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    Can i have chickens in sedro woolley wa, skagit county

    Ah, great, so I have been mis-informed by people in both city hall and the police department. Sigh, typical around here. They, and I, completly mis-interpreted that to mean "chickens allowed", by missing the section in zoning and going straight to animals....so now I have an illegal flock in...
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    Can i have chickens in sedro woolley wa, skagit county

    I live in Sedro-Woolley, IN city limits, and I have chickens on less than an acre, about .15ac in fact. I haven't been able to find the law quoted above, anywhere. I know this is an old thread but this is all I can currently find in the city codes on their web site. I have talked to the code...
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    pond cleaning

    I'm not a duck owner or a pond owner (yet) but I do know a little about ecology. Please don't order freshwater mussels from a distant location. In my neck of the woods some types are a terrible invasive pest. Not to mention intoduced species from different locations can carry unfamiliar pests...
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    Washingtonians

    Quote: REVOLUTION!!! Talk to your vet! It should be good for 8+ wk olds!!! An 8 week old kitten can become anemic from fleas, they could even kill him(though ususally not unless he's already weak), lost one when I was a kid that way. If money is tight you can also use some of the 12+ week...
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    Washingtonians

    Quote: kissy kissy ! I wanna see bantam ducks !!!!!!!!!!!! Chickielady http://www.holderreadfarm.com/ has pictures of bantam ducks. I warn you now you will want some, so maybe don't look! I was considering the Black East Indies or the Mini Silver Appleyards. Though I was hoping to get them...
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    adopting adult ducks?

    Bummer though, metzer doesn't have bantam breeds...sigh. only Holderread's or Ideal so far as I know. Yeah, trying to weigh the cuteness against the stench. I think I have to go through the stench, I need them to be calm and comfortable here. And I want just one pair, so I am gonna have some to...
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    Washingtonians

    Yep, there are bantam ducks. Yep, they are freaking adorable. Yep, come heck or high water I am getting some. So if I can't find any in the neighborhood, there will be come spring, cause I'll have to order a quarter box and sell off the surplus. I just have to decide whether to get them from...
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    Washingtonians

    Hi, I am in Sedro-Woolley, WA. (NW corner) Got 6 chickens (the gateway poultry) and now wishing for bantam ducks. I know I could order from Holderreads, and I still might, but I was wondering if anybody around here closer might breed Black East Indies, Austrailian Spotted, or Mini Silver...
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    adopting adult ducks?

    So, I am still thinking over my duck plans and I was wondering, would any of you recommend adult ducks or ducklings for the first time duck owner? I was wanting slug eaters in a suburban yard, so they need to be calm and well-adjusted, and for that I was thinking I need ducklings who get used to...
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    Muscovy Ducks And Chickens Do Not Mix

    Quote: Totally off topic, but zazouse, these are the prettiest muscovies I have ever seen! I never liked the caruncling much--I suppose these must be young hens? hmmmn, they'll win me over yet.
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    ducks in a small yard

    Thanks, I had a similar plan, I use bird netting around my new baby plants now for my chickens, but my DH says ducks will require something sturdier. I planned chicken wire staked with rebar. My garden has a wheelbarrow path all the way around it so I could always have some way to maneuver...
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    Which, BEI, Mini Silver Appleyard, or Australian Spotted?

    I planned to keep a pair. I have to buy more than a pair to ship them, of course, so I planned to sell off the extra on craig's list after they start to feather out and I am sure of which I want. The BEI's are barely my favorite for looks, with the mini Appleyards a very close second. I was...
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    do ducks eat slugs?

    Yay! I got my DH to say we can definately get ducklings in spring!! Death to all slugs!! Thanks guys!
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    Which, BEI, Mini Silver Appleyard, or Australian Spotted?

    I was wondering for those of you who have had them, what the personalities of these three breeds are. I am aware that there is controversy over the name Mini Silver Appleyard, the ones I would be getting are from Holderread's. Or I could go with Austrailian Spotteds, also from Holderread, or...
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    do ducks eat slugs?

    Well that's a relief, so maybe my plan of having ducks on slug-patrol wasn't so harebrained after all...all I can say is that chickens like beetle-y things like grubs and sow bugs, stuff with legs, but they wont bother with slime--not even earthworms, never mind slugs. Picky little brats!
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