Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Chicken Rustler]

OK so now trying to keep track of both threads.

 

[itsren]

Quote:
Thanks. I'll look into it. I went to our local Marine shop and they don't carry commercial nets. They said the closest place I'd find would be Seattle or Ballard.

 

[Greg Richardson]

Quote: I had problems with one chicken flying over the run walls. Another one would go roost in the tree.

We have hawks, eagles, fly by all the time but due to trees layout of runs only one run has the ability for one to land and they'd have to do it very careful.

Heard about nets for cheap else ware but decided to go see what HD had I could make myself.

They have neon colored green and yellow type of nylon string you can pull very hard on wrapping it around posts or trees what ever you have. Since this run had cherry timbers used for fence support I wrapped around one post went across run to the next one never tying it just wrapping it in all directions across the run. How long it would last I don't know as two years later had trees come down wiping it out but a net would have been wiped out also.

Which ever way you go yes that will work. Some consider losing one now and then the cost of having chickens.

I could see though if one was constantly losing them it would be worth the investment.

If they were pets another factor comes into play.

 

[Greg Richardson]

Quote: Don't forget Tulalip. I been told they sell them up there.

 

[itsren]

You also start saying strange things when you have chickens. For instance, "STOP EATING PAINT!!"

See, we have a large work shed that really needs to be re-painted. The paint is chipping off at the bottom and so when I hear a wood thumping sound, I go charging down there and find that someone is eating little spots of paint. I call the worst offender 'Paint Chip' (real name is Mary). I chase them away quickly and they pretend to lose interest. They just try a bit later. It doesn't happen very often, though, and it's not happening these days because I have to watch everyone when they're out.

Please don't misunderstand, I take good care of my girls. They just don't take good care of themselves!

Yep! Or - "Quit fighting. Eat out of your own dish." I have 4 little crocks full of food in the brooder. There are 4 chicks, yet, they eat out of one at a time, and usually someone is standing in the dish everyone is trying to eat out of.

 

[itsren]

I found ya'll

I think I have found a solution to my patio poopers, while catching up on posts. SAND du! Putting a layer of sand down on my patio will greatly reduce clean up time, Thanks Guys

 

[itsren]

Woo! A new thread is a way better surprise than the dead squirrel my cat left for me to step on this morning. Way better .

 

[CarolynF]

Um... that's kinda what we're doing by having both threads open at the same time.

Um... no it's not.

What you've done is like moving the family to the house down the street. When a visitor comes to the front door, the house is there, the old stuff is there, but there's nobody home. So they have to go looking.

My way is like moving just the old stuff... When a visitor comes to the front door, the house and everyone are still there. If they're looking for something more than 6 months old, only THEN do they have to go looking.

Your way is simple for those that are regulars, but tough for once-in-a-while visitors or someone that comes in via a search.

 

[itsren]

OK so now trying to keep track of both threads.

Then just play over here!

 

[mikeyb]

I'm here. Yea.
Change I do not like.
I do not like it one bit.
Grrr