Maine

[dlynne1123]

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Maybe the gentleman was "Quailfamah" - that's his username on this site.

are you sure the person is even on BYC? the trip for quailfarma would be quite a haul to sanford.
you might check with bob stano (stano40 on here) as he runs the sanford swaps, he might know. he seems to check in with everyone at the swaps.

I am going to try to make it to another farm swap to see if I can find him! Does anyone know anyone who wants to sell or find homes for friendly LG cochins? I dont' care if they are laying anymore or what age they are.

 

[chixruleboysdrool]

Hi! Im from Portland Maine!

:cd

 

[TayFray!]

who else went to the Farmington Fair Poultry Show! I won $74 and bought some new chickens! YAY! I will post pictures in a little bit! I got a red Cap Pullet and an ancona Pullet! Tom wouldnt sell me the chicks because the 2 campines i got last year died over the winter

But he was going to sell them to someone he didnt even know, who might not even have the right set up, atleast I have a large chicken coop, and I pay for all my chicken food and shavings and hay by myself. Just spent 40 of my show winnings on food for my animals!

! He said he wanted to take them home and thump them on the head anyways but oh well, not my problem, just thought I would help. Well anyways, I had a fun week!

 

[Coldweatherbirds]

I'm running out of fairs and work weekends a lot, so haven't made the swaps. I'm really looking to buy a bird or two that go broody. Silkies are fine, or whatever breed, I have a mutt flock anyway. I would just like to try hatching nature's way after trying the incubator. My birds are well cared for and have a beautiful new coop built generously for 20-25 birds and I only have 18. Anyone looking to downsize for the winter? Get a good home for that annoying broody? Want some fertile olive-ish EE eggs in trade/addition to $ for your broody?

 

[hoppy]

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you could check CL but be prepared to get birds that day, mine always went within 24 hours of me posting up an ad. I don't have any spare silkies, jsut sold off the last 2 pullets, only a white cockeral left to find a home (how did I miss bringing him to the last swap- I must have forgotten i didn't want to keep him) oh well, another swap in 2 weeks and show is this weekend in windsor.

 

[Coldweatherbirds]

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you could check CL but be prepared to get birds that day, mine always went within 24 hours of me posting up an ad. I don't have any spare silkies, jsut sold off the last 2 pullets, only a white cockeral left to find a home (how did I miss bringing him to the last swap- I must have forgotten i didn't want to keep him) oh well, another swap in 2 weeks and show is this weekend in windsor.

Show in Windsor?

 

[joanie_maine]

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you could check CL but be prepared to get birds that day, mine always went within 24 hours of me posting up an ad. I don't have any spare silkies, jsut sold off the last 2 pullets, only a white cockeral left to find a home (how did I miss bringing him to the last swap- I must have forgotten i didn't want to keep him) oh well, another swap in 2 weeks and show is this weekend in windsor.

Show in Windsor?

[copied from hoppy]

Central Maine Bird Fanciers Fall Show located at the Windsor Fair Grounds in Windsor, Maine, on Oct 2nd.

There will be a poultry show, tail gate sales, lunch wagon, raffles and an auction.
Jr showmanship will be at 10:00am and the auction will have an earlier start then in the past- starting at 11:30.
Tail gate sales are $10 for a space and you need to either be a club member or have birds entered in the show.
Membership forms and show catalog is available online to download and entries must be postmarked by sept 26th
Entry fee is $3/bird or $2/for Jr birds. Allso attach a copy of your NPIP test card to the entry form.

http://www.centralmainebirdfanciers.org/

See you at the show!!

 

[Coldweatherbirds]

Yeay!!!! The Windsor show is a weekend I'm not working! I'll go to my first chicken show!

Bad news: My rooster just attacked my 2 year old as she was running across the lawn she is fine other than scratches... he doesn't even have spurs yet. Sigh. This is the first sign of aggression he has shown. Every single rooster I've ever had got like this. I'm trying so hard to do different methods to raise them to be gentle. This one I am not handling, or bothering in any way. I don't even hold the hens when he is near so he won't feel that I'm a threat. Others I've handled and coddled with treats. It just doesn't seem to matter.

Bad news 2: I think my EE has bumble foot. I'll have to grab her when she's away from Smokey and get a closer look, but there is a definite bulge between two toes on her right foot.

Ups and downs in the chicken world.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Bumblefoot is the bane of our existence here. I've had 1 leghorn that gets better and then reinfected again within a week. Ad nauseum. At least bumblefoot usually isn't deadly.

 

[bwockbwock]

I just sent in for a family membership to Central Maine Bird Fanciers last week. I thought it might be a hoot to get my 91 YO Mom to show a chicken! Now I have to learn my breed standards to know what I am looking for to show.