Maine

[Windy Bay Farm]

HATE THAT SOUND!! As I'm sitting here, with the window open, I just heard the EERY sound of coyotes.

I hear ya on that one, dowgirl... that is one sound I can do without !

 

[CoopChick719]

HATE THAT SOUND!! As I'm sitting here, with the window open, I just heard the EERY sound of coyotes.

Makes the hair on the back of your neck standup, doesn't it?

 

[dowgirl71]

I hear ya on that one, dowgirl... that is one sound I can do without !

I grew up out in the country, so expected to hear it, once in a while, but now I live in the city! Not supposed to hear it in the city!

 

[Widget]

HATE THAT SOUND!! As I'm sitting here, with the window open, I just heard the EERY sound of coyotes.

As eerie as it is I sort of like it.

I remember when I worked at a zoo in the Poconos of Pennsylvania how great it was when the three wolves we had started howling. We heard them mostly in the winter since it would be dark by the time we left at 5. The mountain lions and African lion were also cool to listen to when they got going. Granted the sounds would give you goosebumps but it was still a great experience. The zoo itself sucked but the animals were great.

 

[dowgirl71]

That's for sure!!

It does make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

 

[Widget]

While sitting here watching the Red Sox

I was perusing the real estate ads for some of the more pricey Maine properties just in case I win the lottery. Found some nice ones ranging from 100 acres to 880 acres. I think they might be large enough for raising some birds.

.Of course they all had slide shows and I found myself looking for any outbuildings or sheds that could be converted to coops. Or if none were seen I looked for areas on the property where I could put some.

 

[MEMama3]

As eerie as it is I sort of like it.

I remember when I worked at a zoo in the Poconos of Pennsylvania how great it was when the three wolves we had started howling. We heard them mostly in the winter since it would be dark by the time we left at 5. The mountain lions and African lion were also cool to listen to when they got going. Granted the sounds would give you goosebumps but it was still a great experience. The zoo itself sucked but the animals were great.

Ah, a fellow zooie! I worked as a zoologist in Gainesville, FL for 5 years. I miss it. Now I do wildlife rehabilitation from time to time. I'm currently rehabbing a red squirrel.

 

[Widget]

Ah, a fellow zooie! I worked as a zoologist in Gainesville, FL for 5 years. I miss it. Now I do wildlife rehabilitation from time to time. I'm currently rehabbing a red squirrel.

. Of all the jobs I have had I must say being a zoo keeper is hands down my favorite. Crappy pay and having to work in all sorts of weather were worth it to work with some of the animals I had the chance to know. Would go back to it in a heartbeat if Maine had any accredited zoos. I worked at Lincoln Park in Chicago, the crappy place in PA and also at Lion Country Safari in Florida. My favorites are the big cats. Not overly fond of primates other than lemurs. Like the reptiles, especially alligators, but getting bit by a 12 ft Burmese python was one of my less than stellar career moments. But it has made for a great story.

 

[tobyandbarb]

I have four girls that were born in May of 2012. Three of them look just fine although I suspect they may be having a slow molt. The fourth girl looks wretched although all her daily activities are the same so I am assuming this is a normal molt. Is it usual for chicks the same age to molt so differently? Should I expect the others to molt noticeably before winter?

 

[Widget]

I have four girls that were born in May of 2012. Three of them look just fine although I suspect they may be having a slow molt. The fourth girl looks wretched although all her daily activities are the same so I am assuming this is a normal molt. Is it usual for chicks the same age to molt so differently? Should I expect the others to molt noticeably before winter?

Pictures might help to determine if something else is going on. But if she is otherwise acting normal than I would think she is just molts differently than the other three. I know my horses shed out differently from one another in the spring. The mustang grows a thicker coat that sheds quickly. One of the Iceys gets a really thick coat that comes out easily. The other Icey gets a longer thick coat that comes out in clumps and takes what seems like forever to completely shed.