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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I did some more flock finagling today. I relocated three of the cockerels and let the other two join with the entire flock, which now includes the six laying age pullets, four young pullets and three young cockerels. This group has two sections of the chicken complex to themselves now, the...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Hmmm. A 900 square foot chicken house...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    I did some chicken integration today. Moved four 13 week old pullets and their brother the cockerel in with my six older pullets, 44 weeks old. I sat in the run with them all for a while and gave the hens a few thumps when they got too aggessive towards the litte ones. They'll work things out...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Buying a house is one of the most stressful things a person can go through. Glad things are working out for you. I decided to move all four of the 13 week old pullets into the run with the "old" ladies, who are now 44 weeks old. I also put the largest 13 week old cockerel in with the group. The...
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    It's a lot warmer here, 63 degrees. I need to put up a couple of roosting bars for the chickens, which I might get done today. Edited to add: Got the 2x4 roosts up for the chickies, one in the new run and the other in the coop.
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    Mrs. Viss' Classroom Hatch-a-Long!

    Congrats on the perfect hatch!
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    Mrs. Viss' Classroom Hatch-a-Long!

    Last hatch I did there were two that pipped and were then silent until 24 hours later, when they decided to quickly zip and exit their shells.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    I think wood ash in the dust bath is supposed to be good for preventing lice and mites. Thanks for the ash offer PennyJo. I'll let you know! Well, after I finished packing the trash and recyclable bins full and rolling them to the road I raked the shredded wood bedding out of the coop and...
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    Mrs. Viss' Classroom Hatch-a-Long!

    Nice looking chick!
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    The shaving I bought are going on the plywood floor of the coop. I wish I had a wood burner so I could get some ash for the run. It'd be good for dust bathing.
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    Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

    Drove out to the feed store and picked up two bags of all purpose plus a bale of Douglas Fir shavings for the coop. The shredded wood I put in there seems to act like a sponge and soak up moisture from the air. I think the shavings will stay a little dryer.
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Do those things shoot out ribs, or briskets???
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    Source for flaked (not chunked) oyster shell

    I buy Pacific Pearl flaked oyster shells, 50 pound bag for $23 at a local Wilco store. I looked for it in your location, CO, and found it at a store called Hatch and Gather in Colorado Springs. It's more expensive than what I pay but still a bargain compared to the typical small bags.
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    Whatcha Making for Supper?

    Cockerel and dressing.
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    lights for indoor stable coop/run

    Another interesting thing mentioned in the article is that chicks require a lot of light as they grow in order to help their reproductive systems develop. I did not know that.
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