Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Hinotori]

this Dunlap is Idaho ? hey got bit by a silky this morning went up with the rest of the marans eggs from the hova bator moved one Slime to another nest but when I did that
mud bit me while my had was in there

Yes they are in Caldwell Idaho. So you have a killer silky I thought they were all sweet and nice. I have a broody australorp that used to be nasty but now when she is broody like now I can pet her move her what ever and she doesn’t peck or anything.

Broody silkies can be unpredictable. I have one in particular that will aggressively attack if she has chicks. I do mean aggressive. Made the mistake of going in her pen wearing sandals one summer when her and another hen were raising chicks. I have a scar on my toe from the bite.

 

[Chickielady]

Well after working with the chicks all day yesterday still ended up with 18 dead out of 37 what a bummer. I called Dunlap hatchery this morning and no questions asked they are going to reship the order next week. I don’t know what happened but even the live chicks were cold to the touch yesterday when I was taking them out of the box. Lost 6 more last night they are part of the total lost but there were around 10 of them I was working with yesterday that were not doing well so I guess I saved a few of them.

Good to hear they will replace !
Also good to hear you are able to save some of the chicks !

 

[pennyJo1960]

My thumb right hand bit of blood nothing to bad but three took all marans eggs from bator put them under them now

 

[Chickielady]

if I have 1 more day like today get my bulbs planted nothing here as of yet when I see the mint next to the pumphouse sprout i can plant seeds outside

I caved and got a long window box-like planter and planted it full of basil, so now there is 2 full of basil.
Nothing smells so good when you lift the hot frame lid !
The hot frame is a plywood box, slanted to catch the sun like a cold frame, but taller, and sided with 1/2" styrofoam, and in the bottom is coils of pipe heat "tape" (ribbon, cable) and it is connected to a wafer thermometer, so I can adjust how much heat I want in there.
The pipe tape (ribbon, cable) is then weighed down or use big barb wire staples carefully staple down & cover with pea gravel.
careful not to nick the heat tape, any nicks and it is useless, it will ground out.
The top is a double layered polycarbon lid & I invested in an auto opening arm, so when the sun comes in & it gets HOT in there fast, it opens quickly, and closes when it is cooler.
I can grow basil in the snow, with this. I love it !
Need to make another one for my Dad !
The old one was an experiment & worked great but we tweaked a few things and have new models now
This design works great for a chick brooder too! In the barn of course, not out in the yard, and with just a hardware wire cover on top to keep the youngin's from popping out of the tub
We don't make them out of OSB anymore !!
The old design:

 

[Chickielady]

My thumb right hand bit of blood nothing to bad but three took all marans eggs from bator put them under them now

You taking eggs from the broody to the incubator, or the other way around ?

 

[Leigti]

Well after working with the chicks all day yesterday still ended up with 18 dead out of 37 what a bummer. I called Dunlap hatchery this morning and no questions asked they are going to reship the order next week. I don’t know what happened but even the live chicks were cold to the touch yesterday when I was taking them out of the box. Lost 6 more last night they are part of the total lost but there were around 10 of them I was working with yesterday that were not doing well so I guess I saved a few of them.

I’m glad they agreed to replace them all. I have talked to the Dunlap hatchery and they seem nice. They answer questions well. One of the feed stores locally gets chicks from them.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I’m glad they agreed to replace them all. I have talked to the Dunlap hatchery and they seem nice. They answer questions well. One of the feed stores locally gets chicks from them.

They are a family owned hatchery they won’t even answer the phone on Tuesday’s this time of year it’s hatching day all hands on deck

 

[pennyJo1960]

Went from hova bator to broody

 

[pennyJo1960]

They are a family owned hatchery they won’t even answer the phone on Tuesday’s this time of year it’s hatching day all hands on deck

dunlap huh

 

[mixedbreeds]

Well after all was done I ended up with 15 cornish cross out of 30 plus all the sexlink chicks died. One of the Cornish x has a bad leg so I just called it a loss also and told the hatchery it was dead also. They will reship on Wednesday. I would like to get a hold of that postal idiot that mistreated these chicks. The people at the little post office called me at 7:30 am they don’t open till 8 in the morning they are real nice people it was the stupid driver that let them get so cold.