Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[TerrorBird]

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You're not intruding, seriously. RaZ is in...is it Michigan? It's some state that starts with M.

We're not an exclusive club. Don't worry so much.

Also, we have ravens too. Just a pair, I think. I know they're more solitary. It's always neat to hear them and see them pass overhead. The poor girls dive for cover if they're free-ranging.

 

[Slinglings]

Quote: I have NO idea! Wouldn't mind if the crows had been better controlled as well... Nasty buggers!
Crows are very smart, lovely birds. They just take advantage of situations that a lot of people don't want them in and so they get a bad rap. When I was going to UW, I gave the crows in a specific area handfuls of peanuts. Whenever they'd see me, the call would go out and there would be ten crows running after me down the sidewalk.

Out here in the country, they make great hawk alarms. We always listen for the crows when they're caring for their young. We'd actually like to draw them in more (they're shy), but we don't want the squirrels eating all of the peanuts.
I have two crows that show up as soon as I open my deck door because they know that I throw food out to the chickens. They are sooo smart.

 

[RustyHen]

I have a 22 yr old daughter who will not speak with me.

I wish, more than anything, to be told why I am being punished.

VF I have lived through this too, she just had to have part of her life "unsupervised"? Once she had made her life choices she made contact again with us but it is a distant relationship sorry to say. We never criticized her or told her what to do, she is just very strong minded and had to live it herself I guess.
We raised our daughters to be independent strong women but did not expect this. We are just very glad to know that she is well happy and the time she gives us is very quality time. We always love them all.

 

[hallerlake]

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Family is where things have a tendancy to get very raw and honest. I am not an elder in my family by anymeans, but when a favorite Auntie of mine told me of her plans to leave her very nice husband for VERY selfish reasons.......well......I didn't bite my tongue one bit to tell her about her self. Now, I won't hear from her for another year or so, but it had to be said. With my family, there is a lot of negativity, and that's really the base of it all. There's no hoping for a future with 'em, no cup is half full. I get warned about walking in the rain, even when it's sunny out, if you know what I mean. I just don't want so much negative thoughts around me or my children.....
Great post! Agreed... The only thing holding my small family together is my dad. I know exactly what will happen when I lose him, it will be devastating but unavoidable.
I knew once my parents were gone, geography would kick in. I dreaded that some family members who live far away would stop coming home. Then, we found out about Dad's will. The family split into the "it was his money, and he could whatever he wanted with it" faction and the "only an ******* would discriminate against some of his children because they married against his wishes" factions. I no longer regret that some of my brothers and sisters live far away. I wish one lived even farther away.

And I hope there really is a purgatory.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

We had so much fun Saturday seeing everyone again & meeting new folks !
And missed Mikey~~~~~~~~~~~~

I have safely tucked away a jar of pickled jalup-penos and yellow B&B squash that I will delight with next batch of Nachos !!!!!!!

Missed not seeing Cloverleaf & pettec63 this show...not the same without them !!!

DH and I are in a whirlwind of activity with the building inspector (final framing inspection) and moving on to finsih the elctrical and get the peck system started (Plumbing) and insulation in the trusses (it is COLD in there!) and later this week.

Einstein goes to CA again for a few days, so I gotta get groceries & feed stocked up.....
I'll try to get on here every evening though !!!!!!!!!!!

I got so many cool presents at the show !!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to Dawn & Linda !!!

Great to see Toni & Kayla !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Honeysuckle & Hallerlake !!!!!!!!
And all the hugs we got !!
Get more hugs at a chicken show than I do for the rest of the year !!!

AND MEDS ! ! !

 

[hallerlake]

Quote: I have NO idea! Wouldn't mind if the crows had been better controlled as well... Nasty buggers!
Crows are very smart, lovely birds. They just take advantage of situations that a lot of people don't want them in and so they get a bad rap. When I was going to UW, I gave the crows in a specific area handfuls of peanuts. Whenever they'd see me, the call would go out and there would be ten crows running after me down the sidewalk.

Out here in the country, they make great hawk alarms. We always listen for the crows when they're caring for their young. We'd actually like to draw them in more (they're shy), but we don't want the squirrels eating all of the peanuts.
I appreciate my crows. I wouldn't trust them around chicks, but they make good eagle alarms.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

I have two crows that show up as soon as I open my deck door because they know that I throw food out to the chickens. They are sooo smart.

I have 2 crows that lie with my LF layers. One lays a bluish green the other lays an olive color. I got em from CL!!

 

[hallerlake]

I have a 22 yr old daughter who will not speak with me.

I wish, more than anything, to be told why I am being punished.

She should at least tell you that.

 

[SadieSue]

Quote: Fred Meyer's has a range of plastic buckets with matching lids from 1/2 gallon up to 5 gallon; there's also lidded buckets in the paint department at Home Depot.

I've gone to donut shops/bakeries and asked if they had any 5 gallon buckets with lids they were getting rid of. Typically they have them and you'll just have to clean the food stuff out of them which comes clean easily.

 

[hallerlake]

Quote: When I have an eagle in the backyard, it sounds like a Hitchcock film. There will a hundred or more crows.