Recent content by annabananaandfamily

Hello All! Havent been on here in forever and miss the chicken chatter. How is everyone? What have I missed? I just posted on the thread for the lewiston swap, but just in case anyone here is interested, I have 2 roos slated for the stew pot this weekend. One is a really handsome marans roo...

I'm planning on coming out tomorrow for this. Is anyone else going to be there? I have 2 roosters slated for the stew pot this weekend, but if someone is interested in them for their flock, I would be happy to bring them to you tomorrkw. One is a marans roo. Very handsome and great temperment...

Hello All- I am back after taking some time away to take care of some family stuff around here. Man, did I miss you guys and the chicken chatter! Did I miss much here? Fill me in!!!

They used to have a very hard time with it! But as we have continued to keep chickens, hatch little ones, even raise meaties, they have learned so much and handle it so amazing! I am impressed every time. There was a time we couldnt swat a mosquito without someone crying. Now everyone has a...

So, the bad news is we just had a Northern Goshawk snatch our oldest and last remaining original chicken. Not very happy with that at all. She was a very cool chicken. We called her Kamikaze, named after a character in the "how to train your dragon" book series because she was alwayz the first...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/758632/windham-maine-tsc-farm-days#post_10766801 Woop! Cant wait!

Our first farm days of the season is coming up April 20th from 9am-1pm. All agricultural and farm related animals and items are welcome. I will have several 8+ week old chicks as well as some younger chicks as well. I will also have some feather earrings and feed bag totes there as well. I know...

Me too! Its our own little maine hatchalong

I so want some midget whites!!!! Set some eggs in the bator today, keep your fingers crossed for me! Lf cochins, teenie tiny seramas, and some mixes from my flock.

Just got my eggs in the mail! I am a little excited!!!!!!!!! LF cochin and seramas...the size difference in the eggs is awesome, and I am very anxious now to see what could possibly hatch from such itty bitty eggs.

And you are close by too! The eggs should arrive today or tomorrow, depending on how much the storm has delayed them. So it will still be 3 weeks yet. And I amhatching shipped eggs in a styro bator...so who knows what will happen!

Oh my gosh! I have eggs being shipped to me otday from 2 different places...I really really hope the storm doesnt muck things up too badly. Btw, if my hatch goes ok, is anyone interested in some seramas??? I dont knkw what I was thinking, I dont do bantams! But they are so cute and tiny...

Hey Neighbor! We are just down the road from you, in Raymond!

Welcome! I'm not in Lyman, but all are welcome here. Speaking of everyone being welcome, where is Chambertin these days?

I love coming on here and seeing how active our thread is! I finally cracked and bought some lf cochin eggs on ebay. I was havingthe hardest time tracking some down locally because our schedule is INSANE and just when I thought it was going to calm down, my girls signed up for spring sports...