I am also from Maine. I know there is a Maine forum already on here, but it's not showing up when I'm searching it. How are your chickens doing in the snow?
mine run around on the snow and eat it...they look for patches of bare ground near trees...lawn whatever. Ive got 2 Buff Orp hens , 3 java hens and 2 old english bantams hen and roo. they do fine . I leave a light on from 4 untill 10. I get just about 4 eggs per day.