Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[itsren]

We luckily will get our compost from the neighbor. Its straight cow manuer but he piles it up thruout the year in one of his pastures and we go over and scoop a tractor bucket of it up and lay it out where our veggie garden will be and disk it up real good and then let it sit for a month or so before planting anything. i like it because I know everything thats in the soil

I'm glad to be getting mine from my chickens now. Just started filling up the 4th garbage can - again!

 

[WhiskiRanch]

I have a pile going outside my chicken coop that I mix around but nothing special. lol Will use what Ihave though soon to mix into the soil and steer poo. that should give me an amazing veggie garden

 

[beausonge]

New to BYC today but had to post recently moved into our home in Graham WA and in the process of getting our 1st coop built. Wanting to start with five any recommendations for what breeds work best.

I started with chickens two years ago. My favorite so far? My black Jersey Giant pullet I got last spring Now that she has matured and is out of molt, she is laying about 5 dark brown eggs each week. I also have two fall Australorp pullets. One has just started laying and she has not missed a day yet. I like the blue-green eggs my Easter Eggers lay but they are a skittish bird.

 

[CarolynF]

I would die laughing if Isaw a tractor full of cow poo going down I-90...hahaha

Laughing is GOOD! And I love that picture!

 

[beausonge]

Sitting here this morning with my SAD light hoping it'll help my mood a bit; just woke up feeling a bit upset for no reason. Took all my supplements and I'm letting the kids all color at the kitchen table while they eat their breakfast so I can get a minute alone.

On today's agenda: 4 loads of laundry, homeschool catch up, organize hall closet, waterproof nest boxes so Lucy stops getting damp.

Someone mentioned lack of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is very common on the west side of the state. I had my Vitamin D level tested a few years ago and I was very low. I felt tired and run down all the time. Once my vitamin D level got in the low normal, I felt much better. I work in a clinic with neurologists. The senior neurologist told me that almost every person he sees has a vitamin D deficiency.

 

[CarolynF]

Someone mentioned lack of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is very common on the west side of the state. I had my Vitamin D level tested a few years ago and I was very low. I felt tired and run down all the time. Once my vitamin D level got in the low normal, I felt much better. I work in a clinic with neurologists. The senior neurologist told me that almost every person he sees has a vitamin D deficiency.

Good Point, and I always feel better when I've spent some time outdoors in the daylight.

 

[Eagle2026]

I live above the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe,Wa.
Just off of Hwy 522 and Hwy 2 about 3/4 of a mile.

 

[FirewifeJess]

Quote:
Yes, my body has a terrible time absorbing vitamins and minerals apparently. Currently I'm taking:
Morning: Fish oil, multivitamin, 5,000iu vitamin D, CoQ10, and 200mg 5-HTP
Evening: Fish oil, calcium+magnesium, 5,000iu vitamin D, CoQ10, and 200mg 5-HTP

During the worst of the winter with no light, I was taking 15,000iu of D to help.

 

[Eagle2026]

The only way I know how to respond to that is........
Head and neck is good!
Wings and body is bad!
When Black Coppers are growing keep your eye on the body. If they start to develope colors on their bodies there Roosters.
Hope this help......Oh, also comb size...You can tell there as well. almost no colb at all on the hens. Roos will have a very pronoused comb.

 

[Eagle2026]

BCM chicks - can you tell me... if a 6-week-old BCM chick has a copper head and neck, is he, for certain, a boy? And, if they don't have a copper head and neck by 6 weeks, are they girls?

sorry I should of used your quote in my response.