Hey all been awhile. So three of the five eggs I set hatched!
I think the middle one #2 is a roo
Aww, sweet!
Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps
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Aww, sweet!
ITerrorBirdI live about 15 minutes away, so there's no way I'm not going.
KMHunter
We are planning to go. Does anyone know that date, offhand?
I got my internet working again yay!!!! See I have colors and
ETS: I set 8 eggs under a winter broody a few days ago and all of them are developing plus I have my 25 chicks arriving soon (Jan. 3rd-Jan. 5th)
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Jess, you have beautiful kiddos!!!!!!!!
You can call this a coincidence, but I call it a miracle...
Last week I was severely depressed due to finances, when I had a guy call who wanted my roosters that I listed in craigslist at the end of Nov (in itself, a miracle). When he and his buddies came, they asked about our old motorhome that had been sitting for years. I showed it to him, warning him how yucky it had become and he still wanted it! It seemed the perfect project for him so he bought it Fri, which gave us much needed Christmas money! It could not have come at a better time!!
You can call this a coincidence, but I call it a miracle...
Last week I was severely depressed due to finances, when I had a guy call who wanted my roosters that I listed in craigslist at the end of Nov (in itself, a miracle). When he and his buddies came, they asked about our old motorhome that had been sitting for years. I showed it to him, warning him how yucky it had become and he still wanted it! It seemed the perfect project for him so he bought it Fri, which gave us much needed Christmas money! It could not have come at a better time!!
Thanks! And yes, God is good! That's wonderful news!
Hi Jessica, my name is Kathy. I haven't ever replied to any posts before since I have been spending so much time gathering so much information. I live between Rainier and Yelm, WA. There a lot of military folks in Yelm and surrounding area (McKenna, Roy, Spanaway). There is a lot of country out this way that is animal friendly. We have an alpaca farm...with 23 pacs, 2 mini donkeys, over 40 chickens, 2 ducks, 4 dogs, 5 cats, 2 parrots, and I think that is it. If you want a reference person feel free to email me..... [email protected]
Welcome to the area!
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Thanks Kathy. We are leaving NC mid-Jan and hopefully be out that way by early Feb. visiting family and all along the way
. We will definitely look at houses in those areas.
PacaChick.... Welcome to the group! Sounds like you have a lot of great animals, I love alpacas, their fur is so incredibly soft and they're SO cute!
Thank you!
Coop lights. For anybody thinking about or with questions about using heat lamps PLEASE READ THIS. First let me say that for those of us in western WA & OR. We do not get enough cold weather to worry about heat for fully feathered birds. You only need to be concerned with heat if you have young chicks.
For ANY lights you use please make sure that the fixture is rated for the size of bulb/lamp you are using (or more). If you are going to use one of the common “heat lamps” they are most commonly 250 watt. DO NOT use a fixture with a rating of less than 250 watt. The cheap clamp on lights are not sufficient for this. You want a fixture with a ceramic base where the lamp screws in.
And here is my point. I have a friend who is also my FORMER feed supplier. She called me one day told me her barn had burned. She asked if I would haul the scrap metal and help clean up part of the mess. I was so shocked when I got there. This had been a barn about 60’ x 100’. The entire barn was gone. She also lost all of her breeding hogs including several pigs that had been paid for. She also lost the entire feed mill. When we started cleaning up and trying to find the cause. Everything pointed toward a heatlamp that was being used to keep pigs warm. While we were not able to determine if the fixture caught fire first and began dripping into the bedding or if the fixture fell into the bedding and then caught fire. Either way IF this had been a proper fixture and secured with jack chain or bare steel wire (tie wire or baling wire) there is a VERY good chance my friend would still have her barn, breeding hog business and grain/feed business.
SO again I ask that EVERYBODY using heat lights PLEASE make sure what you are using is safe!!! The best choice is the “brooder fixtures” with the ceramic base.
I post this in hopes of never having to see another person lose their buildings, animals and who knows what else due to using the wrong lighting equipment!!!
Rob
For ANY lights you use please make sure that the fixture is rated for the size of bulb/lamp you are using (or more). If you are going to use one of the common “heat lamps” they are most commonly 250 watt. DO NOT use a fixture with a rating of less than 250 watt. The cheap clamp on lights are not sufficient for this. You want a fixture with a ceramic base where the lamp screws in.
And here is my point. I have a friend who is also my FORMER feed supplier. She called me one day told me her barn had burned. She asked if I would haul the scrap metal and help clean up part of the mess. I was so shocked when I got there. This had been a barn about 60’ x 100’. The entire barn was gone. She also lost all of her breeding hogs including several pigs that had been paid for. She also lost the entire feed mill. When we started cleaning up and trying to find the cause. Everything pointed toward a heatlamp that was being used to keep pigs warm. While we were not able to determine if the fixture caught fire first and began dripping into the bedding or if the fixture fell into the bedding and then caught fire. Either way IF this had been a proper fixture and secured with jack chain or bare steel wire (tie wire or baling wire) there is a VERY good chance my friend would still have her barn, breeding hog business and grain/feed business.
SO again I ask that EVERYBODY using heat lights PLEASE make sure what you are using is safe!!! The best choice is the “brooder fixtures” with the ceramic base.
I post this in hopes of never having to see another person lose their buildings, animals and who knows what else due to using the wrong lighting equipment!!!
Rob
Jess - beautiful kids now let's see some photos of Ma and Pa and what they got for Xmas
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