Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[nikki1]

freezer camp??

"Freezer camp" is a euphemism for butchering a chicken and putting it in the freezer.

 

[melissaG]

That's when you pack the mean bird up and send it off to the freezer until Sunday dinner rolls around.

"Freezer camp" is a euphemism for butchering a chicken and putting it in the freezer.

mmmmm dumpling stew..

I know I know, slap me terrible.

 

[walady944]

I've been drooling over some of (most of) the chickens on Greenfire. Wish I was rich.

well, if it helps any, I ordered 6 and they sent 11 (and not all roos), so you do get some freebies with your order.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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UNDER his post count is a blue colored "My Coop". click on this and it will take you to his coop page

 

[CarolynF]

OK - after looking at everyone's comments and messaging with Honeysuckle Hills; the next northend meetup will be...

get ready for it!

Sunday, April 14th at 2 p.m. (Yes, in two days!)

Third Place Books in Shoreline - 17171 Bothell Way NE Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

Honeysuckcle Hills says she will bring a chicken for a centerpiece so folks that don't know us by sight will be able to tell who the crazy chicken people are

(Honestly, it would not surprise me if she also brought a chicken tablecloth and chicken her awesome chicken napkins!

)

Some of the folks I recall seeing or hearing might join us are:

• SudsyChick
• Honeysuckle Hills
• Hallerlake
• Farmin Momma
• CarolynF
• WALady944
• newhenmama
• and maybe even Chickielady!

Anyone else coming? =) Yay, will be fun!
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Originally Posted by KMHunter

Shucks! I have a surprise b-day party I am going to. Maybe next time!

Nope.... can't come. The earlier messages said AFTER the 15th. I have a house full of guests this weekend. And I was really looking forward to this. :-(

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: That is where mean chickens go. aka dinner !!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: NO but you can see what one can do with a little work. See these are coops I got for free then added free paint. NO sorry I am NOT giving them away! ! !

 

[FirewifeJess]

Wow. I just found out our close friend Nate was one of the injured in today's avalanches. He's in the hospital for a dislocated shoulder but nothing else! God is good for keeping him so unscathed...he was swept 1200ft at over 50mph!! He has a wife and 3 small children and is the worship leader at our church.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: Sure just give me yer CC #. Oh wait they don't take plastic. just send me a book of blank checks. NO NO NO they don't take checks just send CASH and LOTS of it.

 

[3arthm0ther]

Word of caution here -- This guy (He's in Orting right?) is a chicken trader, and does not always do a good job of quarantine. When I was new, I purchased birds from him, and they were nasty sick. There is no way he did not know his entire flock had CRD, but he still sold his birds to me. I learned a lot of very valuable lessons, and ended up having to replace my entire flock.

By chicken trader I mean that he puts adds on different CL's looking to purchase birds, he takes them back to his place and sells them for more. He also gets lots of birds from hatcheries. Not that hatchery birds are bad, but he may not be completly forthwright about the origin of the birds he is selling.

I've seen his coops, they are not bad. But consider - if you can do the labor, you can always build it for cheaper than you can pay someone else to build it for you. I did some small coops for some folks last year. They would hold 4 LF birds - 16 sq ft of 'coop' and 32 sq ft of 'run' with a roof to cover it all. Materials (not counting wire) were about 220 bucks. I think the folks went in on the wire and that was maybe another 30 each? (You'd have to ask SadieSue, FlyRobinFly (HEY where is she?) or FWJ about the wire, it was waiting for me at my first stop).

If you have the time (patience in my case) to wait to get chickens until you have collected the coop materials and built it - you can really do a coop for cheap. Old fence. boards, a free shed who knows -

You will not need much in the way of insulation for your coop, birds tolerate the cold a lot better than most folks think. A roof top garden bed would be nifty tho

I was only looking at his coops, ive heard he has a mighty large farm and i dont trust he knows how EVERY bird is doing. thats terrible about your flock :[[

i do really want to build it myself as i know it will be cheaper but im just one weak armed person caring for a 18 mo old alone so buying might be easier. or paying someone. question about used treated wood. i was reading that up until 2001 they used a type of arsenic to treat the wood. should i be worried about this if i get wood from a old deck? is 3LF a good price for super wide oak baords? does all of the wood need to be treated?

i brought up getting chicks soon to my mom and she threw a hissy fit tonight and freaked out about building a coop this summer and next then getting chicks next summer

i wanted them nooooowwwww *insert adult tantrum here* ;P

im kinda rethinking the garden and thinking a "two story" coop, so that later id have more room for more. although i cooould plant herbs and such up there to still weight it down, insulate it and be pretty...it might even soak up some of the poop smell hmmmmmmm desicions decisions how much head space to they need? and how hight should the roosts be?