Maine

[buckabucka]

glad to hear you are recovering, @combatfuzzball
I need a neat freak to come take care of my chickens for a few days!

 

[BirdsAndTheBees]

Hello folks. Nice to find the Maine section here at BYC. New to the site. Hope to talk to you all soon. Any great threads I should read besides this one?

 

[lazy gardener]

Welcome. Tell us a bit about yourself: What you got for birds? Do you garden? When I first joined BYC, I simply typed in any key words or topic in the search bar, and just started reading. Some topics that might interest you:

Deep litter management in coop and run
Fermented feed
Any of the Learning Center articles, including:
Hatching Eggs 101 (an excellent article about all things related to ensuring a healthy hatch)
Brooding chicks in the coop
Heating pad brooding
Sprouting grains or using fodder
There are lots of interesting gardening threads.
In the social section, I frequent the Prayer Warriors and the Leukemia threads. Lots of good people there.

 

[buckabucka]

welcome birdsandbees!

I cleaned the coop this weekend and it is so much nicer to go in there! I think I appreciate it way more than the bird do.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Hello folks. Nice to find the Maine section here at BYC. New to the site. Hope to talk to you all soon. Any great threads I should read besides this one?

here are some good places to check out
Sponsored Content, Contests, and Giveaways
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/


and make sure to introduee yourself to get a proper welcome, if you havent done-so already
New Member Introductions

 

[CoopChick719]

Hope you have a speedy recovery @combatfuzzball!

Welcome birds and the bees!! Wonderful people on this thread! I’ve learned so much!!

so far so good with everyone back in the coop. The 6 chicks are growing like weeds. I think I may have at least 2 Roos in the bunch. They were chest bumping the other day. Then the black one grabbed the yellow one by the head feathers and that one was screeching. I let it go on for a little bit before I picked up the black one. The yellow guy is a Rhodebar from a friend’s birds. His dad is a fairly docile bird—not aggressive towards people at all. The black one is a BA/Lav. Orp cross from my birds. His dad was a jerk to me but did his job well & protected his ladies. I guess I’ll have to wait and see which one turns into a little turd first before I decide who the keep. I think my mama hen has an impacted crop. I’ve been doing some research and think I have a plan. Has anyone ever dealt with that?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I think my mama hen has an impacted crop. I’ve been doing some research and think I have a plan. Has anyone ever dealt with that?

yes, i massaged it 2x a day, put her on crumbles only, grit, acv in water
seems to have cleared but still not quite 'right' i think i need to do a little more for her but just giving a little more time

 

[lazy gardener]

Coyotes singing up a storm tonight.

 

[BirdsAndTheBees]

Thanks for the research topics. I'll be busy for a while. Hope everyone has a great day. Fine time to be alive

 

[LittleWillowFarm]

hey guys, I live in Auburn with my 2 GL Wyandottes, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 SL Wyandottes, and 2 Dominiques. does anyone know any common predators around my area