Maine

[yankeehill]

Uncle Henry's, Craig's List, Feed Stores. Three Rivers in Milo has them. Call a few stores and ask.

 

[MEMama3]

Thanks... where do you guys get pallets?  I'll have to keep my eyes open for them.

I got mine at the local mom & pop hardware store.

 

[anyasmifya]

Well, I finally finished my outdoor chicken enclosure! Take that foxes, coyotes, etc!!! It's about 7 or 8 feet tall. Shaped like a giant oval, maybe 15 feet wide. And half of it is covered with a tarp (old gazebo cover thing), doesn't quite work right. It totally got filled with water yesterday So, I may try using the real tarp but getting the rain/ snow to slide perfectly off it is difficult. Last year I had a big pole in the center that didn't really work either. Maybe our mensa member can solve this issue? Or anyone else?

I am now getting about an egg a day. Tiny cute little eggs! I have 5 of them, tomorrow morning I will make an omelet or something out of them.

Speaking of mud season, we built a walkway from the house to the coop. It's great in the spring. My cats and chickens even use it.

 

[Widget]

I think I found where the girls have been laying. I got out of my truck to open the gate at the top of my driveway this morning and saw an egg off to the side in the tall grass. I went over and found two more. Of all the places to lay. I know I did not put them there but for the life of me I have no idea why that area is the chosen one.

Had my truck inspected today. It was due in September but I just have not got around to taking it to the shop. Well as expected it did not pass. I have two have two tie rods replaced. One is really bad and my mechanic suggested not to use the truck any more than I have to until he can get to it on Tuesday. Since I have to drive all the way to Kittery tomorrow to pick up my new foster dog, Peanut, I ended up renting a mid-size SUV for $20 a day from Avis. The compact car were the same price but I was able to negotiate a deal. The only down side is that I can not fit a 600 lb round bale of hay in the SUV. And of all my Facebook friends, including family who live local, only one was willing to step forward and help out with a ride to get the dog but she did have other obligations when I have to be at the rendezvous point.

 

[buckabucka]

Woohoo! DH fixed all IPad issues while I was at work.

We had mud issues last year with the hoop coop. I do put pallets out there to keep the nest box and feed on, but what has made a huge difference this year was creating a berm of earth on all 4 sides. It has kept the water out so far. In the past, I also dumped huge quantities of leaves in there.

I'm going to do a mini-cleaning of my other coop this weekend. This is the most birds I've ever kept in there, and while the poop boards help keep the floors clean, it is starting to get messy in there. Once it snowed, they started hanging out in the coop more, which is very annoying because I have provided them with a large, very dry run that is protected from the wind by tarps. There is food and water out there, and in the morning I throw scratch, so they all run out and eat it and dart back inside!

 

[dowgirl71]

I've noticed something funny about my "boss" BO. She growls when she eats treats. It's like she's saying, "This is mine!" "Get away," but no one really listens to her.

 

[anyasmifya]

I've noticed something funny about my "boss" BO. She growls when she eats treats. It's like she's saying, "This is mine!" "Get away," but no one really listens to her.

Lol. I have a RIR rooster who makes alien noises, seriously it's this strange high pitched like alien noise. It is very strange!

 

[anyasmifya]

Oh, I woke up to find my golden-laced polish Roo outside off the coop. I think he must have flown out of my fancy new semi enclosed run! He must have flown up about 7 feet or so!!!! Time to get some more poultry netting!!!

 

[ashandvine]

Tis the season for singing birds apparently. I noticed that I have an Am who is talking a lot. There always seems to be one.

If I could chime in on the late question of water; I know another woman uses bark mulch instead of gravel which also encourages bugs for the birds. Just another thought.

 

[Widget]

Here he is the wonderful Fluffernutter himself, the Nut Nut of TN and now Maine, Mr. Peanut. He is available for adoption through Big Fluffy Dog Rescue.

Poor guy, He was part of a hoarding case in TN. Being treated for heartworm, getting over a nasty fungal skin infection, half starved when found but now gaining weight, hardly any teeth and so unsure of the world at the ripe old age of 6 or so.. His foster in TN has done a great job getting him to this point. Nut Nut arrived in Maine about 3 pm today and is probably wondering what sort of nut house he has arrived in. The other dogs were very polite with their greetings and are now letting him be.

Forgot to ad when we got home there was still enough light to see but not much. A turkey and chicken were on the front porch. Peanut had no idea what to think of them and did not want to go up the steps into the house. Took a bit of coaxing but he put on his big boy pants and made it into the house.