Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[KMHunter]

Well, well. My piano is now gone.
I gave it to a 14 yo girl who is just starting to learn. Her mom plays also. So I figured the piano found a good home.
Then I just learned her dad is a scout leader here in Rochester.

I know some of you don't believe and that's ok. But, Birdie May gave that piano to me and I've tried to sell it and never, ever got an inquiry about it and I posted it twice here on the forum and nada.
Birdie May would be happy with the results and I see a guiding hand here.

That is so wonderful! And I definitely believe that there was a guiding hand. Waiting for the perfect person and home for it to go to.

 

[bikerchicky]

OK, my babies are my my BFF's keeping warm and safe. I have a Light Brahma (Fluffy), a RIR (Beaks), and a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte (Lace). I have pictures on my camera, and need to move them to my laptop to share.

We are converting a former dog pen, that became a goat pen, into a chicken coop. It's been at least 2 years, if not 3, since any animals were in the pen, so I'm cleaning it up and getting it ready for my girls. The top bars had colapsed from snow a few years ago, so we are replacing it all and a new tarp. My DH is so funny. At Christmas he called me one day saying he went to a local hardware box store to get the pipes for the pen, but they were too long to fit in his Toyota sedan. I have a Toyota pickup so he asked if I could stop by the store and pick them up. He was planning to get them for me as a Christmas gift. I replied I could do that, but did I really have to pay for my own gift? He stammered, then said no, no, we would go together so he could pay.

With the babies growing it is time to get moving on the rebuild of the pen. Someone around here told me I need to put lime down to make sure there are no worms or other parasites in the pen from the dogs and goats. Anyone know anything about this? Is it valid? Or can I just put a barrier down, like plastic, then put my sand on top? I plan to get pavers to place around the outside and the inside of the pen to prevent diggers from getting in. Any other suggestions or prevention I need to know about?

Thanks in advance.

 

[ChickAudie]

Whoops, double post....

 

[ChickAudie]

Hi Bikerchicky! From what I've heard, most of the people here use food grade DE (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth). I'm sure the pros will be on soon to answer your question.

Bahaha! I just noticed that one chick has a red face and one has a red butt!! Lol!

 

[Farmin Momma]

Ok, so sadly Chance did not make it. I had to separate Chance and Sushi last night because Sushi was pecking at Chance a lot. But when I got up this morning Chance would not open either of her eyes and they were both "goopy", then about a half hour later she was having what appeared to be a seizure. I had to put her out of her pain.
Made a trip back to Bothell Feed Center to get Sushi a friend (they told me if Chance died, to come back and they would give me a friend for Sushi.) and came back with four friends. Our kids have been wanting chickens to call their own again so I got a variety for them to pick form. Sushi is a Barred Rock, and now I also have a Buff Orpington, a Delaware, a Brown Leg Horn and a Road Island Red. Each kid has picked theirs and I am awaiting names from the kids.

As far as the house that we put on offer on, well they counter offered. We already though our offer was way to much for the amount of work that needed to be done so we decided to back off

. I really, REALLY wanted that house so badly that (I waited until DH fell asleep) I cried about not getting it. If I had let DH see me cry about it he would have pushed up the offer until we got it but we would not have been able to afford it. That is how he is with me, if I really want some thing he goes blind to logical thinking and makes what ever I want happen.
But good news, I found another house already. I am waiting to hear back from my agent when we can go look at it. This house only has 3 bed rooms so we will have to build 3 more onto it. But this one has a shop for DH (the other one didn't) and there are horse and goat stalls, a HUGE chicken coop, a green house, garden and many other out buildings for me. Best thing is the price is lower than the last one! We'll see how this goes.

Well, I had a few things quoted, but my computer is not wanting to coroperate and I can't remember what they were.

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But Hi to everyone. I can't to see ya'll at the Monroe show!!!!

 

[KMHunter]

OK, my babies are my my BFF's keeping warm and safe. I have a Light Brahma (Fluffy), a RIR (Beaks), and a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte (Lace). I have pictures on my camera, and need to move them to my laptop to share.

We are converting a former dog pen, that became a goat pen, into a chicken coop. It's been at least 2 years, if not 3, since any animals were in the pen, so I'm cleaning it up and getting it ready for my girls. The top bars had colapsed from snow a few years ago, so we are replacing it all and a new tarp. My DH is so funny. At Christmas he called me one day saying he went to a local hardware box store to get the pipes for the pen, but they were too long to fit in his Toyota sedan. I have a Toyota pickup so he asked if I could stop by the store and pick them up. He was planning to get them for me as a Christmas gift. I replied I could do that, but did I really have to pay for my own gift? He stammered, then said no, no, we would go together so he could pay.

With the babies growing it is time to get moving on the rebuild of the pen. Someone around here told me I need to put lime down to make sure there are no worms or other parasites in the pen from the dogs and goats. Anyone know anything about this? Is it valid? Or can I just put a barrier down, like plastic, then put my sand on top? I plan to get pavers to place around the outside and the inside of the pen to prevent diggers from getting in. Any other suggestions or prevention I need to know about?

Thanks in advance.

If it were me I would put DE(food grade) down and cover it with sand and mix DE in with the sand too. That should be ok. If it has been empty for three years, there should be very little parasite problems. But those are everywhere in the environment anyway. I would put chicken wire down as an apron around the outside and up the sides a little ways with sand and pavers on top of that. I don't think you have to do much on the inside unless you want to stop the chickens from digging around the edges.

 

[bikerchicky]

If it were me I would put DE(food grade) down and cover it with sand and mix DE in with the sand too. That should be ok. If it has been empty for three years, there should be very little parasite problems. But those are everywhere in the environment anyway. I would put chicken wire down as an apron around the outside and up the sides a little ways with sand and pavers on top of that. I don't think you have to do much on the inside unless you want to stop the chickens from digging around the edges.

Where can I find food grade DE? Would it be better to use playground sand or pea gravel inside the pen? I am also going to put chicken fabric around our trampoline and convert it into a trampoline/tractor for my chickens to forage in the yard.

Thanks!

 

[ChickAudie]

Ok, so I'm feeling a little better about these guys getting along :0)

I've been monitoring a few supervised visits from the baby chicks to the older chicks. So far so good!! Boy these guys from TPT are bullies, lol! They've got the bigger chicks on the roost trying to get away from them lol!

Here's the gals altogether!

 

[KMHunter]

Quote: I get it from Del's or the Issaquah Grange. I don't know what's near you. Maybe someone down south can pipe in here with places to get DE? I get mine for $30 for a 50lb bag. Last a long time! I think you could go with either the sand or pea gravel. I have sand in part of mine and am going to put it in the rest here soon. It is a mud pit right now and needs some help.

 

[ChickAudie]

Hey Farmin Mama, sorry to ear about baby Chance, but glad there are so many new chicks to keep you busy. We're about to go through those emotions of buying a house in the next few months. I already know that it's going to be a ride. All I can say is that the right one will come along and it will be well worth the wait!