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    blind as a bat

    Hi there - I have a BCM pullet - about 12 weeks old that I believe is blind. She randomly pecks around for food, and has success finding it if you keep it in the same place, so shes doing OK. She will come toward my voice, and is very sweet - but if you touch her without speaking she is...
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    FREE Easter Egger rooster - Maine

    Free EE rooster, 19 weeks old. He thinks he is pretty handy with the ladies but they disagree, so he is being voted off the island. Has been gentle with people, has not been any aggression issues toward my children. He would be great as a flock addition, or with dumplings. PM me to arrange...
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    Maine - 4 week old blue copper maran cockerel - pick up only

    This little boy is for Pick up only, in the Bangor Maine area. I have a 4 week old blue copper marans rooster (I am almost 100% sure he is a boy) that I would like to sell, as I cannot keep a rooster right now. He is from excellent lines, (thank you Pinkchick! ) He will be a big boy, and...
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    So, is the float test accurate?

    So, we float tested 11 maran, barnie and OE eggs that are on day 23 fully believing they were duds. According to the float test, all are viable and may still hatch, so back in the incubator they went. Is this test reliable, and does this mean that we may still have babies on the way...
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    day 23, marans, Barnies and OE's

    5 hatched, one pipped and died. Any hope for the 11 eggs left? Today marks day 23, no pips or peeps from the ones left. Should we pull the plug yet?? Candling them was not possible, too dark so I don't even know if they ever were and developing. Any way to tell if they are any live ones?
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    Does McMurray email or contact you when chicks are shipped?

    I ordered day olds, and today was supposed to be their hatch/ship day, for delivery to my house Monday AM. I expected to get some confirmation that they shipped and did not get it. There was no one answering their phone today to ask either. So, can someone tell me if they inform you when your...
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    anyone tried a sweeter heater instead of brooder bulb arrangement?

    I am considering a Sweeter Heater purchase for my chick brooder box and later on my coop to keep the water from freezing. Anyone have any feedback?
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    How close to a well can the coop safely be?

    We are new to this chicken keeping obsession, and want to do it right. We have a 10x12 garden shed we were hoping to re-use as a coop with some modifications, but it sits approximately 20 feet from the well head. Is this too close to our water if we put the run on the opposite side away from...
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    Hello from MAine!

    We have 7 EE's and 7 speckled sussex on the way in 6 weeks or so, and we're working on the coop. We're starting off on this new chicken venture after our move, and we can't wait for the peeps to arrive. Any advice or mistakes you made that I could avoid?
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    Please advise best breed for newbie in a cold climate

    I live in Maine and have ordered 4 speckled sussex, 4 araucanas, and 5 RIR's from Mcmurray hatchery for late March delivery. I am now reading about the RIR's being mean and am wondering if I should change my order? Any suggestions as to what breeds play nicest with kids and other birds in the...
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