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    Spokane County - Looking for Help Legalizing Backyard Chickens!!

    I have had my chickens for 2 years now, and was told by the local feed store (less than 1 mile from our home) and other sources (looking for ordinances/laws etc) that chickens are legal here without roosters. Unfortunately, that turns out not to be true. In Low Density Residential...
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    Legal in Spokane County to have chickens?

    I was just told that it is illegal to have chickens in Spokane County unless you have 5+ acres. Has anyone else heard this? I have been told by several other people, feed stores etc that it is perfectly legal here. I've checked the laws and ordinances and could not find anything anywhere that...
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    Spokane County states it is still illegal to have chickens without 5+ acres of land?

    I live in Spokane County and have had four chickens for about 2 years now. My local feed store said it is legal to have them without a rooster in our neighborhood and I could not locate an ordinance or law that spoke directly about chickens. A non-adjoining neighbor recently found out that I...
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    My DIY water heater

    I may be doing something not quite right, but the temperatures here just dropped to 29 and my water was frozen when I got home from work using this same design. I'm using a 60 watt bulb and I've checked to ensure it's still working. My water jug is metal though, and that may make the difference...
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    Eastern Washington

    I just found the white/yolk spilled down the walkout plank of my coop but no egg shells anywhere! They're supposed to beginning to lay this next month-ish and I've not seen an egg yet... Do they usually eat the inside and leave the shell? Is this just a case of a soft shell to start? And if they...
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    leaving coop door open at night

    Love it! What is your weather like?, I live in Washington and our winters get pretty cold so I'm worried bout leaving the door open all winter but my coop doesnt have a door to close!
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    Eastern Washington

    Hi there! I have a coop/house with an open door and I'm trying to figure out how to put a door in before winter to keep the inside warmer when it gets cold out... I was told that very thick plastic (like used in grocery store freezer doors) with a slit down the middle or with strips cut so the...
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    Eastern Washington

    I know that "the country store" in spokane will have chicks come in through June... Big R has them through this month. Good luck!!:)
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    Foot and leg injury thread

    Wow, crisis averted!! Good news... No broken toes. We took a good soak and the hardened jerky type whatever-ness came off along with a piece of wood that looked like bone!! No wounds thank goodness. Phew.
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    Foot and leg injury thread

    My little 1.5 week old Auracana chick has what looks like a cut that curled back on both sides and hardened up that way. There's no blood and honestly I thought she had been pooped on by one of the other chicks but upon closer inspection realized that wasn't the case. I got her from a feed...
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    Eastern Washington

    Hi guys! I am hoping to use the deep litter method so I can use the 'compost' in the spring in our garden boxes... but I'm also considering using Sweet PDZ to help with odor and such... does anyone here know if PDZ is okay in compost used as vegetable fertilizer?
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    Eastern Washington

    Wow! Tons of Eastern WA/Northern ID folks on here! Yay!! We just moved to Spokane and are getting our chicks (first ones ever) in April/May, so we're researching, reading, and getting our supplies. Super excited! Can't wait to read more!
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    Another Newbie from Spokane Wa

    Yay! There are quite a few of us Spokanites here, I think! I'm new to this site and chickens as well... I've been reading a lot through this site and have already learned that there's tons more to learn. ;) Should be fun! I see also that Big R has 'chicken chats' scheduled, although I don't...
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    I'm from Spokane Washington!!!

    Hi there! I know this is an older thread, but I searched for Spokane, and up you popped! Have you found anything to be helpful specific to Spokane or the area at all? I'm new to chickens and this site, and we're getting our chicks in April or May this year!
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    Gearing up to be a new chicken momma...

    We are living in Spokane, WA and are getting set up and ready to get some new chickens here some time in April or May (we're only allowed 3). I am trying to do my due diligence before I get them, so I've been reading a lot through the site and just gathering information (also from my brother...
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