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[itsren]

Yeah but my commute is a killer 45 seconds walk and sometimes I have to wait for a car before I can cross the road. so now are ya

 

[SadieSue]

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When I take my Golden Retriever to the park, I've taught him to go on the kid's playground equipment, up the steps, through the tunnel and down the slide. He LOVES it, and will go over and over and over again as I tell him. Kids who are there are typically pretty amused as are their parents. I don't think it's too much different than agility training, except for the slide.
Don't know if I could get the chickens trained to go down though...

 

[VelvettFog]

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Hey Ren -- there is an old steam train you can take from -- Elba, I think it is -- close to Morton. Really nifty old ride, great view of Rainier when the weather is nice.

 

[TerrorBird]

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Hey Ren -- there is an old steam train you can take from -- Elba, I think it is -- close to Morton. Really nifty old ride, great view of Rainier when the weather is nice.

I believe that I might have taken that train ride years ago when my grandmother was visiting us. We decided to go to Mt. Rainier national park after the ride and got lost. We finally found an exit after looking for about two hours and made our way to Enumclaw. We didn't have any food with us because the park trip was spur-of-the-moment. We were never so happy to see a Pizza Hut as we were then.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

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I've seen that done that with JP-5 when I was in the Navy. Someone brought in a bucket from draining the overflow cells on one of our F-14s. They were using it for their matches and cigarette butts until the supervisor got on them. Of course some of the stuff I saw done in the Line Shack was pretty stupid now that I think back on it.

I haven't done anything like this since I was a teen(20+ yrs ago). Now at 40 I know a lot of the things we did back then were crazy stupid. I am surprised I survived.

 

[Greg Richardson]

FYI. Going home from Northbend before the town of Snoqualmie knowing I need feed and never been to the feed store next to the Milk Barn I decided to stop and see if I could save some gas money and time from going to Monroe. The layer was $24.00 Could have been 24.95 don't know. I passed on it. I don't mind paying extra cause they are small but when Del's, Monroe Farm & Feeds, are around $16.00 and when I needed some working in Issaquah it was around 18.00 at the grange no big deal as you spend gas money from my house to Monroe so if I can get it on the way fine. But that price was over the top. So if anyone ever out in that area at least you know price now and can make your own decision without wasting time if you decide not to.

 

[justbugged]

Quote: I will be posting when I buy my Meat birds, and then the classes for Freezer Camp 101, will be held roughly 8 to 10 weeks later. We will hold one on a Saturday and the other on Sunday. This past year I found that it was easier for some to have different weekend days to come to the class. I have found that a number of children seem to be very interested in the process, and are willing to watch.

I'll be there again to help, whether I have my own birds to process or not. John might come too, but this time it'll just be him, not the 3 boys! I bet you were totally weirded out when I showed up with 4 boys who wanted to watch chickens being killed. They still talk about how bloody and awesome it was!

LOL It didn't weird me out at all. We have had several kids come to watch, even a little girl. As long as the kid knows what is happening and why. most kids ages 6 and up seem to find it somehow in the range of normal. Now what I haven't had was any teenagers. It would be interesting to see how a teen would react to the day. I do think that parents that are into growing their own meat, have children that are much better educated than the average child. I am going to assume that the parents that grow their own meat, are talking about it, and their children understand more about a more natural way of living.

 

[Slinglings]

FYI. Going home from Northbend before the town of Snoqualmie knowing I need feed and never been to the feed store next to the Milk Barn I decided to stop and see if I could save some gas money and time from going to Monroe. The layer was $24.00 Could have been 24.95 don't know. I passed on it. I don't mind paying extra cause they are small but when Del's, Monroe Farm & Feeds, are around $16.00 and when I needed some working in Issaquah it was around 18.00 at the grange no big deal as you spend gas money from my house to Monroe so if I can get it on the way fine. But that price was over the top. So if anyone ever out in that area at least you know price now and can make your own decision without wasting time if you decide not to.

I went to People's Mercantile on Sand Point to pick up chicken feed a while ago because there is *no where* in north Seattle to buy it..and they wanted $30! At the Bothell feed store it is $16.

 

[JennS]

Quote: I will be posting when I buy my Meat birds, and then the classes for Freezer Camp 101, will be held roughly 8 to 10 weeks later. We will hold one on a Saturday and the other on Sunday. This past year I found that it was easier for some to have different weekend days to come to the class. I have found that a number of children seem to be very interested in the process, and are willing to watch.
I'm very interested in this next year! And I can help out with the slaughter. I've never done a bird, but I've watched videos on chickens and I've euthanized some reptiles and rodents as part of my job and rescue work. Usually it's not bloody, but I've processed my own deer kill and an emu that I bought for food, and that certainly was. If someone can show me how to do it humanely I am fine helping out.

Jennifer

 

[FirewifeJess]

Quote: I will be posting when I buy my Meat birds, and then the classes for Freezer Camp 101, will be held roughly 8 to 10 weeks later. We will hold one on a Saturday and the other on Sunday. This past year I found that it was easier for some to have different weekend days to come to the class. I have found that a number of children seem to be very interested in the process, and are willing to watch.

I'll be there again to help, whether I have my own birds to process or not. John might come too, but this time it'll just be him, not the 3 boys! I bet you were totally weirded out when I showed up with 4 boys who wanted to watch chickens being killed. They still talk about how bloody and awesome it was!

LOL It didn't weird me out at all. We have had several kids come to watch, even a little girl. As long as the kid knows what is happening and why. most kids ages 6 and up seem to find it somehow in the range of normal. Now what I haven't had was any teenagers. It would be interesting to see how a teen would react to the day. I do think that parents that are into growing their own meat, have children that are much better educated than the average child. I am going to assume that the parents that grow their own meat, are talking about it, and their children understand more about a more natural way of living.

We try hard to tell the kids about everything and where it comes from. We don't hold back. At.all. If they want to know where babies come from, we tell them point blank. There's no storks here. If they want to know what they're eating, we tell them exactly. If they want to see how an animal is killed and processed, we show them. I figure if all this stuff is normal to them as kids, there won't be much to shock them later, and I want them to be healthy and know what they're putting in their bodies too, as well as eat animals that have been raised humanely. I tell them point blank in the grocery store that we don't buy those eggs because they are from abused chickens. We get some looks and even some questions in the store from people who have overheard our conversations. I'm glad to have an open dialogue with the kids about everything; then nothing will be taboo later.