Washingtonians

[Greg Richardson]

Anyone who would like a ticket discount to Mothers Earth News Fair here you go..............
http://motherearthnewsmail.com/form...=2012+MERCH&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email

Limited Supply of $10 Weekend FAIR Passes Available
Order Your Tickets Now!

Purchase your advance Weekend Pass to the FAIR in Puyallup, Wash., for only $10, and save $20 off the price at the gate.
$10 Weekend Pass includes:
•More than 150 hands-on workshops
•Motivational keynote speakers
•25% off coupon at the FAIR bookstore
•Free bumper sticker
•Free parking
•Kids Under 17 & younger get in FREE

Plus, you'll find local food and a vast eco-friendly marketplace!
Hurry —offer only good for three days and we have a
limited number of tickets available!
Pre-order your $10 Weekend Pass today!

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What others are saying about
the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIRS
"We really loved it (best and most useful fair
we've ever attended). Can't wait for next year."
"So much great programming! I wish there was
more time to see it all! It just gives me something more
to look forward to in the following fairs."

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MORE THAN 150 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
Aquaponic Gardening
Biochar
Bioshelter Design and Management
Water Conservation in the Home
Bokashi Composting
Brewing Beer at Home Made Easier
Learn to Make Tofu and Tempeh
Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle
The Handmade Garden
Build Your Own Hybrid Car!
Raising Chickens
Resilient Food Gardens for a Changing Coastal Climate
Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Choosing Livestock for Your Homestead
Economics of EcoBuilding
Hybrid vs. Open-Pollinated Plant Varieties
Fermenting Fabulous Foods
Fiber from Animals
Grow Your Own Medicine Cabinet
Heat Your Home with Solar Energy – Even in the Pacific Northwest
Heritage Hogs Mushrooms as Planetary Healers
Planting for Year-Round Harvests on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Poultry Breeds Roundup
Rotational Grazing Basics
How to Can
Home Cheesemaking
Home Sweet Zero Energy Home
How and Why to Keep Bees in Top Bar Hives
Microhydro
Seed Saving: Growing plants for seeds
Small-Scale Alcohol Fuel
Straw Bale for the Pacific Northwest
Tiny Homes: Scaling back in the 21st century
When Disaster Strikes: What you need to know, do, and have on hand
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES ...
Gardening With Children
Ice Cream Making
Cheesemaking for Kids
Kids and Chickens


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This promotion is only valid through May 7, 2012. Purchase online or call
800-234-3368 and give your customer service representative the
discount code MMEEMC56 to receive this great deal! Prices on order
form reflect discount and do not include shipping and handling.

 

[Greg Richardson]

Ogress. That craigs ad I posted wasn't from me it was from someone with extra cartons I thought maybe someone on here might need some instead of ordering them. Thanks for the offer though.

 

[pettec63]

Well we are preparing for a long day to the big Oregon Poultry Swap. I hope the weather is good and I am able to sell LOTS of stuff. See yesterday afternoon on my way home from town my truck decided to strand me at the fuel stop. Seems the truck felt that it needed more attention than the $70 of diesel I had just poured into it's belly. Ooooohh heck no that just wasn't enough it wanted a $152 replacement starter or we weren't moving anywhere. So I managed to bum a ride home. Cook dinner for DW. Bum a ride back to town and borrow $$ to bribe the truck with said new starter. Then of course I got to educate the guy at the parts store. Seems he had no clue how to use their test bench. You would think I would get some kind of discount for that but NOOOO ! After 4 hours I had the truck fixed and was headed home. Then time to pack. Oooop's looks like those few last minute items won't get finished. Oh yes and finally all done and ready to get up and going at 4:30am and look it was only 12:30am.
I kinda think it's gonna be a long day!

Hmm, doesn't that truck have F...O....R......D.... on it?? Found On Road Dead??? rest my case!!
No really I'm sorry CR, Diesels can be hard on starters, had an older 6.2 chev suburban, had to put a few in too!! Glad you gotter fixed!! Have fun at the show!!

 

[pettec63]

So, after a grueling all day trip in some SERIOUS RAIN! We arrived at CR's and then over to CL's, to get Mr peeps and the rest of the Turkey flock. I seriously don't know how you guys do it!! It was just one trip for me and I was so cold and my bones and joint were achy and I was sick of the rain already!! LOL!! Had a good time at both places, thanks for the food and hospitality!! Had to round up some WILD buckeyes!! And I mean WILD!! Put them in the brooder with mine and now they are ALL WILD!! I lived in Lynnwood for like 8 months and came back here cause I couldn't stand the rain!! Too depressing! I was stationed on Bangor and I don't remember it raining that much!! LOL!
So turkeys are doing well, 4312 will be here this afternoon to pick up her little poults, looking forward to that, Taco is being a great pup and I am doing some desensitizing to the chickens and ducks, so, we have a nice little Taco to the birds and goats. Oh, so I had two duck eggs in the bator, so far only one is still kicking and pipped some time last night, so just waiting for that, first time for ducks, after looking again at Cl's bator, I will have a couple projects going I think. Anyway, gotta get moving, thought I would try to catch up on the posts,

to the newbies! I will post turkey and buckeye pics soon!

 

[pettec63]

Anyone who would like a ticket discount to Mothers Earth News Fair here you go..............
http://motherearthnewsmail.com/form...=2012+MERCH&utm_source=iPost&utm_medium=email

Limited Supply of $10 Weekend FAIR Passes Available
Order Your Tickets Now!

Purchase your advance Weekend Pass to the FAIR in Puyallup, Wash., for only $10, and save $20 off the price at the gate.
$10 Weekend Pass includes:
•More than 150 hands-on workshops
•Motivational keynote speakers
•25% off coupon at the FAIR bookstore
•Free bumper sticker
•Free parking
•Kids Under 17 & younger get in FREE

Plus, you'll find local food and a vast eco-friendly marketplace!
Hurry —offer only good for three days and we have a
limited number of tickets available!
Pre-order your $10 Weekend Pass today!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What others are saying about
the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIRS
"We really loved it (best and most useful fair
we've ever attended). Can't wait for next year."
"So much great programming! I wish there was
more time to see it all! It just gives me something more
to look forward to in the following fairs."

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MORE THAN 150 HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS
Aquaponic Gardening
Biochar
Bioshelter Design and Management
Water Conservation in the Home
Bokashi Composting
Brewing Beer at Home Made Easier
Learn to Make Tofu and Tempeh
Build Your Own Electric Motorcycle
The Handmade Garden
Build Your Own Hybrid Car!
Raising Chickens
Resilient Food Gardens for a Changing Coastal Climate
Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Choosing Livestock for Your Homestead
Economics of EcoBuilding
Hybrid vs. Open-Pollinated Plant Varieties
Fermenting Fabulous Foods
Fiber from Animals
Grow Your Own Medicine Cabinet
Heat Your Home with Solar Energy – Even in the Pacific Northwest
Heritage Hogs Mushrooms as Planetary Healers
Planting for Year-Round Harvests on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Poultry Breeds Roundup
Rotational Grazing Basics
How to Can
Home Cheesemaking
Home Sweet Zero Energy Home
How and Why to Keep Bees in Top Bar Hives
Microhydro
Seed Saving: Growing plants for seeds
Small-Scale Alcohol Fuel
Straw Bale for the Pacific Northwest
Tiny Homes: Scaling back in the 21st century
When Disaster Strikes: What you need to know, do, and have on hand
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES ...
Gardening With Children
Ice Cream Making
Cheesemaking for Kids
Kids and Chickens


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This promotion is only valid through May 7, 2012. Purchase online or call
800-234-3368 and give your customer service representative the
discount code MMEEMC56 to receive this great deal! Prices on order
form reflect discount and do not include shipping and handling.

Wow! how cool! you guys get all the good stuff!! sorry I have to miss it!!

 

[pettec63]

Quote: Oh , and thanks for posting this Greg, I'm sure there are some that would like to go and bet they would learn a lot!!

 

[Chickielady]

I didn't really think that was an option, so many people have told me that feed and water should stay upside once they're grown to reduce mess in the coop, but I could just as easily leave the hanging feeder in the coop I guess. Won't that make them more likely to frequent the coop all day and make more poop mess instead of stay outside and free range? Thanks for answering all my ???s, I'm still super new to all this!

Depends on their age & the type of feeder you have.
Alot of young birds will kick out alot of feed & waste it if you do not have the correct type of feeder.
Everyone has a type that they like or dislike.
You just have to find the one that works for you.

 

[Chickielady]

Got back from work and had a chick in the incubator. Then went to dinner with parents and came back and there was 2.

You are getting to be quite the hatcher !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

The Turkeys or the Broilers? I have them on Natures Bedding?

Turkeys......they WILL eat shavings & it can kill them.
I never had any trouble with meaties eating shavings, as dumb as they appear, they seem to know what food is, unlike turkeys.

 

[Chickielady]

That is great, I need to start a coop like RFF is going to do but Im just going to have one that has two sides to it. That way I will have to stop getting chicks and new breeds. I do think Im close at stopping with the breeds I have now.

I hope

OH NO tell me the people and I'll pm them. Im so sorry

I wonder if other people are say CL for them too. CRABS Im sorry.

Naw, it is no biggee !
Half the time CL is Cloverleaf Farms (Clover Leaf) and half the time it is CL (CraigsList) so not to worry !