Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[lilfarmmomma]

Yesterday I finally got a chance to look at the Kennel parts I was given as scrap. I didn't do too bad! I got 2 3' gates, 3 4' gates, 2 6' gates, 3 4'x8' panels, 1 6'x6' panel and one 6'x10' panel. These will work nicely into my current expansion project.

That's awesome!! I love free stuff!! I built my coop using all materials that we had on hand, whether from this property or we had aquired free at some point. I think I will have enough to also frame my run, so the only thing I will have to purchase will be the actual fencing material.

 

[nikki1]

My run is 6' by 8'. My original plan was for 6' by 13', but the hardware cloth got expensive, even though we used the corner of our fence for 2 sides of the run.

Also, we bought the door for the run at Lowes for $20. We took their most basic screen door, and backed it with hardware cloth. Once we did that I stopped having nightmares about building a door from scratch.

I just had a "duh" moment. The tall part of the run is 6' by 8'. Under the coop is an additional 4x6 feet, for a total of 6' by 12'.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

I'll save you a piece of my Shari Baby when I divide it. It smells like chocolate when it blooms.

Ooooh that sounds wonderful !!!!!!!!!!!!! And much more interesting than giving birth !!!!!!!!! Tell me more !!!

It's an Oncidium. The only Oncidim I grow. It has long scapes with small dark, red and white flowers that smell like chocolate. I need to divide it anyway. i'll put some on a pot for you.

Oh, that is nifty. Speaking of "needing divided" my Miltonia needs either divided or potted on again. It's good that stainless steel mixing bowls come in increasingly large sizes. My last-but-one sack of orchid bark managed to hold on to a fern spore even being treated to the boiling water treatment, so now I have a baby tropical maidenhair fern there, too. I'm going to dump the one Dendrobium I have; it was the first orchid I ever bought but Stewie thinks it's particularly tasty, and has finally killed it dead, dead, dead.

 

[Chickielady]

People use the term "bird dog" and sporting dog interchangeably. The English actually bred them to be sporting dogs in the early 1800s.

The Labs' ancestors were from Newfoundland, but not the Newfoundland breed. They were used to help the fishermen retrieve fish and other stuff out of the water. It's believed Labs descended from these dogs found in the English settled St. John's area (same with the Newfoundland, as a separate breed used for draft work). The English brought them home in the 1800s and selectively bred them to hunt. I think it's an apt description to call them bird dogs, just the same as the pointing breeds.

Their energy level really depends on what lines you get your pup from. The backyard breeders trying to make a buck have really done the breed a disservice. There are good breeders out there, though. You just have to do your research. My field bred Lab was a gem. Super smart, a retrieving machine, and as loyal a dog as anyone could ask for. I wish more breeders would cross the show and hunting lines to get a good looking dog who can still do what he was bred for and isn't lazy and fat. LOVE THOSE LABS!



That's my daughter when she was 3 years old at my parents' house.

Beautiful Dogs !

 

[RainMom]

So, yesterday I brought home 2 Silkie roosters (went to get one, but 5 yo begged for another one). I put them in quarantine in my greenhouse which is not functional at the moment. I was in and out a couple of times, making sure that they knew where food and water were and trying to make sure that they settled in after being moved. Apparently the last time that we were in there the door didn't get closed tightly and my dog got one of them.

I am so disappointed. The smaller of the two found a spot to hide, so he is ok. I ended up moving him into gen pop, because I was then worried about leaving him in there alone all night. Just went and checked and the girls are bossing him around. The poor little guy. He is so sweet though. I named him Sirius Black, though he almost looks more like a blue. Of course, the one that got killed was the one that DS picked out, so I told him one of the chicks could be his. He picked the SLW, and wants to call her Dude.

oh, that's very sad!
Our lab is very, very, very TOO interested in the silkies, He licks his lips whenever we're holding them. I trust his as far as I can throw him!

 

[Chickielady]

This guy has some mites and lice, according to the information I was given. I'll be keeping him in the quarantine zone for a month. In a few years, I really want some English Orpington pullets and would like to give them their own little coop until they get big enough to live with the big girls. So I figured that it might be okay to sanitize the coop after he's out so that I can use it as a grow-up coop in the future.

Then I usually have a spray bottle of Sevin in his pen, and spray the coop & roost down daily.

If he has deplumming mites (very very tiny) it can be difficult to rid him of the bugs.
I do Eprinex 1 X a week for 3 weeks, and spray the coop & bedding daily.
I also mix up vaseline & permethrin in a double boiler & mix, then paint it on his roost.

Good for the feets too !

And any bugs coming or going get stuck.

 

[fikeyismybaby]

People use the term "bird dog" and sporting dog interchangeably. The English actually bred them to be sporting dogs in the early 1800s.

The Labs' ancestors were from Newfoundland, but not the Newfoundland breed. They were used to help the fishermen retrieve fish and other stuff out of the water. It's believed Labs descended from these dogs found in the English settled St. John's area (same with the Newfoundland, as a separate breed used for draft work). The English brought them home in the 1800s and selectively bred them to hunt. I think it's an apt description to call them bird dogs, just the same as the pointing breeds.

Their energy level really depends on what lines you get your pup from. The backyard breeders trying to make a buck have really done the breed a disservice. There are good breeders out there, though. You just have to do your research. My field bred Lab was a gem. Super smart, a retrieving machine, and as loyal a dog as anyone could ask for. I wish more breeders would cross the show and hunting lines to get a good looking dog who can still do what he was bred for and isn't lazy and fat. LOVE THOSE LABS!



That's my daughter when she was 3 years old at my parents' house.

Thanks! Cute dogs!

 

[Chickielady]

The day I had my first went like this:

1. Get up make breakfast do dishes

2. Feed horses

3. Load mare into trailer, take her to friend to be bred to his stallion. After breeding, walk mare for half an hour to prevent urination (she could eliminate the semen.

4. Take trailer home, and muck out stall for 3 other horses.

5. Make lunch - do dishes.

6. Excercise 3 horses (ground work only - then rub them down and turn them out)

7. Go swimming (gotta keep in shape hehe!)

8. afternoon snack.

9. Get ready and go out for diner and dancing with friends. (Domain Chandon, Napa Valley)

10. home, watch T.V. movie "Spartacus, the olde version).

11. Midnight - water broke and off to the hospital (baby 1 month early) 25 minutes away

Yup, busy life, keeping fit and having babies is natural.

Tuckered me out just reading it all !
Whata day !!!!!!!!!

 

[RainMom]

Sounds like a fantastic day! Way to go!

I'll bet we could come up with a way to split up a bottle if we try. Let's see what we can come up with. DH and I will be driving to Seattle on April 7, maybe we can find a spot to meet.

Maybe you could just come over to our house and have some coffee/tea and cookies

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[ChaeBird]

Oh.... set that to music and you'll have a hit!

Happy Birthday!!!! Your pies look great!

Thanks! They turned out amazing. I didn't have a chance to take pictures of them with the meringue on top before they were gone!