Recent content by Darian

Can chickens be kept in non rural areas at all? I will be moving to Gardiner this summer. Thanks!

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Hello! And welcome from Maine

Hello! And welcome from Maine!

I am new to chickens too, 16 weeks new :) My chickens are 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 16 weeks. When mine were old enough to go out of the house they did the same thing. I just made them all go inside the house every night and after doing that for a week they figured out where they should go at night...

My grandmother buys white eggs. She never buys brown. I finally decided to ask her about it one day. This is what she said "The brown eggs have a bloody spot and the white ones never do" Apparently she got one brown egg just once that had a blood spot and decided that the white ones were...

I picked out TONS of weeds! It has rained soooo much in Maine this spring. I can barely keep up with the weeds. I did pick a few strawberries. Lots of stuff is coming up! I just love seeing the reward for all my effort. I have potatoes, tomatoes, onions, peas, green beans, peppers, cucumbers...

I am looking to get some more girls. I would like to get some Orpingtons and or some Wyandottes but I am also interested in RIR and leghorns. Hopefully I can make it to both the chicken swap and the farm days. Hoppy- I'm interested in the black orpington pullets you are going to bring. How...

Thanks it was nice to meet and talk to you as well. I wish more people had of been there though.

I'm going! Hopefully getting more girlies, you can never have enough :)