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Our two seasons in Central Oregon are winter and August.

Man, this cold just isn't going to let up. 0 degrees 2 nights ago and it's day after day. Normally, I expect temperatures in the zero range to not last more than about 5 days. Then we should get a week of freezing at night and above freezing (slightly) during the day. That gives me a chance...

Has everybody survived this storm? Holy cow, has the wind been fierce. The wind is still blowing, so it isn't over, yet. I was afraid to let the half grown turkeys out of their run for fear they would be blown all the way to Mt Hood and get caught on the wires for the ski lift.

I'm on the other side of the mountains where it gets lot colder. My birds have shelter from the wind and rain, if they choose to use it, and they are fine. Your birds just need someplace where they can get out of the wind and rain. It doesn't get all that cold in the Willamette. It's not...

We had a big load of snow here. I've got 2 turkeys in a pen that has just shade cloth over the top. The snow filled that up and weighted it down until it hung just 2 feet over the ground. What a pain. I couldn't push the snow off and ended up removing all the shade cloth, shaking it to get...

My birds are too far down the food chain. Pumpkin seeds go to the people and I bake the pumpkin and some gets made into pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins and the rest gets made into dog food. I baggie the cooked pumpkin up and freeze it so I have pumpkin for the dogs for the rest of the year...

I don't have any Aussie experience but I have owned several German Shepherds and sight hounds. I've got Papillons now. All very intelligent, high energy, and sensitive to criticism. Also all capable of manipulating people so subtly that the people don't even realize they have been turned into...

I though some of you might like to see my new Doberman puppy. See, just like I told you: same same. I drove all the way to Salem and the people with the Doberman puppies stood me up. That turned out to be great luck because this week, this lovely red merle boy was in need of a new...

I've been trying to find an Australian Shepherd to add to my family and not having much luck with it. So I am going next week to look at a litter of Doberman Pinschers. Same thing, right? Except the doberman is twice the size, has a short coat instead of medium, and is a terrier and not a...

[[[[.......I have seen wolves in central oregon that are the same size......]]]]] No wolves in Central Oregon. We have some gigantic coyotes, but the nearest wolf pack has only made it as far as the Oregon Idaho border. I'm sure they will get here eventually, but they aren't here, yet...

I like pheasants a lot, but they require specialized housing. The pens are expensive to make. You can't raise pheasants like they are chickens, because they are not chickens. They are wild animals and need to be handled and housed like they are wild animals.

The only time my Blue Swedish make noise is when they think food is coming. I keep them in a night run and don't let them out until 9 AM. That way eggs are laid inside and there is no duck noise top bother the neighbors until 9 AM. That's the only time they are loud, when they see me coming...

[[[[[.........So out of all the various poultry you've had, which ones are your favorites and which are the hardest to deal with?......]]]]] I love my geese. They are gorgeous to look at and so dignified. They are also at least slightly more predator-proof than smaller birds. I got my...

Too bad Otis is too far away for me. I don't have any problem processing old turkeys. If those are Broad Breasted turkeys, which is what people usually raise to eat, they are going to be miserable pretty soon as they continue to get bigger and bigger. It's not as bad is it is with Cornish...

I just got started with midget white turkeys. I had to buy hatching eggs to get them. I'm on a waiting list for more eggs for when the birds start laying again this fall. I know there is a woman in Washington that raises them, but her breeders came from a hatchery, so I haven't contacted...

Is anyone interested in splitting an order from Porter's Turkeys? They are on sale right now. All I want is 2 slate hens, but the minimum order is 15 and I am only allowed to order 8 slates. So there is plenty of room in an order for someone else to get a few birds. I am in CRR, Central...

I managed to miss the closing date for entering the fair this year. I drove by to pick up the premium list a couple of times and got there too late in the day. When I finally got to Les Schwab while they were open, I'd missed the deadline. I sure hope I don't do the same for the APA show in...

I am located in Central Oregon.

I'm going to sell all my Silver Appleyard ducks, if anyone is interested in exhibition quality ducks who are nice natured and excellent egg producers.

There is a woman in Redmond that raises show quality large fowl Cochins. Very nice ones. She competes all over the western United States with them.