Washingtonians

[justbugged]

Jennifer your snake is beautiful.

 

[JennS]

I just saw the start of 11pm news. It is rather upsetting to know that a man has been murdered, only 5 blocks from where my daughter lives in Seattle. It was a drive by shooting, and house was hit with bullets.

Is that the shooting in Lake City? KOMO only says a man was seriously injured. I'm sorry, I can imagine how upsetting seeing that on the news would be. I don't even watch news on TV anymore. I don't think my son should be hearing stuff like that at his age.

Jennifer your snake is beautiful.

Thank you!

Jennifer

 

[RainyDayChicken]

The fact that they are qwakerz is the ONLY thing keepin em safe. The nice pink puts em at VERY high risk!!!!

CR you could let them use your phone since it matches their dresses.

 

[justbugged]

Quote: The shooting was in the Greenlake neighborhood. That is still fairly close to Lake City. King5 has reported that the man had died. There was also an eyewitness that stated that he thought the victim was dead at the scene. KIRO hasn't posted anything about the shooting yet.

 

[justbugged]

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[JennS]

The shooting was in the Greenlake neighborhood. That is still fairly close to Lake City. King5 has reported that the man had died. There was also an eyewitness that stated that he thought the victim was dead at the scene. KIRO hasn't posted anything about the shooting yet.

I guess this year we have so many shootings they don't even bother reporting them anymore? It's crazy how much violent crime has increased. We live in a fairly quiet neighborhood, but my husband works in downtown and I worry whenever he runs late coming home on the bus.

Jennifer

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

OMG, great news! My wonderful boyfriend, at whose house our chickens reside (we can't live together because I'm too much of a clean freak for all his indoor pets!), has forbidden me from even TALKING about getting more chickens in his presence for the past couple of months now. We need a bigger coop, and he wanted to make sure the two we recently added would fit in before getting more, and it was just too much pressure for him as he has a lot more on his plate than just chickens. HOWEVER...

Our anniversary is coming up and he's planning a camping trip up to Lake Snoqualmie for us to celebrate it (my first time backpacking!). Well, not only am I looking forward to the trip, but he suggested one of the things we can do to pass the time up there is DESIGN THE NEW COOP!!!

We're going to be using free pallets from where my friend works to build it. He wants to design an automatic coop door on a timer. Even though our chickens prefer roosting in their giant pine tree, we obviously need a coop for rare situations like freezing temps, injured birds, etc., and the rats (which are everywhere in Seattle) have been getting into the feed at night, what with the door always left open so the chickens can get to the feed as soon as dawn breaks and they come down from the tree.

We are also hoping to get them to start laying in nest boxes in the coop so that rats don't get to our eggs before we do.


I AM SO RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED!!! ALREADY THINKING ABOUT WHERE TO GET THREE MORE HENS!!!

(Just wish I could have more than eight hens and no roosters in Seattle, but I'll take what I can get!)

 

[hallerlake]

Does anyone have a small incubator they would lend or rent me?

 

[JNB]

Just figured I'd add myself. I'm Lori in Lynnwood, WA, soon to be moving (hopefully, darned house-buying process) up to Everett into an actual house where I can have a few backyard chickens. Hiya Washingtonians!

BTW, what is the closest hatchery to Washington? I don't want my peeps travelling too far since I'm looking for started pullets instead of chicks to begin with.

WELCOME Really Glad to see you here.. Its a great place but it moves super fast... Full of good people and Information though WELCOME!!!!!

Found this online.... someone has to much time on their hands

Hey thats my Chick..... I made that hat!!! JUST KIDDING.... He doesn't look to happy with his hat

Mine is usually stress, lack of sleep, dehydration and/or lack of caffeine.

My daughter had horrible Migraines when she was in grade school. Alot of it was enviromental triggures for her. But since she was so young at the time the Neuro Dr told me to give her Coffee in the Mornings before school.. I thought he was INSANE... but oddly it worked. It helped her maintain. I know other people get Migrians from drinking to much caffine.. So it was kinda crazy to me but it helped so I was OK with it.

We came home to a flea infestation. Had it been the chickens I would have treated it and been able to sleep. Nope, it's the freaking cat and the whole house and I've been vacuuming for over an hour, spraying flea spray all over the bedroom, and coating every last carpet with flea powder. We taped off and sealed the downstairs basement too and are bombing it now. What a mess, I'm really ticked off that we had to come home to this. We knew the cat had a few when we left and DH was being bitten but apparently my vacuuming was the only thing keeping them under control before we left for a week and let them take over the house. At least we treated the cat before we left. Ugh!!!!!!!!!

I just helped my friend and neighbor with doing the same thing with her house. She treated all the pets but then the fleas were all over the house.. I t was aweful. She has 5 little ones all under age 8 and is expecting again so she was out of her mind with the dang fleas biting the kids. The fleas werent on the dogs any more just in the house... Mostly upstairs. We treated the house a couple times and then I remembered (DUH ME) that the fleas were likely in the grass outside and coming in on all the little feet. So we treated the grass area and made sure the dogs are getting once a month treatment. Thank heavens the fleas have gone, moved on, hit the road.. I wish you luck. Its not fun and surely not fun to come home to after vacation

 

[JNB]

Something Kinda cool happened today..... I was gone most of the day and late tonite. Spending time with my Mom and my Daughter .. we went shopping and to dinner. Kinda a last girls time before my daughter starts high school on Wednesday my mom was having a tough day because of some family stuff so we made a day of it. Well I got home at like 9:30 to nite way past normal chicken chore time. I find out My Husband... went out and fed ALL my chickens even my 39 little babies. He even did all the little extras I do. Like give them treats,add ACV to water and even dished up everyone the fermented feeds that I make for the different groups.. I was soooooooooooooo shocked.

See when I got the original 13 chickens a couple years ago. I did so under great protest from my hubby and daughter I had wanted chickens for a long time, But Hubby thought all chickens meant was MORE work for him. So on our 13 year anniversary I went out and got 13 little chicks.. Put them in our bathtub and tied a big red bow on the tub door with a sign that said "Happy Anniversary to Me"
I knew Id get away with it because it was our Anniversary..... But I did have to promise him that he would never have to take care of them or do any work.... Ive kept that promise for the most part.
So to nite when he did the night time ritual I was shocked. That's when he told me. That Since I got the birds I seem happier. I smile more, I giggle more, and I don't get mad at him as quick as I used to!!!! LOL. Plus he pointed out that I'm spending more time out in the barn with the other critters that everyone seems healthier. I grew up on this same farm that we live on now. Back then I worked with my Dad and my Brother to take care of all the animals and make the farm work. The 3 of us spent a lot of time doing chores and talking "stuff". Both my brother and my father have passed and I kinda just left the farm work to my hubby and others.. seemed easier that way.
Also hubby said that he figures as long as Im happy with the chickens I wont get goats LOL which is of course why he is helping me build new coops and fenced areas this fall. More chickens in exchange for no goats....LOL

I do feel more Zen when I'm watching my chickens and outside in the barn area. Truth is I ve always preferred feathered and 4 legged critters to the 2 legged

Its kinda cool to think about the fact that some little feathery fluff balls can make a person stop and think and remember.. There is a zen that comes from them.. Its cool. Now it seems to be spreading from me to hubby and to others in our little family Its a good thing....