Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Hinotori]

So did you serve also? I tried but was labeled to short at 4'11 did not hit 5ft till I was 24

I was an aviation structural mechanic.

 

[TominWa]

BUGS: as a new chicken guy I want to ask my fellow Western Wa people about what I am hearing in regards to the wet runs we all have 6 months or more a year and bugs that get the chickens like mites. My girls are 10 weeks old now and I want to do it right. I have a nice big dry coup with a covered patioesque front of the run so they can at least sit outside and watch the rain, then another large open fenced run attaching to that.

Is there anything I should be aware of and do? I don't even know what a chicken mite is but it doesn't sound good and I hear they live in the wet run areas.

 

[MonicaWA]

Does anyone on this thread also do bee keeping? I am planning on opening a store in Cle Elum called Cle Elum Birds and Bees. I will sell bee keeping supplies, bird (and chicken things) and I also want to sell artisan, local honey. Know of any honey, not from a huge honey farm?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I was an aviation structural mechanic.

great for you to have a good talent never does hinder one and to thank both of you for your service

 

[pennyJo1960]

Does anyone on this thread also do bee keeping? I am planning on opening a store in Cle Elum called Cle Elum Birds and Bees. I will sell bee keeping supplies, bird (and chicken things) and I also want to sell artisan, local honey. Know of any honey, not from a huge honey farm?

check with the local feed store closest to you

 

[pennyJo1960]

BUGS: as a new chicken guy I want to ask my fellow Western Wa people about what I am hearing in regards to the wet runs we all have 6 months or more a year and bugs that get the chickens like mites. My girls are 10 weeks old now and I want to do it right. I have a nice big dry coup with a covered patioesque front of the run so they can at least sit outside and watch the rain, then another large open fenced run attaching to that.

Is there anything I should be aware of and do? I don't even know what a chicken mite is but it doesn't sound good and I hear they live in the wet run areas.

sorry but I do know I do not have any just now I refuse to say never but I do use seven dust about once a month

 

[mixedbreeds]

sorry but I do know I do not have any just now I refuse to say never but I do use seven dust about once a month

I have never had bugs either but I do use a mixture of dried herbs and flowers about every other month in the coop. Peppermint, spearmint, lavender, rose petals and a bunch of others I would have to look. It makes the coop smell really nice to.

 

[Hinotori]

I only have had mites because of the stupid winged food thieves (starlings and redwinged blackbirds). Mites come in on wild birds. They don't actually care for wet and cold. Screen out the birds and you lessen any issues to almost nothing. Provide dust baths. 7-Dust does work if you do get them.

If it's terrifying bad, dog Frontline will take care of the issue. 2 drops for bantam, 3 for large fowl. I do one under each wing or one at base of neck and one above vent (mites like the vent area). That's the big guns and gets really expensive really fast. It saved my rooster's life when he went from nothing to a moving coat of the things in a couple days and nothing was killing them fast enough. None of the other birds had many.

 

[pennyJo1960]

See I have been good there I do not ever feed outside their coop but they have a really big coop which I planned for best 350.00 ever spent there but I do put their 7 in mix it in the dust baths when they are out

 

[fikeyismybaby]

Does anyone know where I can get a show or breeding quality blue/black/splash bearded silkie rooster or cockrel?