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[Chicken Rustler]

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But if you have them before they set a limit I would think you could keep but not add or replace beyond the new ##

 

[Mia_]

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What colour eggs???

The Leghorn should lay white ones, the rest, brown.

 

[AriLovesChickens]

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No. Current rule is you must have 20,000 sq ft to have one chicken, then an additional chicken is allowed per additional 1,000 sq ft (IIRC). I don't even have the minimum space.

When I first called the planning dept, a couple of months ago, she told me that they would be working on it this summer, and they would likely change the rule to allow six hens, presumably regardless of lot size. Most lots are bigger than those in Seattle, and they allow eight birds.

So I ordered my chicks.

But now they're making this way too complicated. When I called a couple of weeks ago, she told me she was now going to suggest a limit of five, based on some bizarre estimate of the average number of people in each household and how many eggs they would need. Uh...right.

 

[jsbrando]

We live in the Newport Hills area of Bellevue. Pretty close to Newcastle. Been here in current house for 4+ years, but in Bellevue/Redmond/Issaquah now for 18 years, Washington my entire life. Born in Seattle, moved to Wenatchee at 12, then back at age 21 to finish college at UW... I know, much more than requested area of Bellevue.

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(So, what part of Bellevue? I used to walk from Crossroads to Phantom Lake to visit a friend, and for a wile there were feral banties at Phantom Lake where the community garden is now).

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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(So, what part of Bellevue? I used to walk from Crossroads to Phantom Lake to visit a friend, and for a wile there were feral banties at Phantom Lake where the community garden is now).


Nah, that's reasonable: some things don't have simple answers.

 

[Ogress]

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My chickens are still going after the huckleberries in the yard. I just picked the strawberries off my JUNE BEARING plants this morning! I have one blueberry bush with a few ripe berries, but the other 29 bushes are all green.


I want a summer re-do

You sound like me, LOL - My blueberries are absolutely pathetic, the strawberries gave nothing - lots of em died due to drought honestly, which is the strangest thing to say out here.

The only things doing well are what grows in the greenhouse and what grows in my hay bales. (volunteer zucchini and lots of colored potatoes)

A drought in Forks? Wow! That is unusual! No danger of that here. This may be one of those years that North Bend surpasses Forks in rainfall - it has happened a few times. Not today though, it is gorgeous out, 69 degrees, not a cloud in the crystal clear skies, a few patches of snow left exposed on the higher peaks.... I think spring may have finally arrived!

I grow my potatoes in hay - fill garbage cans with hay from old, rotted bales mixed with compost. The potatoes seem to love the stuff. In the fall, I dump them out onto the vegetable beds, open the garden gates, and let the chickens scatter everything about.

 

[SadieSue]

I had shared that on Monday @ 6AM "Cocky" decided to help our Pomeranian frighten away the intruder squirrel by crowing 3 times. Nothing from him yesterday morning, so I'm thinking "good boy". Yesterday I had a 30 minute break between work and heading back to the theater so of course I went home to see DD and visit with the chickens. I walked out onto the deck and there they all were, sunning themselves at the base of the steps. I gave them a quick "Hello chicks!" and headed back into the kitchen. Just as I was walking in, I heard a plaintive crow from Cocky. DD was standing in the kitchen and I asked if she'd heard it. I turned and walked back out to the same spot again, said hello and walked away. Again, a sad crow from Cocky! DD and I were laughing and of course tried it 5 times and every time we turned to leave poor Cocky would crow as if he was asking us to come back, play, and give them treats! So of course, we did.

The crowing though, even though we caused it, is a worry. Neighbors have been cool about chicken noise so far and I don't want to push it. Just as I had resigned myself that Cocky has had a good life with us but will be dinner for someone, I received an email from a BYC'er in Renton who has responded to my BYC auction. Cocky has been given a reprieve. This gentleman has a small flock and wants to use our boy for breeding (he says). I'm going to believe him.

So as far as I know Cocky will be going to live with a small flock of lovely ladies to do what hopefully will come naturally to him and live a good long life. That's our Happy Ending for him.

Happy Trails Cocky!

 

[Chicken Rustler]

It must be that time. See today Buster (my RIR B ) decided to make his first known attempts at crowing. I didn't get to hear him but DW did. So with him stuck tween my OEGB and my BBB and then Michelles Big BR right across the road maybe he will catch on fast.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

OK I just limbed my towmater trees so can N E body tell me if towmater plants is bad fer my chookies ??

 

[Ogress]

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Hi,

It's fine for your chickens to eat the fruits of tomato, but the leave contain a nasty toxin that can be harmful.

Tomato leaves are very bitter so you'll fine chicken won't touch them very often, once tasted they tend to leave them alone. Potato leaves are the same too, as tomato and potato plants are related.

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