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    Maine

    That's awesome. Even when I was in Mass (went to college there) I didn't drive like a Mass***. I've driven like a grandmother since I was 16. And I am always amazed when someone drives crazy in Portland, it's just so out of character most times. There's one person in Hollis selling chickens...
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    Maine

    The coop holds a max of 8. And I spent some time looking at cold hardy breeds, can't say naked necks were on there! I've had Orps and RIR before, and they were perfectly lovely chickens. I kind of want some Easter Eggers for the kids, and then something cute, reasonably friendly, and a good...
  3. jerseychix

    Maine

    Well hey there (again)! I am coming back out of lukerdom as we finally got a coop yesterday. Hurrah! Chickens in my near future! So, umm, hi again!
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    Rolling composters

    The Long Branch Veterans Workshop and the Maine Farmer Veterans Coalition are selling 55 gallon rolling composters! These are just about fully customizable and made from recycled/upcycled food grade material. We are located in Bowdoinham, ME and can deliver with in a reasonable distance for a...
  5. jerseychix

    Maine

    So one of our biggest issues is housing. While they are chicks and inside, we've got it covered. I've got a great place to put them outside, I am going to fence in a treefall. But, I have no house for them. And I know I need to build something. I just get overwhelmed thinking about it...
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    Comment by 'jerseychix' in article 'Maine Chicken Swaps/ Stocks And Shows 2013'

    Awesome! Can't wait!
  7. jerseychix

    Maine

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I am this.close to convincing the husband to start with chicks (we've always started with older birds) this go around. I have some good idea about fencing and housing for the backyard. However, there is still a lot of snow on the ground, and I'd have to snowshoe out...
  8. jerseychix

    Maine

    Hi Carrie, I am sorry you lost your chickens. It's hard to know without a necropsy if it was Marek's disease. There are a couple of things to keep in mind... 1) Marek's is a herpes virus (alphaherpes to be exact). Herpes viruses hang out in the nucleus of nerve cells. The major sign of...
  9. jerseychix

    Maine

    Well, we are cleared enough that if we have a kid emergency we can get out of the garage, turn the car around and get down the driveway. Also, the sledding hill has been rebuilt to the delight of the boys. And mom packed it down for them. Sheesh sledding is hard work!
  10. jerseychix

    Maine

    Both our phones did that. Even after I had told my phone not to earlier in the day. Grrr. We've already got a couple of inches! I am heading out to play with the boys. They want to learn to snowshoe!
  11. jerseychix

    Maine

    You guys are going to make me reveal my plans for this place, but since this is the forever house, it can take some time. We've got 4 wooded acres. And I mean wooded. They really didn't clear enough land when they built the house. We need to clear some big trees out. My husband and I can...
  12. jerseychix

    Maine

    That so cool about the bees. There was a hive on our property when we bought, but, by the time we figured out what it was, got an beekeeper out here, it looks like it was decimated by mites. It will be a miracle if they make it through the winter. But the beekeeper thinks it was a feral hive...
  13. jerseychix

    Maine

    But good info non the less!
  14. jerseychix

    Maine

    We had originally aimed for 3 chickens. We averaged 4 to 5 depending on what the hawks and owls were up to. But 3 is a great number to start with.
  15. jerseychix

    Maine

    congrats! I hope it works out really well!
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