friend who helps me with the handyman type work. And another woman said she would take any I had left to sell. I think that will be 4 - for a total of 13 gone, and 9 of them for money. Time to buy feed again. That leaves me with 12 pullets and my Roo, "Pinky". I also have 7 more 8 week old pullets at my moms (Deleware, Welsummer and Cuckoo Marans). And 19 assorted in the brooder who will likely be cockerels, but may surprise me. In those I have 4 that look like EE's. One is a beautiful chocolate brown, so I hope for a hen. But it will likely be a male, and a dark cornish to boot.
I am supposed to get down to 8 at my house and 8 at my moms. 2 months to make the decision on who to keep. I sure with they were all laying so I would know the color eggs and a bit more about their temperament.

 

[herbandteas]

I had a bantam rhode island red chick hatch today. I had my white rock go broody before the chicks natural mother. So once she want broody too I divided 4 eggs between them. So I have 3 more to hatch. It is like 2 inches and its so tiny LOL Got a big mouth too. Loud little peeper!

 

[weaveagarden]

Quote:
How great to hatch your own! Pics please

 

[herbandteas]

Oh it was so much fun to find it this morning. I am planning on selling hatching eggs in the spring for rhode island red bantams. I really think it is much easier to have broody hens to do all the work though. The parents are from show quailty stock.

You can see pictures of them on my blog

http://misshelaineous.blogspot.com

 

[weaveagarden]

Quote:
They have set a limit of 8 hens only.

I am preparing (with the help of my doctor and some friends and neighbors) a proposal for a variance asking them to grandfather me in at my 18 with one rooster. This will be after I have given the neighbors a chance to really test out whether my Roo bothers them. I want to be fair. But I have to feel that if I don't complain about the dogs at all hours, and the noisy bird and roaming cats, they should be fair about my Roo if he occasionally crows before 7AM. So far I have heard him crow 4 times (groups of up to 3 crows). He is really not overly loud, and seems to only crow when there seems to be a real problem. So, I am crossing my fingers.

In the meantime. I am going ahead with my plan to do 18. If I have to adjust that, I will.