I wouldn't pass that on I would cull her before she has a chance to hurt somebody. JMO
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I have recently seen many that look like that in the stables. It's amazing the size splat they make when hit with a 32.These ones freak me out, and we have found 3 so far this summer IN the cabin. They never have bothered us......but they are HUGE and scarey ! And they can run FAST !!!
I would say toe to toe they are about 3" across.......Ewwwww!
Looks like could eat a small bird................
Yes that's Spiffy's the one I mentioned. Funny thing is the ONLY time we go there is when my poultry pals stop by. Or Maybe we could find somebody about 20 miles N who has a yard and may consider hosting. I could but we do have a very small house. If the weather is good I have plenty of nice brown yard.
I would love to host something sometime for anyone in WA who wants to come! Perhaps early summer next year though, that way my coop would be finished, yard would be green and enjoyable, and it won't be too hot to BBQ on the Trager all day too! Right now our whole yard is ugly and dead though, and the coop area is disastrous. Embarrassing.
I really am not a fan of taking pain meds. When I had surgery on this shoulder (years ago) I only took one pain pill Each of the first 2 nights just to try to help me sleep. but I recently hit a point I was ready for meds.
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*Sigh* Now that I feel like I'm in a position to accept new flock members, I can't find any good ones in a good age range. I want 15-25 weeks-ish but definitely under a year, preferably under 9mo. I just want pretty birds that are good layers.
I have three roosters out of the five chicks I started with, that leaves me with two egg layers (i would like five egg layers). I'm still a rookie. Can someone tell me if I can raise them (the roosters) as meat birds and at what age do you process them. And I've seen where people get together for processing, is anyone near Puyallup that does this?? Or my alternative is to trade for chicks or give them away and get a few more chicks. Any thoughts or opinions on any of this??
Thanks, below are the three roosters I'm referring to.
Lisa
Thanks, below are the three roosters I'm referring to.
Lisa
Does the name Joyce Danner (in the Renton/Issaquah area) ring a bell with anyone here? I put Dartha on CL and this woman has offered to trade me a RIR for her; I think the one she will trade is laying and under a year old as I've seen her name around CL before. I just don't want to go meet up only to realize I shouldn't be trading with someone like that, you never know how people keep their chickens YK? Also, for all her laying birds she's only selling them for $10 each and that's too good to be true. I listed my mean bird for $20! LOL So what's the scoop w/ this lady?
Quote: LOL Thanks! I have one on each thumb....if you like Celtic knot stuff, you'd like the tat on the back of my neck too...
Thousands celebrate life of J.P. Patches
Seattle Center tribute at McCaw Hall
By CASEY MCNERTHNEY, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
Published 4:48 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2012
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By 10 a.m., the line outside McCaw Hall was already 1,000 people deep.
Seattle Center hosted its official 50th anniversary celebration Saturday, but the people waiting in line – one that grew hundreds larger by the time doors opened at 10:30 – had gone there to celebrate their favorite clown, J.P. Patches.
"I was thinking when I was driving in this morning how fitting it was that we're doing this on one of the most gorgeous September days I've ever seen," Seattle native, radio personality and "Patches Pal" Dori Monson told the crowd, "because we get to celebrate somebody who brought so much sunshine into our lives."
Julius Pierpont – aka Chris Wedes, who died in July at age 84 – was host of the nation's longest-running locally produced kids' program. It was the first live broadcast on KIRO/7 in 1958 and lasted until 1981.
Former "Almost Live!" host John Keister recalled how J.P. connected with kids in a way most adults never could. Pat Cashman, Wedes' longtime friend, read a column from former Guns 'N Roses bassist Duff McKagan telling how J.P. put a very unique slant on Seattle – and world-famous bands that also adored him.
His longtime friend, former kids' host Stan Boreson, shared his loving memories of J.P. after a McCaw Hall video screen displayed the show's best recorded moments.
Monson recalled how, during his early days as a radio host, Wedes had called out of the blue to say he liked Monson's show. It was incredibly gracious, Monson recalled, because J.P. was the best part of his childhood – and the two had never met.
"I don't know if I can put into words what that meant," Monson said. "Imagine a minor league baseball player getting a call from Ted Williams saying, 'I like the way you swing the bat.'"
There was a Patches Pal who wrote about being an 8-year-old at the 1962 World's Fair and meeting J.P. there. He left with the best material prize that day, but the best part was how J.P. singled him out as special when he'd been pushed aside by the crowd of other kids.
One of the best parts of the ceremony – one that sent Patches Pals home with a smile and a catchy song stuck in their heads – was when Chris Ballew debuted "Take Me to the City Dump."
Ballew, who writes children's songs as Caspar Babypants and is better-known as frontman for the Presidents of the United States of America, watched hours of J.P. shows when putting the song together and made a point of acknowledging the man who played Gertrude and several other characters. He also got the entire audience involved in a sing-along.
"He was inviting us in and talking to us," Ballew said of J.P.'s show, "and the television sort of melted away."
Saturday's celebration saw standing ovations for Boreson, now 87, and Bob Newman – the irreplaceable sidekick who made J.P.'s show magical. The celebration, which will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Saturday on KIRO/7 and is available in streaming format on the station's website, was possible after weeks of work by local producer and Seattle historian Feliks Banel.
After the full house had almost cleared, Banel credited the dozens of volunteers who had made the memorable day possible.
But the best ovation – and certainly the part Wedes would have loved the most – came after his 20-year-old granddaughter, Christina Frost, gave an eloquent speech sharing memories of her "Gampy," telling how she loved him.
"I believe that we're put on this Earth to enjoy the gift of life and to help others enjoy that gift as well. Grandpa did both things. He enjoyed his life, he truly did. He took the time for all the simple pleasures – gardening, cooking, reading, spending time with his friends and family.
"And he made his living doing what he enjoyed most: Making people laugh."
Seattle Center tribute at McCaw Hall
By CASEY MCNERTHNEY, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF
Published 4:48 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2012
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Chris Wedes and Gertrude in 1968. Photo: P-I File / SL
Page 1 of 1
By 10 a.m., the line outside McCaw Hall was already 1,000 people deep.
Seattle Center hosted its official 50th anniversary celebration Saturday, but the people waiting in line – one that grew hundreds larger by the time doors opened at 10:30 – had gone there to celebrate their favorite clown, J.P. Patches.
"I was thinking when I was driving in this morning how fitting it was that we're doing this on one of the most gorgeous September days I've ever seen," Seattle native, radio personality and "Patches Pal" Dori Monson told the crowd, "because we get to celebrate somebody who brought so much sunshine into our lives."
Julius Pierpont – aka Chris Wedes, who died in July at age 84 – was host of the nation's longest-running locally produced kids' program. It was the first live broadcast on KIRO/7 in 1958 and lasted until 1981.
Former "Almost Live!" host John Keister recalled how J.P. connected with kids in a way most adults never could. Pat Cashman, Wedes' longtime friend, read a column from former Guns 'N Roses bassist Duff McKagan telling how J.P. put a very unique slant on Seattle – and world-famous bands that also adored him.
His longtime friend, former kids' host Stan Boreson, shared his loving memories of J.P. after a McCaw Hall video screen displayed the show's best recorded moments.
Monson recalled how, during his early days as a radio host, Wedes had called out of the blue to say he liked Monson's show. It was incredibly gracious, Monson recalled, because J.P. was the best part of his childhood – and the two had never met.
"I don't know if I can put into words what that meant," Monson said. "Imagine a minor league baseball player getting a call from Ted Williams saying, 'I like the way you swing the bat.'"
There was a Patches Pal who wrote about being an 8-year-old at the 1962 World's Fair and meeting J.P. there. He left with the best material prize that day, but the best part was how J.P. singled him out as special when he'd been pushed aside by the crowd of other kids.
One of the best parts of the ceremony – one that sent Patches Pals home with a smile and a catchy song stuck in their heads – was when Chris Ballew debuted "Take Me to the City Dump."
Ballew, who writes children's songs as Caspar Babypants and is better-known as frontman for the Presidents of the United States of America, watched hours of J.P. shows when putting the song together and made a point of acknowledging the man who played Gertrude and several other characters. He also got the entire audience involved in a sing-along.
"He was inviting us in and talking to us," Ballew said of J.P.'s show, "and the television sort of melted away."
Saturday's celebration saw standing ovations for Boreson, now 87, and Bob Newman – the irreplaceable sidekick who made J.P.'s show magical. The celebration, which will be broadcast at 8 p.m. Saturday on KIRO/7 and is available in streaming format on the station's website, was possible after weeks of work by local producer and Seattle historian Feliks Banel.
After the full house had almost cleared, Banel credited the dozens of volunteers who had made the memorable day possible.
But the best ovation – and certainly the part Wedes would have loved the most – came after his 20-year-old granddaughter, Christina Frost, gave an eloquent speech sharing memories of her "Gampy," telling how she loved him.
"I believe that we're put on this Earth to enjoy the gift of life and to help others enjoy that gift as well. Grandpa did both things. He enjoyed his life, he truly did. He took the time for all the simple pleasures – gardening, cooking, reading, spending time with his friends and family.
"And he made his living doing what he enjoyed most: Making people laugh."
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