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Quote: Oooo, this would be interesting to know as well. I have one of those twisty bulbs in my coop and two of my three girls have stopped laying. For the life of me, I can't figure out why. It's very frustrating. If they don't lay in blue spectrum lighting this may be the reason. Although it...

Quote: Yup, that's what Elroy looks like. She's an Aurucana, and it gives her a decidedly...."Tow-Mater" look....

Quote: have you ever been to rumford? did you sniff the air? it's a paper mill town. I suppose it's a smell you get used to, I'm glad I don't have to get used to it. now if you like rumford but want less smell, mexico is right next door, a bit further from the mill. Sorry Hoppy, but Mexico is...

Quote: Has anyone ever succeeded in cohorting chickens and turkeys? LoL. (Seriously though, I think they have diseases that they can give each other or something?) actually turkeys can get black head from chickens and chickens get "vaccinated" (if you will) for mereks from turkeys. the...

Quote: Rumford has a paper mill. It stinks. Really! Maine has few jobs except for the coast where tourism reigns. Also, Mainers do not like people from "away". I've lived in Maine for 8 years now after moving here from southern New Hampshire and I'm still considered an outsider. Try northern...

I would leave it alone if I could, but because there is no friction to keep it in check, so her top beak keeps growing is hooking back down so it is starting to interfere with her eating. I will watch closely for the quick. It sounds like clipping dog toenails Thanks, guys...

I have a chicken with a crossed beak I am going to have to clip because her top beak is getting really long. Has anyone done this? Any suggestions?

Glad to see we are not alone. 32 hens and 10 eggs a day. We had hawk predation, which freaked them out, chickens molting, and a lot of fluctuating weather patterns. rain, cold, heat high winds, lightning, and snow flurries all in one week. In the early fall we were getting 20 -26 every day. The...

Hi, you don't say whether they are dual purpose, layer, or meat birds, but I would say they are still crowded. They are also establishing a pecking order. If you see blood, clean it up and either separate that chick for a bit,or put some stuff called blu-kote on the wound. Vaseline will also...

Hi again to all my fellow Maine-iacs, I have a bunch of meaties that will be ready for processing in 3 or 4 weeks, and I'm just too dang busy to do 20 birds myself. Can anybody tell me where I can get them done up? I know West Gardiner beef does poultry a couple times a year. I think Naples...

Stupid as it sounds, I had to separate mine into 3 different pens by clor so they wouldn't kill each other even though they were all brooder mates

Hey, Wait A Second Here!! How Come The Question"how Many Men Are Here?" Is Listed Under Jokes And Games?!?! It Only Took Me A Couple Months To Figure That Out.........

sure they do, if you don't count the cost of the building,watering equipment, fencing, brooder supplies, and all the other geegaws that go with it. They do pay for their feed, bedding, and replacement chix, which is a better deal than any other animal hobby I've had........

Hi, I have some chickens in one of my pens that are laying some big honking eggs. Double yolkers and then some. I haven't been too concerned until today because there was blood on one of them. I can't figure out which birds are laying them. I have buff orps, white rocks, gold wyandottes...

I play with the guitar, most everything I play is in the key of L. At least it sounds like L.....

Peanut butter. I eat a 3 pound jar every week.(I don't think I'm the only one eating it, though..........

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What do you call a busload of lawyers going over a cliff? A GOOD START!! definition of a darn shame: The empty seat on the abovementioned bus!

Your header made me chuckle. My dear naive friend, YOU don't own chickens, THEY own you. You just serve them. They are the masters, requiring your attention by amusing you. You think you are running the show, but you are not. They are. Observe the way they look at you. They come running when...

Spread it flat right where it is. No need to carry it anywhere. Can he bring some to my house?