Eastern Washington

[fosterson]

Hope this helps! I've only had them 2 years but they are fun and addictive. This website has been super helpful!

Super helpful...more like super enabling

 

[lovinchickypoos]

YOU SURE GOT THAT RIGHT! HAHAHA!

 

[lovinchickypoos]

To Scram85, I forgot to mention mypetchicken.com. They have a free chicken care handout you can print and some basic breed info that is fun to look at.

 

[Scram85]

Wow! Lots of great information. I will check out the websites. Thanks for letting me know that heat is more of a concern than cold. I would have probably made it too insulated.

 

[fosterson]

Yeah. I have to admit, I was the same way when I got my chickens not so long ago. I grew up with them, but hadn't had them till I moved to a farming area outside of Omak. I was all ready and set to make it Ice Station Alpha, but thankfully some reading here on BYC kept me from doing that. I was also ready to do the whole 'hermetically sealed Ft. Knox' routine...till I realized that my grandparents kept chickens in an old log cabin turned coop. The chickens did marvelously.

 

[pips&peeps]

anyone from tri cities area ever come to Spokane????

 

[lovinchickypoos]

I don't go ANYWHERE it seems! :/

 

[fosterson]

anyone from tri cities area ever come to Spokane????

Oooh, I noticed the ABC in your signature.

Can you tell me more?

 

[ClickerChick]

Hey, y'all! I haven't posted on this thread in a long time, but I just wanted to let you all know what's going on in the Wild, Wild West of Walla Walla, Washington!

Below freezing temps have hit (the other morning it was 14 F when I woke up! BRRRRRRR!!!!!!!) and my duck is very unhappy that her pond is frozen solid! Poor girl was standing on top of it the other day... The fermented feed has been freezing, so the flock has mostly been eating dry pellets. Today I set the FF bucket under the heat lamp. I also have a heated bowl for them, as both water fonts have frozen solid. Once I figure out how to get an extra extension cord out there, I'll have a heater for the duck pool. I bet she'll be happy about that! Crazy girl went swimming in it when I cracked the ice last winter. Brr... *shivers*

The rabbit water bowls also freeze solid because I have them on the front of the hutch. In the back I have poultry brooder heat lamps to keep them warm. XD

So I think I'm going to get some black Japanese bantams in the spring to add to my collection of chickens. They are small, cute, and will attract attention at the fair and in 4-H!

So that's what's been happening here!

Oh, and one more thing! I started a 4-H blog! If you're interested, it can PM you the website and the username and password to access it. (Username and password are to keep my dad happy. He's one of those people who's all worried about putting personal info on the internet. )

 

[lovinchickypoos]

I feel your pain, Clicker. As your neighbor in the Dry Cities we are in the teens also. This pic is of Romeo my hatchery Japenese. He is the BEST little roo. He is so calm when picked up, watches his ladies and I just love him!