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We have one of our girls who just won't get up from the floor.....it has ben so bitter and cold up here in Maine that we suspected she may have injured her foot or got frost bite, so we brought her to live in the basement of our farmhouse where its (relatively) warmer. She has been here for a...

Hi all I have been telecommuting from our farm in Maine for three years now....and it is a wonderful way to live and work. Lots of people have asked me how I arrange it - and how it works out. So I wrote a guide which I am now provdiding to anyone for free. You can down load it here ...

We have completed a new coop after moving to Maine and decided to summarize what we did - words and photos - to help others just starting out. I hope this helps. Here is the link As always, we would love any feedback :) Gaz www.almostafarmer.com

OK...strange question maybe...but I want to get some fence posts for my chook yard (Aussie for chicken=chook). I can't seem to find anywhere )other than big box hardware stores who want a fortune). Any ideas around southern Maine? Gaz

After experiencing chickens for the first time on our small farm in Colorado (and loving every part of it), we moved to Maine to be closer to family. Our flock went happily to a neighbor...and as we rented for three years up here in the NE, we just could not start our chicken family again...

Hi all...we are desperate!. One of our older chickens has a very swollen belly. She is lethargic...we can pick her up easily. She has not been laying for six months or more....so being egg bound seems unlikely... What can we do????

For all those who care (and those who are into the 'Eight things I would really rather you didn't do...") I wish you all the happiness this holiday period. Its time to celebrate all that is good....and that may include the FSM! And of course give thanks to the real creator of chickens and...

Hi all... I bought three little chicks through the mail in April (Plymouths). When should I expect them to start laying? Seems that they are running late by all I can read... Ta

So while I seem now to be through the process....I had my first experience of kidney stones a week ago. I was traveling for work and had to go to hospital in New Hampshire (the service I will say was great). But let me tell you...i have NEVER felt pain like it. Just horrid. And yet I have...

We have some little girl that we want t start integrating with their bigger sisters....but want to make sure that we keep them on the medicated crumbles for the right length of time....so the question is how long do they need the medicated feed?

After about twelve months of laying almost an egg a day my three girls have decided to stop. They are not molting... So a question (or three) 1. How long do chicken go of laying for? 2. Is there anything you can do to start the process again? 3. How many years of laying can you expect from a...

What type of chicken is this that we found in our yard? It lays HUGE eggs...and answers to "Sheila" or "Nicole" (or even "Bruce") Seriously...a strange site in Weld County, Colorado. This emu was found roaming wild .. And for my American friends, it is pronounced ee-mwu not...

Hi folks...we currently have three hens and one roo - all the same age (about a year). Two of the girls have lost feathers on their backs and top of wings. The third girl- Princess (who is a mental case) has all her feathers. We notice that Princess eggs are never fertile...and the other girls...

In the middle of our barn construction, a mother wild rabbit decided to make a nest and have her babies. We have been watching them grow over a few weeks....super cute. Today she let them out and they are free agents. One is left in the nest...and when we checked on it it had these tine red...

Hi all....I bought one of those dinky yellow plastic dome incubators that hold only two eggs and started the process of trying to hatch two of our own eggs. We set up the dome and played with the aluminum foil and light toill we were happy with the stability of the temp...around 98F. We added...

Hi all. I want to get just a handful (3-6) Sex-linked hens. Some places I have gone to won't sell me less than a couple of dozen. Does anyone have any idea of where I can get such a small number??

Hi all We left a hose on our coop hydrant, and not now appears to be frozen up. We thought the recent warmer weather might have helped, but even after the almost 70F day on wednesday, it will not move. So...any ideas on how we can get this to work?? Ta G&J

HI all We are small egg producers (3 a day) and yet we have considerable demand for our excess eggs. We have been selling them for $3 a dozen. But what is the going rate for free range, farm fresh eggs from super happy chickens?? Gaz and Jen

Hi everyone... I was at the office today and noticed that I had one of those cheap (WalMart $2) coffee cup warmer on my desk, and I started thinking....(always dangerous when Aussies start thinking)... Has anyone thought about using these under their chickens water to stop it from freezing...

Hi We are newbies to the chicken world and have just three hens and a rooster in Weld County Colorado (about 45 mins north of Denver). Gary and Jen