Recent content by owlett5

Maine weather is horribly unpredictable! It's 55 degrees today, but tomorrow has a low of nine. I'll pm you in a couple weeks and we could always give it a shot!

Cute!!! Can you do an order of seven shipped to maine after March first? Think they will make it if they are postal pick up only? Or is it too cold?

Speaking of hatching eggs, does anyone have buff bantam eggs??? I have the most handsome of roosters, his dad was a show bird, but the poor little dude has no buff hens, so thought I'd try to hatch some for him

I'll take a dozen end of March! (hopefully by then Maine will be out of the ice age.)

I can't wait for the weather to finally warm up in Maine so I can start making bids! :drool:

How much for ko shamo?

Awesome thank you! I'll buy some today. Poor chickens. This Maine winter has been bipolar, wet and warm one week and negative digits the next, it's wrecking havoc on their health

Can tylan 50 be used with ducks? I've got sneezing coughing chickens and they all share the same water. How do you give it orally.

That's good to know. Hair isn't an issue haha. I also have angora rabbits, and 2 cats so I'm pretty uh, hairy all the time.

Hey everyone, after my lifelong dream of getting a home in the country, and getting chickens, I've had Nothing but issues keeping them alive!! First it was raccoons. Finally caught two in the act of raiding my coop and turned them into vulture chow. Then weeks later, my neighbors miniature...

So we have this trio of lavender orps. They runn around together and two of them always spar with each other. No spurs on any of them, and they all look the same to me.

Just thought Id share a picture of my proud bf showing off one of our young appleyard drakes. At only 8 weeks old, hes huge! Looking forward to his adult plumage, hes going to be amazing!

Oh good to know, that good they still have another 3 months of growing out to do

So i have three midget whites, 2 hens and a tom. When i got thrm the lady I bought them from said they were 4 months old. Now, the tom hasnt posed for the ladies, nor does he have much of a wattle yet. I was reading that heritage turkey are about ready for butcher at 28 weeks, and since i...

Oh thats a genius idea!