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  1. buckabucka

    Maine

    Unfortunately, I'm in Fairfield. I occasionally drive up to the Orono area or down Portland, if that helps anyone.
  2. buckabucka

    Maine

    It doesn't look like this is a particularly active thread, but I'm hoping to give away some egg cartons if anyone needs them. I have a small stack of clean used cartons, and an almost full case of brand new cartons. Any takers?
  3. buckabucka

    Maine

    Welcome Jealous Gypsy! Definitely a long drive for you :).
  4. buckabucka

    Maine

    wow, they're gorgeous SCG! 4 roos, 4 hens?
  5. buckabucka

    Maine

    Welcome back Coopchick719! It sounds like you've had a busy year. I have not been on here that much either. I'm not adding any more chickens. I have 34 aging chickens and hope to take a break from chicken keeping when I retire in 4 years. We'll see who's left by then. @Madie'sOddFlock ...
  6. buckabucka

    Maine

    Sorry to hear about your hatch. I once hatched just one chick out of twenty eggs. I had a bad rooster and it turned out the other eggs just weren't fertile. I did another hatch with shipped eggs so she would have company. I still have that solo hen. She has a beautiful gray-olive egg and...
  7. buckabucka

    Maine

    I've only incubated in late winter/early spring, when we are still using wood heat and the house is very dry. It might depend on your incubator too. I have a Brinsea Octagon. I use very low humidity (20 - 30 %). Then at lock-down I bump it up to 70%. The only way I can keep the humidity...
  8. buckabucka

    Maine

    No longtails here. Did SCG's ayam cemani hatch? Or is it too early?
  9. buckabucka

    Maine

    Nice! They are striking birds. What color are their eggs? Good luck with your hatch!
  10. buckabucka

    Maine

    Zero eggs here for the past week. I suppose it is just as well, because I just wormed them. My hens are getting older. As much as I miss hatching, I am restraining myself. I hope to retire in 4 years and maybe do some traveling. I could see taking a break from animals (and not searching...
  11. buckabucka

    Maine

    Skiing was great in the morning, before it got too wet. I might be the last holdout in central Maine without a cell phone. Almost broke down and got one this year, but I really don't need another distraction.
  12. buckabucka

    Maine

    We also had deer munching on apple trees this year. Strangely, the deer do not usually bother the garden. Our snowy lawn showed what appear to be fox tracks this year. It looks like he was digging around for mice. I wish this snow was not expected to turn to rain here. I'm hoping to go out...
  13. buckabucka

    Maine

    I even wear blaze orange to run down the road!
  14. buckabucka

    Maine

    First cross-country ski yesterday! It was great, but felt weird in blaze orange.
  15. buckabucka

    Maine

    I know the rats are around, but they're not getting in (due to excessive hardware cloth lining under the dirt floor of the coop). Three times now, we've had a lone rat get trapped inside during the fall, when the doors are left wide open all day, but it appears all of them are living outside...
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