Recent content by TAMMACLEAN

I stopped in there once and decided that I was not going to buy any chicks from them. When I went into the trailer to look at them, I was appalled. There were chickens in short little cages that were too tall for the cage. Not to mention they were panting since they were basically fully...

Sorry, guess I should have mentioned where I am. I live in Gray, Maine.

It's been a very long time since I've been on here. I ended up having to give away all my chcikens and ducks last year Now I would like to get some more chickens and maybe ducks. Where should I order the chicks from? I don't really want to wait until June to get some, through Paris Farmers...

I also need to re-do my water warmers. For those who use buckets or containers with chicken water nipples on them, I would suggest fish tank heaters. I have one of the C. E. Schmidt jackets and I love mine, I have the purple one. Figure that's what the washer is for, and purple is my favorite...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Good luck digging out as well. Not sure how much snow we have here in Gray, I'll measure it when I go out to shovel. Sure looks pretty but my chickens do not like this "poisonous white stuff".

I'm with you guys, my chickens are molting as well. We are only getting a couple of eggs a day out of 15 hens. Some are bantams and some are larger. Every now and then I go out and it looks like a pillow exploded in the coop, poor babies. At least it's now and not in the dead of winter. I've...

Here's my little boy, "Sweetpea". He's about 5 months or so.

Stunning!!!

I'm in Gray, by Windham.

Where does everyone buy their straw from and how much do you usually pay? I'm trying to figure out what we are going to do for the winter.

Thanks.

To those who were talking about taping their silkies, I've been told that freezer tape works well. ThT what we are planning on using for our polish. It's not as sticky.

Momma has been raising them. I'm not worried I was just wondering. I'm eager to see the eggs.

learycow-- I bought them off of a friend who is in Bowdoin. I'm just guessing that they are gong to wait until spring to start laying. I won't be hatching any out until I find a home for two of the babies. I have momma (a chocolate), daddy, and 5 babies. One is a "mutt" that got mixed in when I...

Thanks! I will look around to see if I can find any.