Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

Ughhhh! Sounds like life when I lived in South America. For some reason people there think cold showers are the norm. Not for this northern girl! At least now when the power goes out I'm a pro at heating water up on the wood stove and taking a hot shower from a bucket.
It is nice not to be so reliant on "the system"
Like when the power goes out, we have 6-8 ready to light hurricane lamps...gas cans of Red Diesel, a generator, alarms that sound if the power goes out (so we wake up & turn on the generator)
Tools for weed wacking, well drilling, gardening & butchering.
All the homestead necessities from guns & ammo to block & tackle, butchering & homested life is a lifelong learned experience most people have no idea how to do.
It should be taught in school..."new Urban Survival Skills"
Like what to do if the power goes out ?
What do you do when the power is out all day !


How to cook if the power is out..
..how to bathe if the power is out...LOL
A really funny one is how to go potty when the power is out, and you're well don't pump without power.LOL ! ! !

Wanna help teach the class ???

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Ok back to work for me !
 
ummm i know one that i have its black an grey is a sexlink...the other 4 i cant remember...i didnt pay much attention hahah it was whatever my local co-op had as fast growing fryer...i know the other 4 are a cross
 
Hi I am GrammaBonnie and of course a senior citizen. I have just started up raising chickens for the eggs, not meat. Not yet anyway.

I have ten chicks right now, but pretty sure two are cockerals, will wait and see. I only wanted five but fell in love with so many at the feed store. 2 Australorp, 1 Ameracauna, 2 barred rock, 1 Black Copper Maran (roo?), 1 Welsummer, 1 Black sex link, 1 Blue laced red Wyandotte and lastly 1 Buff Orpington. Only problem is, I thought the Buff Orpington was just another pullet. Seems like he/she is a bantam. So small, all the other ones are much larger. Some of mine are 8 weeks, some six, and some 2-3 wks. They all get along so far. My problem with this little Bantam I call her "Buffy" is that I now have all of them going into their coop at night (had to put a light in there first) but she won't or can't figure out how to climb the ladder to get in. So when it is dark I have to go outside and sure enough, she is standing looking at the coop with all the other chicks in it, peeping her little head off. Then trying to catch her is hard. But eventually I do, after she takes me on a merry chase and I am slow ha! Thinking of selling her, she is the only small one, and like I said, more work. The other chicks pay no attention to her at all. but she doesn't see to mind being alone all the time..

I do love just pulling up a bench and watching them play and chase each other. I laugh my head off when I throw a handful of mealy worms in there. (Dehydrated, can't touch those real ones - eeek.)

I live in Lake Tapps near Sumner. I shop at either Del's or Coastal. They both have been very helpful. And I love Backyard Chickens, I have learned so much from all of you. Thank you.
Can't wait to see out of ten how many roo's I have. I think two, but we'll see.

Enjoy the sun, here in western Wa., it isn't consistent. Three days of sun, 4 days of rain. Chickies are in bed and I'm heading there too.
what a lovely mixed flock you have chosen. My Buff Orp. is one of the faves around here. She has lots of personality, always into mischief. I know what you mean about handling live meal worms. funny though I can bait fish hook with regular worms, no problem.
 
Need to rehome a few more little Roos.
A Blue Ameraucauna hatched 4/2 from rfuzzybuttpoultry eggs & a project lavender Marans (not lavender) hatched 4/16 from Papas Poultry eggs.

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I finally moved my girls into their coop (at 8 weeks!). It's been tough building it on my own, while still working full time, but the end is in sight! Yay! I still need to add the siding to the outside of the coop, prime it and paint. The chicken run has been complete for weeks now. They seem to be enjoying it, but haven't quite figured out the whole roosting bar thing. I placed a little of their food on top of them as incentive. I'll post pics later this week (hopefully completed pics).
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I saw a posting/article about people getting sick due to salmonella from chickens that were linked back to the Mt. Healthy hatchery. Can anyone shed light on what that means for me & my flock. I got my chicks (now ranging from 6-10 weeks old) from different local feed stores and I believe those feed stores have gotten chicks from Mt. Healthy, but I do not know if any of my chicks came from there (or how to figure out which hatchery they came from).

I read something about it shouldn't be a problem if you wash your hands and cook any food (chicken meat or eggs) thoroughly. I do wash my hands after handling the chicks, and I have my kids do so as well, but they are 100% great about it. And I don't plan on eating my chickens, but I always 100% cook chicken meat. Eggs, however, my family pretty much only eats them over-easy and I have a couple of recipes that calls for raw eggs. I also read that it can be present in their droppings, which I have been putting in my composter. Is that now going to be a problem too?

One person commented that they planned to cull their whole flock that came from there, but that's not something I really want to do. 1) I've grown attached to my chicks and 2) I've invested a lot of time & $$ into them and starting over just wouldn't be feasible.

Any advice would be appreciated!
 
The person on facebook that said they were going to cull their entire flock is poorly educated about Salmonella. They have had their birds since last year and there is zero validity for their post. Just like dogs and cats get fleas, all chickens carry salmonella, not just the ones from Mt. Healthy. Everyone needs to take the proper precautions when handling animals or eating animal products. If someone wants to consume raw eggs, they are doing so at their own risk. Most people have pretty good immunity to small quantities of Salmonella, but feeding undercooked egg or meats products to children, the elder, or the immunocompromised is negligent in my opinion.

If your birds aren't sick and you are washing your hands, I wouldn't worry about it.
 
Wash your hands and you should be fine. Much more likely to get sick with it from chicken bought from the grocery store. Just keep things clean and cook it thoroughly. Issue with chicks and salmonella is mostly with kids and not washing their hands before touching their face.
 

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