Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Bridebeliever]

If this keeps up we're going to be the most popular thread on this forum!

Wait...you mean we're not?!?! I love fishing!!! We live right next to a creek that gets THOUSANDS of salmon in it! Course you can't eat them then because they are spawning but it's awesome to see!

 

[chickenmomma16]

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[Leigti]

How do you post all those cute little characters?

 

[Mia_]

How do you post all those cute little characters?

On the screen when you post, there is a vertical line of faces on the right. At the bottom it says, "more." Click on that.

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[Carolei]

How do you post all those cute little characters?

When you hit 'Reply' or 'Quote' the Reply Window appears. Find the face at the far right of the line of icons above the window where you enter your text. Click on that face. It will bring up many cute character Emogis. Click on the one you want! It will appear in your text box.
Have fun!

 

[chicknlove]

Hello all, looking to buy fertile eggs in the Portland metro area. Please let me know if anyone has anything. I created a new incubator and can't wait to test it out. Having a hard time finding anything local on CL.

 

[Chickielady]

Good Afternoon

This email in to share the report of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H7N8 in a Commercial Turkey Flock in Dubois County, Indiana.
We know that approximately 30% of mallard ducks carry avian influenza (AI). Please assume that all wild dabbling ducks are carrying AI, and use biosecurity measures to ensure that your poultry do not have contact with wild waterfowl. Having domestic ducks that could have contact with wild waterfowl in ponds represents a high risk for AI.

Sincerely, Lyndon

Biosecurity for Birds
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/wps/port...tion/SA_Avian_Health/SA_Biosecurity_for_Birds

USDA Resources for AI
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=avian_influenza.html

USDA Enhanced Biosecurity for Poultry Producers
http://www.uspoultry.org/animal_husbandry/intro.cfm

Attachment
AI H7N8 IndianaDuboisCountyTurkeysRLS_FINAL 2016-1-15

Lyndon Badcoe BVSc, MVS, DVSc
Avian Health Veterinarian and Epidemiologist
Washington State Department of Agriculture
1111 Washington St. SE
Olympia WA 98504

Office phone: 360-725-5763
Fax: 360-902-2087
Cell phone: 360-507-6219
E-mail: [email protected]
WSDA Avian Health Program NPIP: http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/AvianHealth/AvianNPIP.aspx

 

[Chickielady]

here we go again !

biosecurity everyone !

 

[QuiltinGramma]

I love the fishing here in Washington...we travel maybe 15 minutes and we're at a lake. It's just so convenient to fish when there are just so many lakes to choose from.

Okay, I have a chicken question for you. My girls are around 11 months old. It was my understanding that hens usually don't molt their first year. So, having said that I need to ask you, 'Is my Black Australorp molting?' It looks like her feathers are breaking off about an inch (more or less) from her skin. If she is NOT molting, what is she doing? None of my other girls are looking like her. Her skin is a nice color, no redness. It does not look like the other hens are pecking at her. We haven't found any lice or mites on her. The feather loss is just around her neck. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[junebuggena]

Yes, she's molting. All of my young pullets did at least a partial molt this year, and I've had four do full molts. My oldest is 11 months. It's been a weird year for molting.