Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[pennyJo1960]

allo oh Washingtonians.

So i'v recently heard about the great increase in chicken owners, and when i move to washington, I want to go into something involving chickens (A little more than Breeding/Selling of course)

I heard that an Avian Veterinarian is actually a high paying job that people are looking for, because many vets willnot take birds, as they do not know thier dieases and ailments enough to help/id.

Is there anywhere is Washington, close to the La Conner area that I could earn a degree as an Avian Vet?

yes 4 years at Wazzu then 4 at Oregon state after your recommended by a few Vetrinarians
then a few more years for a specialty such as avian

 

[poppyflock]

Hey everyone, just thought I'd introduce myself - I'm a new chicken owner living in the 'burbs north of Seattle. I bought my first 4 birds at Bothell Feed Center at the end of April/early May when they were just day olds. Actually, I bought 5, but my welsummer ended up being male so he went to a new home. I was super sad to see the welsummer go, so a few weeks ago I bought two more pullets at Baxter Barn - a welsummer and a speckled sussex. They've been quarantined in my garage since they came home - and both seem to have some sort of a respiratory illness, which is a big bummer. I've been giving them Duramycin-10 for about a week, at the suggestion of Baxter Barn, but I haven't seen much of a difference. I've been researching respiratory illnesses in chickens and have read quite a bit...but still haven't really decided what to do about it/what to do with them. Maybe I should have started a new thread for this...But I was wondering if anyone else in the area has recently purchased new birds from Baxter Barn that were also sick? The symptoms haven't been very severe so it's hard to say what's going on with them (if anything...maybe I'm just overreacting!), but they do sometimes have a funky smell when they have runny noses, which my research indicates might be coryza.

 

[Banaynaychicken]

Quote: Awesome, thanks so much!

I'v heard good things about WSU, and even got a cute little "postcard" from them, recommending me to their school. Tough for Oregon though, I would prolly have to do some serious traveling for that.... out of state tuition is gonna SUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKk!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey everyone, just thought I'd introduce myself - I'm a new chicken owner living in the 'burbs north of Seattle. I bought my first 4 birds at Bothell Feed Center at the end of April/early May when they were just day olds. Actually, I bought 5, but my welsummer ended up being male so he went to a new home. I was super sad to see the welsummer go, so a few weeks ago I bought two more pullets at Baxter Barn - a welsummer and a speckled sussex. They've been quarantined in my garage since they came home - and both seem to have some sort of a respiratory illness, which is a big bummer. I've been giving them Duramycin-10 for about a week, at the suggestion of Baxter Barn, but I haven't seen much of a difference. I've been researching respiratory illnesses in chickens and have read quite a bit...but still haven't really decided what to do about it/what to do with them. Maybe I should have started a new thread for this...But I was wondering if anyone else in the area has recently purchased new birds from Baxter Barn that were also sick? The symptoms haven't been very severe so it's hard to say what's going on with them (if anything...maybe I'm just overreacting!), but they do sometimes have a funky smell when they have runny noses, which my research indicates might be coryza.

so glad you have joined our nutty group here

I would really suggest going back to Baxter barn? it asking allot to have
a new owner to peeps and have them go ill.. I would not guess your overreacting in knowing something is wrong..
but shouldn't they pay for a veterinary call for you

 

[Leigti]

I Think My Rd., Island red laid her first egg yesterday. And tonight she squatted for me for the first time.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I Think My Rd., Island red laid her first egg yesterday. And tonight she squatted for me for the first time.

very cool...

 

[Hinotori]

The 11 week old boys are getting pretty big. Only 2 out of 10 were girls (one is really nice looking). I actually wanted boys this time and got them.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Wow they look wonderful and silly just as they should right, I think they are
a very interesting bird,
I added 4 olive eggers right then picked up more easter eggers
of that mix I seem to have acquired two rooster myself they are bumping breast's
doing roo behavior kept trying to ignore it but can't
eventually I will have to lop a few heads when they are large enough.

 

[Scram85]

yes 4 years at Wazzu then 4 at Oregon state after your recommended by a few Vetrinarians
then a few more years for a specialty such as avian

WSU is a great school for Animal Sciences and related fields. Most of the vets in the state are WAZZU grads. It is however, in Eastern WA. We love our Cougars over here. The Palouse region is very beautiful in its own way. We are dry and hot. We don't get a lot of rain but we do get snow. (Holy moley. I sound like the visitor's bureau.)

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: I agree and many times I feel like I could be the visitors bureau when I talk of our beautiful state
I did my years at Wazzu seems a very long time ago and paid my dues it gave me charmed life for many
years working in a field I thought more of play.