Washingtonians

[RaZ]

I've never had any birds hit the window, we've grown climbing/flowering peas, rosemary, lavender,etc. in this front garden with no problems.

But this is my first time growing such a tall flower here. The foxglove are about 18 inches away from the window.

Thoughts?

Some window stickers to break up the reflections should help.

 

[Totalcolour]

Some window stickers to break up the reflections should help.

Every year we get a Robin that attacks our front window and sometimes even knocks himself out. I think he saw his reflection and was protecting his territory. I tried to stop him by putting a poster in the window of a big hawk - it worked for a short time only. I'm not sure why, perhaps the angle of the sun changed as time went by so the reflection changed . . .?!?!?

 

[Totalcolour]

Well, it's off to bed for me. Goodnight Michigan peeps. Sleep well everyone and have wonderful dreams!​

 

[Hinotori]

Well, if you weren't able to attend the chicken show at the fair, you didn't miss much. Very few birds were on display. Also, the one day pass at the door was $20, not the $15 I thought it would be. I should have looked around for my old cell phone.

Yeah, there was only a few birds. I wanted the little silkies to come home and hatch me some eggs. I need a broody and a few of my girls keep teasing me.

I thought it was $15, too. Hubby almost didn't want to go in when he saw the price.

We got a couple books I'd been thinking about ordering from BW Home and some Tattler lids. Lots of brochures. And my favorite was the 3 serviceberry and 4 cedar trees free. I have just the right spots to plant them in the morning.

 

[chickenjane82]

Well, if you weren't able to attend the chicken show at the fair, you didn't miss much. Very few birds were on display. Also, the one day pass at the door was $20, not the $15 I thought it would be. I should have looked around for my old cell phone.

I was really disapointed Im glad I had some old phone

 

[justbugged]

are you allowed roos by law? If so - too bad for them =) If you aren't able to...well...darn it. I keep thinking of these four or five cockerel-looking chicks; I do so wish I could keep one boy! Just one! LOL The dogs behind us are FAR louder than our chickens (roosters even) could ever be.

From what I have been told it isn't legal to have a roo, but I don't know that for sure. Animal Control in Enumclaw is the same as it is in King County. It seems that a person in unincorporated King County should be able to have roos if they want them.

But I really don't want to tick off neighbors and have animal control come to the house. I have too many animals and it would be expensive to get licensed as a kennel. I also have way more chickens than anyone else in the neighborhood. So in the interest of neighbor relations I will part with the roo and a couple hens.

 

[Ogress]

I saw Chickielady at the MEN Fair- she looked me up.

There were hardly any chickens at the fair! I've never shown chickens, but I almost felt like running home and picking up a few of mine to put in some of those rows of empty cages! They looked so lonely. My chickens have never been caged, so they probably would not be happy.

I talked to Scott from Patriot Farm, and he said the BYC people have all drifted away, but business has been great. He told me the fate of the 3 Barnevelder cockerals I brought him last year. He did not slaughter them with the rest of his boys because they were too friendly. He let them run around the farm. In the daytime, they just wandered around with the hens. At night, insead of going to the hen house, they chose to roost in the high up in the hog barn. One of the boys had a squirly tail and was picked on by the other two. Scott thinks a coyote got him. The other 2 eventually went to other people; both for breeding. I can't remember who got the first, but a farmer friend of his recently got the one remaining. Scott no longer raises layers, he has switched to broilers.

I really enjoyed listening to Will Allen fro Growing Power and seeing all the amazing things his group has done. No project intimidates that man. Alex rememberedhim from the movie "Fresh" and wanted to meet him. His book had already sold out, so I could not have him sign a copy, but when he shook Alex's hand he said "Dang, your hands are as big as mine!" And he told Alex he should go play football or basketball. I think Alex was flattered. He looked happy afterwards, though on the way to the fair, he told my friend who also asked him when he was going to sign up for football, that if just one more person told him to play ball this week, he would for sure NOT play. Earlier in the week, he came with me to pick up my Full Circle Box at the local nursery, and the owner came out, told him to sit down, and then spent several minutes telling him all the reasons why he should be out there playing football.

 

[Ogress]

Yeah, there was only a few birds. I wanted the little silkies to come home and hatch me some eggs. I need a broody and a few of my girls keep teasing me.

I thought it was $15, too. Hubby almost didn't want to go in when he saw the price.

We got a couple books I'd been thinking about ordering from BW Home and some Tattler lids. Lots of brochures. And my favorite was the 3 serviceberry and 4 cedar trees free. I have just the right spots to plant them in the morning.

I'm pretty sure the web-site stated it was $15 to get in. I bought my tickets in advance and paid $10 per weekend pass. Kids under 18 are free. They asked me if Alex was still young enough. I guess 13 year olds should not be 6'4"! My tickets each came with a 25% off coupon for the book store. I made good use of it.

Alex was fascinated by the people spinning wool. He waited about half an hour to ask a man what a spikey roller thing was for. The man was speaking to a woman, there was no one else there. Alex waited and waited, and finally just left because it was time for him to meet up with our friends. He is dissapointed that he never found out. He waited for the wool guy the entire time I was talking to Scott, then I waited almost 10 more minutes with Alex, then I went out to see the poultry and met my daughter and her friend who were making rope. I felt bad for Alex, but he insisted on waiting and thought he would be rude to interrupt their conversation. I was also bummed because he had been in a good mood from the time we got there until he stopped waiting. Then he was cranky and started arguing with his sister.

I got a free sample of Manna Pro and another of chickens food from someone else. I skipped the automatic door openers because I don't want to bring electricity to the coop. My solar powered LED lamp in there works great.

 

[Ogress]

Well - I planted some beautiful foxglove two years ago in the small garden in front of our windows.

It has finally bloomed, and I was so excited I took these pictures this morning.





But today when we came home from a nephew's graduation, this little humminbird was sitting under the window, with a hurt wing.

She is a Rufous Hummingbird. She could not fly and was spinning circles in the dirt.

(sorry - terrible picture - super quick and no flash as I didn't want to scare her more than she already was!)



I took her to PAWS wildlife center and made sure she was indeed adult and injured enough to need their care, yes and yes.

They are the ones that told me she is a she and a Rufous Hummingbird.

They said she should recover fine and when she does the center will release her close to the area as they are extremely territorial.

But I'm worried I caused her to crash in the window by planting the foxglove too close.

I've never had any birds hit the window, we've grown climbing/flowering peas, rosemary, lavender,etc. in this front garden with no problems.

But this is my first time growing such a tall flower here. The foxglove are about 18 inches away from the window.

Thoughts?

Foxglove is beautiful! If you want more you can come here and dig up all you want. I was excited when we bought our lot as about an acre of it was solid foxglove. I kept it like that for a few years, but now I aggressively pull it in most places in my yard as it looks bad when it is done blooming, and spreads like crazy in my yard.

We get hummingbirds that fly into our windows quite frequently when we had feeders. I got rid of the feeders. Now the humming birds come to the yard, but just for the flowers. Some used to get aggressive and dive bomb my head when the feeders ran dry! They'd cuss me out in hummingbird speak.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

OK sorry but I can't resist. It has been 2 years since we were able to shred some sand and the little back seat nagivator is more than ready ! ! ! We will be leaving sometime in the next month (of course I am not gonna tell ya when). There is also "rumor" one of my BYC buddies may be going with us.

Sorry I can't mention any names but her Oooop's I mean their initials are ....... to be announced later.