ETA: (Since Sunny jumped in ahead of me) S&W already had it a couple of weeks ago. But they still have chicks left, and are getting more.
Hi, just found the site today! Nice to meet you all. I'm in Wingfield Springs - interested in chickens, but no idea what the local Sparks/Washoe and (god forbid, what I fear the most) Wingfield Springs HOA regs are.My guess is I'm probably screwed, but maybe someone out there is also in my community & would know for sure? Thanks! I look forward to learning a ton here.
Quote: You know I'm the queen of that one! After you came to pick up eggs 3 weeks ago I had to PM you with 50 questions that I asked and then talked over you with other questions while you tried to answer!
Welcome!!Hi all...
Just wanted to throw some things out there since its spring! Yea!
-Looking for a new buff orp rooster, grown or I'll take a chick with a suspiciously large comb
(my old boy didn't make it through the winter, RIP Hank)
-Have a friend looking for white banty cochins/hatching eggs
-Looking for retirement homes for older hens, might still lay a little, but just need a sunny spot to dust bathe
About the planting...we are in WV and I waited until mid june last year to plant tomatoes, squash, peppers...even covered the snow killed 80% of my first attempt. Had to replant and shell out more $ for larger plants...discouraging, makes me really want a greenhouse!
Does anyone know when S&W (in carson) chick days is happening?
I'm used to a short season growing up in Northern Minnesota. That is zone 3 but at least they get more precip than we do here. I'm amazed seeing the gardens back home compared to the huge effort it is here.Oh I use those too! I've had mine for years and use them on my tomato plants. Mine are red since they are for tomatoes only. They were especially helpful when we lived in an area that didn't freeze so completely. I could set them out in winter and they'd be ok til they got too tall for them. When we first moved here I set out my tomato plants at the normal time (late February or early March in the Bay Area with protection) surrounded by the Wall O' Waters and the things froze so completely that the plant was damaged underneath it! I'd never had that happen before! That's when I figured out that gardening here in Reno was a whole different animal!
Welcome!I'm guessing you are screwed!I've heard that chickens are not legal in Sparks (they are in Reno). Pull out your CC&Rs from Wingfield springs to see what it says. I'm thinking it's probably not chicken friendly but who knows--of course if it's illegal in Sparks, you have another issue anyway. I do have a friend who lives in sparks--an older neighborhood--who has 4 hens illegally in a small coop in her backyard. She has been fine but I guess you never know. I'm not sure how you can really hide them--my hens are kind of loud when they sing the egg song.
Anyway, i hope you are able to have chickens at some point. They are such a joy and now after having them, I would not move to a place where I couldn't have them unless it was under dire circumstances! Good luck!
Hi, just found the site today! Nice to meet you all. I'm in Wingfield Springs - interested in chickens, but no idea what the local Sparks/Washoe and (god forbid, what I fear the most) Wingfield Springs HOA regs are.My guess is I'm probably screwed, but maybe someone out there is also in my community & would know for sure? Thanks! I look forward to learning a ton here.
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You know I'm the queen of that one! After you came to pick up eggs 3 weeks ago I had to PM you with 50 questions that I asked and then talked over you with other questions while you tried to answer!
You are seeing it as a lot worse than it was! We were all just having so much fun talking to each other! It was such a great visit. I wish it could have been longer!
