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[Rainwolf]

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Congrats on the new allowance of chickens etc..

Strange that I can have 8 chickens in the middle of Seattle yet Omak can only have 4. Is omak a lot bigger then I thought? I though it was in the country area...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Congrats on the new allowance of chickens etc..

Strange that I can have 8 chickens in the middle of Seattle yet Omak can only have 4. Is omak a lot bigger then I thought? I though it was in the country area...

Omak is probably 8,000 people...maybe? It's getting more & more urban all of the time. Heck, they have a Starbucks now!

 

[Greg Richardson]

its crazy how many want live baby chicks this time of year.

If I have a choice this is about when I like to start a new flock. Right around November December.
That way they start to lay right when it's starting to warm up.
The other way starting in spring they getting going right when it's about to get cold.
Who knows the stats but I would think you might get more eggs not having the cold throw them off being the first time they experience it.​

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Gee I guess I dont have it so bad. I am limited on chickens too but am only limited by the amount of daylight. Ya see we live so far out in the brush they gotta pipe daylight in to us so I don't wanna have too many chickens or they will soak up all the daylight and some may not get any at all.

 

[justbugged]

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Hi everyone.

 

[Rainwolf]

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[cmsdvm]

I've been asked by the club (Pacific Northwest Poultry Association) to make sure everyone knows about the big poultry show coming up in Stevenson, WA October 16. (Technically, it's October 16-17, but you really don't want to come Sunday as everyone pretty much just gets their awards and goes home.) Stevenson is some of the prettiest country ANYWHERE, and well worth the drive. The fairgrounds where the show is held have been called the most beautiful fairgrounds in the nation. This is a marvelous opportunity to see gorgeous top quality poultry as well as to purchase nice birds and chicks, often at very reasonable prices as people are cutting down on their birds for winter. Chicken people are the nicest people anywhere, always willing to help a novice and chat about their birds. There's also a nice potluck that night and the club provides a nice lunch for a donation. It's a terrific day out. The cochin and cornish nationals are being held at Stevenson, as well as some other specialty shows. The website for the club is http://pacificnorthwestpoultry.org/
There's always a nice raffle and an auction with all sorts of poultry-related stuff.
If you just can't make Stevenson this year, all is not lost. Plan on attending the Washington Feather Fanciers show http://washingtonfeatherfanciers.webs.com/ held at the fairgrounds in Chehalis, WA. on Sat. Dec 4 this year. Ditto for all the goodies, as well as a nice poultry auction of show-quality pairs of many breeds of birds donated by top breeders to help off-set the costs of the show.
Don't be afraid to introduce yourself, tell people what kind of birds you have, and ask any questions about the show or breeds you see. If you like, bring a few goodies to donate to the raffle. You may want to bring a box just in case you end up purchasing a new addition to your flock. Hope to see you there!

 

[Illia]

I'm sure it is well worth my ooh 5-6 hour drive to Stevenson.

Then 6 hours back. . .

Seriously though, I'll go next year.


Well, as it turns out, I accidentally chopped a bit of my thumb while culling a chick.

But anyway, setting eggs tonight after work!

and yes, the W/BW's are reserved.

 

[Chickielady]

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If I have a choice this is about when I like to start a new flock. Right around November December.
That way they start to lay right when it's starting to warm up.
The other way starting in spring they getting going right when it's about to get cold.
Who knows the stats but I would think you might get more eggs not having the cold throw them off being the first time they experience it.

Good idea !

 

[Chickielady]

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I told ya he was silly !
Get some solar panels on your hen house !!!

************I also wanted to say we are making progress albeit slow progress in searching for a company that harvests tonewood, sitka spruce blocks....most companies I have found are in BC or Alaska...but there has to be some here !!!

Rainwolf has helped so much, and I am still reading the articles from Greg, thanks all !!!
I thought this wood was useless, that mills did not want it..now I know otherwise, and this could be a BIG help in building our house!
MONEY is always a help!!!******************Gotta go to work, later all~~~