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    Managing Heat in Florida Flocks

    We made it through our first summer in Florida heading into our second. I found that the fresh water, frozen foods make the best snacks, also our coop is a carport wired in, open 2 1/2 sides open. We free range and for our bird, we feel they will find the cool spots.
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    From Maine to Florida it's been a challenge learning a different set of skills!

    From Maine to Florida it's been a challenge learning a different set of skills!
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    Maine

    My other half puts clean out into the garden, he also adds wood ash and Epsom salts. If your manure is concentrated, set it into a place that it can mellow out such as compost area so to rid of the amonia. Often growing up, we took a 5 gallon pail with, cow, hen, and horse (sounds like duck...
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    Maine

    My other half puts clean out into the garden, he also adds wood ash and Epsom salts. If your manure is concentrated, set it into a place that it can mellow out such as compost area so to rid of the amonia. Often growing up, we took a 5 gallon pail with, cow, hen, and horse (sounds like duck...
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    Augusta Maine Poultry Swap/ Farm Days thread June- Dec 2013

    I have a lady in my neighborhood that is in need of a few, 3-5 any breed (layers) up to 2 years old. Drop me a note or I'll come back here to check it out. My fingers are crossed that someone out there has a few to spare. Thanks!
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    Maine

    Greetings, I was contacted last night by a friend asking if I had any poultry for sale. I don't however I said that I would inquire here. She would like anything from 3-8 birds, she will take up to 2 years old. Drop me a note and I'll check this evening. TY
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    Oxford Maine, Poultry/ Farmers Swap

    Great, glad to see Oxford TSC is back having them, they were really big, especially when we used to put the sign out a month ahead of time. And yes, if anyone had been harmed or whatever, I was informed that it was my own fault, and being a home owner, I did not want my house going to court...
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    (Chicken got a cold?) Added Info.(MS/MG,ILT,CRD,NPIP)

    Thank you all for agreeing or disagreeing to the original post that I had compiled, it has brought great conversation. My flock is outside and is exposed to bird droppings, especially migrating waterfowl, song birds and raptors. Most of the time we do not see any signs and I still have 4 of the...
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    Comment by 'spook' in article 'Horse Trailer to Chicken Coop Conversion'

    I must say Leigh, my bf & I watched your video over coffee this morning, how wonderful and enlightening your conversion is. Its pretty cool that if we had your type of chicken coop we wouldn't need to hire pet sitters when we traveled!!! Thank you for posting your video. I give you an A+ So cool!
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    Scissor beak....fix?

    Hello, Thank you for the talk of Scissor beak, I just adopted 2 "culls" (not "good enough" for breeding) the pullet has the beak issue, the rooster (*L*) has a crooked tail( which isn't in this topic). So, checking in with you folks its given me food for thought and ways to tend to her needs.
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    Maine

    Hi folks, long time no see, I haven't even had time to "lurk" and I'm so amazed at the new improved BYC! We are so glad to see the swaps starting up and may be able to get to some that I've only wanted to get to. At this point, its highly unlikely that I'll be doing any swaps at Oxford or...
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    Vaccines

    Ok, here we go again. Vaccines, are they preventive care or a false security. Are they contagious to other birds? I have always understood that once a bird is injected with a live virus, that they will pass along this "shedding" if you will, to the next unvaccinated bird, chickadee or crow. Now...
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    Maine Poultry Law

    Kellie, I just looked up the law and it states that it’s unlawful to “sell, display, raffle, give away or offer for sale to the public any live fowl, turtles or rabbits under 8 weeks of age in lots of less than 6”. Folks at Chickenstock will need to follow that restriction. I will be...
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    Chicken Diseases Information On Ms Mg Ilt Ib Abc And 123

    This is the final copy of the compiled information regarding MS,MG,ILT,IB (abc and 123) Hope it peaks your interest to further investigate, I am certain I have missed a lot. Now I can say I've been published. (Something that I've been finding recently is the Mareks disease is a common...
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    Maine

    I would love to make a comment on the terrible attitudes of Mainers, but instead I'll go along with the black head issue that Hoppy mentioned. I have raised my birds together for many years now, placing my chicks together to use the virus that turkeys have that will prevent the Mereks disease...
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