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  1. zman

    Any upcoming get togethers/ swaps in ME?

    Hey there, I was just wondering if there were any possible swap/shows coming up any time in the near future in Me, such as the TSC ones? I missed the one in augusta last fall b/c of the recheduled rain date and I really want to get to one!!
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    Winterizing coop in Maine

    Ok..so as the winter gets closer...I am trying to figure out the best way to keep my girls warm in my coop. My coop (houses 2 girls at the moment) and is about 3.5Wdx3.5Lx4H.. I want to make sure my girls are warm enough, but I am very afraid of putting a lamp in the coop and causing a fire. I...
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    Looking in Maine

    Ok, so as I posted, my wifes little baby, her polish was killed the other day by a skunk. I have talked to her and she wants to add another girl to our family (maybe two ) She has mentioned that he would really like a frizzle or a silkie. I was wondering if anybody in the state or the area knew...
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    K...so I kinda feel funny asking this...

    So after my little girl was attacked and killed by a skunk, I set up a temporary pen in my garage for my hens babs and mac until I made alterations to the one out back to skunk proof it. I went out to get eggs and feed them today, Ginger, my ever friendly ans curious aracuna had "flown the coop"...
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    I'm hurting....

    I wen tout this morning to feed my girls and noticed olny two were running around.. Went I went in to the pen, I saw it, a skunk was in the corner with my wifes little Polish Babs, it had killed her. I was so broken. I grabbed my other girls and penned them in the garage (they are still there)...
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    I need a hand...I don't know what to eggspect.... ;)

    So hears my question...I have an Aracuna, who has started laying...almost everyday which has made me incredibly happy! She started at 18 weeks? However, my Houdon, and my Polish haven't started laying yet, does anybody who might have these breed have any info for me? Do they start later then...
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    What a night....

    So yesterday while working on a pickup in my garage, a friend of mine informed me that my aracuna was on the wrong side of the fence..great. So I scurried her back in the pen, seeing as she is the only one that won't just let us pick her up. I decided at that point that today I needed to put the...
  8. zman

    My girls...

    So I figured since I have been talking about the battle to keep my chickens, I might as well show them to you as well. This is my Aracuna...Ginger This is my Polish girl Mac...everytime I come in to visit them, she gets a run and flies right up on to my shoulder and hangs on it while I do...
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    I fought the law...and the law LOST!

    Hey there folks, sorry I haven't been on in awhile, but they day after a posted that I had finally gotten my own chickens and planned on posting pictures, I received a letter from my town saying that I must get rid of the chickens because due to ordinance, i was not allowed to have them were I...
  10. zman

    Hi Mainers...

    Just wanted to say hi to all the people from maine @ BYC! Wanted to meet a few "local" people as well!!
  11. zman

    My new chickie :(

    I was looking my new pullets yesterday and my little sweetie houdon had a open cut under her wing which I noticed when she flapped and got blood on me. The blood was clotting and seemed fine, but today my wife (note: she stated before I got them that she hated chickens..she loves this little...
  12. zman

    Hello

    Hi There, I was on here about two years back under a different name, and only had birds at the school I worked at. As of tomorrow at 11 I will have my own birds!!! :-) They are a Birthday present from my wife. I am getting white polish, and very excited. I will post pictures tomorrow when I get...
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