Eastern Washington

[WashingtonWino]

I can't offer any info on North Richland exactly, but possums and raccoons are likely to be your worst predators. If you're out in the more rural area, coyotes are a possibility. Not sure about skunks.

 

[jennabug]

Hello,

I will be moving to North Richland and want to have chickens there. Will I have any predator issues in that area?

Thanks
Serj

@Serj , If you're in a neighborhood you shouldn't have many problems. In general, the area has coyotes, racoons, skunks, and hawks. My neighbor lost a few birds to a hawk a couple of winters ago and we live in a residential area. We haven't had any other problems. I do know some other people who have lost a lot of birds to coyotes recently, but they live in rural areas. Good luck!

 

[Saris]

Any locals around Spokane that do their own slaughtering? My husband wants to be able to do it himself but we are hoping to find someone with experience/equipment to walk him through it. Thanks.

 

[KendyF]

Any locals around Spokane that do their own slaughtering? My husband wants to be able to do it himself but we are hoping to find someone with experience/equipment to walk him through it. Thanks.

There are a ton of YouTube videos out there. We live in Nine Mile Falls, but we don't pluck and everything, we just hang, clean and skin. Nothing but a sharp knife, a bucket and place to hang them required. Once they are skinned they are really clean. I just wash them down inside and prepare to freeze. We don't do this in large number, just young roosters and a few culls once in a while.

 

[KendyF]

By the way for Eastern WA. People, I have Legbar Chicks, Silver Spangled Hamburg Chicks and a couple EE and OE chicks available in Nine Mile Falls. I just have a small incubator and have small numbers of each left. PM me if you are interested.

 

[PoultryCrazed]

Any locals around Spokane that do their own slaughtering? My husband wants to be able to do it himself but we are hoping to find someone with experience/equipment to walk him through it. Thanks.

There is lots of butchers out in or near Spokane I think. One that I would take into consideration is the butcher in Rosalia ( near spokane). They will do everything and put it in a shrink bag for $4 a head. I forgot the name but is probably a great place.

 

[littleredwagon]

Finally done getting my act together!! Job hunts and cleaning out a storage unit will do that to you

But I am back and I have all my coop parts now! The boyfriend was lovely and even got me feeders/waterers......
ALL I NEED ARE SOME CHICKS

luckily this lady is giving away sweet little serama/silkie mutts
SO CUTE! She thinks 1 roo and 3 hens. So guess who's driving to Post Falls this week....

 

[CowboysAngel]

Finally done getting my act together!! Job hunts and cleaning out a storage unit will do that to you But I am back and I have all my coop parts now! The boyfriend was lovely and even got me feeders/waterers...... ALL I NEED ARE SOME CHICKS luckily this lady is giving away sweet little serama/silkie mutts SO CUTE! She thinks 1 roo and 3 hens. So guess who's driving to Post Falls this week....

So cute! Congrats!

 

[littleredwagon]

Thank you! She's even bringing them down here while she runs errands so T MINUS 3 HOURS!!! I'll post pics this afternoon

So cute! Congrats!

 

[PoultryCrazed]

Hello, eastern Washington! I was just wondering who has geese around here? I've seen so very few who do besides me