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  1. TheGreenManFarm

    Deep Litter Feedback with Chickens & Ducks?

    So I'm a first year poultry owner (in central Maine), although I have experience working with chickens and ducks on farms in the PNW. I've been trained on the deep litter method in the past, and as soon as I started raising my girls this year I went with it. It is now Winter (early and ugly...
    • TheGreenManFarm
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    • bedding bedding materials bedding options chickens deep litter ducks maine maine chickens mixed flock winter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  2. Deano603

    Breeders/Hatcheries located in New England

    Hi there, My apologies if this is a redundant topic, but I have searched high and low for months now in an effort to track down some local people in the New England region, particularly NH, who are looking to sell/swap eggs/chicks. I have been researching much of the winter looking at...
  3. C

    Maine’s home

    Hi, First chickens were new to me in August 2017, but born in April. So we’ve learned a lot.....still learning every day! There are 4 right now but hoping to have 4 more once the Spring (after the ‘Mud season’ here in Maine) arrrives along with a new larger coop. The ladies have endured a spell...
  4. MMarieB

    Hello from Maine

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, pretty new. I work at a therapeutic preschool and a mother of one of my students gave me chicks this past May. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 16 (3) What breeds do you have? 4 the original chicks I was given...
  5. HerbsAndSpice

    WInter prep in Maine

    Above: southern exposure Above: western exposure Above: northern exposure and door to coop Above: inside of coop Hi friends! This is my first winter with chickens. We have only three — two EEs and a New Hampshire Red. Because it’s such a small flock, I’m worried they are more likely to be...
  6. C

    Newbie

    Being new to the idea even of raising chickens, I'm in the learning overload stage. I live in Maine....brrr part of the year, but beautiful all year, doncha know! ....and, snow melts! I will start with 4 that are ready to lay eggs and am putting together the coop so I can have chooks (as they...
  7. SnowyChickenMomma

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  8. C

    Organics in Maine

    A big part of the reason I have layers and am attempting meat birds is so I can control the quality of my food that comes out of them. That means what I put into them needs to be high quality, too. For me, that means soy-free, organic, and lower corn would be nice. Unfortunately, between my job...
  9. 3bird

    Our Maine Duck House

    With the silver Appleyard ducklings 4 weeks post hatch and HUGE, there was no longer any excuse for delaying the duck house build. The plan is for a 4'x8' elevated duck house attached to a 12'x8' fully enclosed run. We'll post progress pics as we move along, and we're very open to advice and...
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    • duck coop duck house duckhouse maine
    • Replies: 134
    • Forum: Ducks
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