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Originally Posted by FirewifeJess 

Since y'all liked the last set...today we hiked the short half mile Beauty Ridge trail; much more manageable with the littlest 2 kidlets! Then we went to the beach! William is having some fun but has more reached the state of perpetual tantrum in until we get home I think :-/
Jeanine playing in the water

Our littlest hiker with DH

Lookout point

The 2 big kids being big <3

I used to live not far from there, a few miles.

It is spectacular country, but the winters can be very, very hard !

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Originally Posted by JennS 

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Originally Posted by TerrorBird 

Most of my chickens have come from feed stores.  In terms of looks, I believe that my girls have all been quite attractive, but maybe that's just because I love(d) them so much!  It's true that you're going to find that better-quality birds come from breeders.  In the temperament department, I've only ever had one feed store bird that was truly bad.  My current young ones are the sweetest little things; I got them from DeYoung's in Woodinville.  Then again, maybe they're the sweetest little buggers because I sat in a small room with them for over a month...

 

I'd suggest keeping an open mind.

Thank you, I will try! I know very little about where the best places to get chickens are, and I apologize if I am insulting anyone's birds. I am a lot more familiar with reptiles, and there are a million good reasons not to buy those from pet stores or bulk dealers. And I have no idea how to tell what an adult hen will look like based on its appearance as a chick. Is there any way to tell?

 

Jennifer

You're not insulting anyone, you are trying to get information to make your decision.

Once again, you have to do what works for you. As others have said, it depends on what you want from your flock.  

By the way, I find that reptile and bird husbandry are very similar. I used to have green iguanas, and had friends with snakes, water dragons, chameleons, geckos, uromastyx, etc.

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Originally Posted by terrielacy 


Our non existent Spring was pretty non existent. 2 weeks of summer and we had frost last Friday. Pretty depressing.
I don't have chickens at all. I do have a buff Orpington duck in my gang of webbies. Does that count?

So far as I can tell, you are the only BYcer that has been able to resist chicken math ! How do you do it ?????????????   

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Originally Posted by VelvettFog 

I have started a project.  I will try and create my own line of Hambars.  I have the NH Roo - and 8 to 12 BR Hens.  I will start the breeding process this spring.

NH as in New Hampshire? Like the reds? That was my all time favorite hen, a new hampshire red. That will be an interesting project, NH and BR. Both great breeds. What are you hoping to get from the cross, as I know nothing of Hambars... lol Now youve peeked my interest!

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Originally Posted by FirewifeJess 

Good luck Renee! I'm laying here in the hotel waiting for the pain meds to kick in so I can help finish packing up to come home! So glad to get home to my girls and my kitty <3 we had a great vacation though

What did you do to yourself?  I'm glad you had a good time.  Have a safe trip.

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Originally Posted by SadieSue 

Yep.  I was amazed.  Didn't think it could be that easy!  First night out and I have already caught the one.  Let's see if it's friend comes back tonight...

There is a way to do this with a 5 gallon bucket and a section of PVC pipe over the top, the rats crawl up the pipe to get in the bucket but the pipe can spin, so they are thus dumped in.

RainWolf has made such a trap & it works well.

Look on line to see plans, it is easy to build.

Maybe RW can post pics ?

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Originally Posted by Nikki99 
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Originally Posted by Chicken Rustler 

Oh, and what's the rally monkey? 

OK nobody get all bent here. But the rally monkey is my attempt to get the WA thread BACK to the fun friendly way it was not long ago. I think when we make that happen many folks will see what an awesome group of elderly old codgers we are and hopefully people will also feel more comfortable to join into the group as it is. 

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Originally Posted by itsren 

 

Any family who has children with Autism gets treated a little differently - by neighbors, by people at church, by kids at school, by strangers in the store (now that one gets me!), by everyone.  People don't know how to take their odd behaviors.  Adults will get snippy, be rude and tell you to "get your child under control".  I usually had no problems putting those adults in their place rather quickly.  It's the kids that had me in tears late in the evening.  Having a 3, 4 or 5-year old kid walk up to you and say "Why does he sound like a puppy?" or "How come he talks funny?" or "What's wrong with him?" will tear your heart apart into shreds.  Thankfully, both my boys can speak eloquently now and both have become (relatively) pretty good at disguising their stims.  They have quirky senses of humor, but they can blend in.  The hardest years were between the ages of 2 and 7 for both my boys.  Now they're old enough to know they have Autism.  They know they have to work harder to fit in than most people.  They know that their stims can be upsetting or distracting to others and that they really have to try hard not to do them when they are around other people.  They know they are loved and adored by family, and if they completely fall apart at home after having worked so hard to keep it together out in the public, it's quite alright.  We are their soft place to fall.

I'm sorry Renee that you have had to deal with judgmental people...your sons are very lucky to have you as a mother and a supportive family. I don't know that the other kids are necessarily trying to be mean, they may just be curious, and it might be an opportunity to educate them so they grow up to be more tolerant and understanding. (I realize it's stressful for you and I'm not the one whose kids are in the situation, so you can tell me to go take a running jump) Every summer I work as a camp counselor for a week and we usually have a couple campers who are on the autism spectrum. We'd have other kids want to know why certain others always had outbursts, or what was wrong with them, etc. They were genuinely curious and if we explained what was going on, they were surprisingly patient and understanding, even protective, of their autistic peers.