Maine

[Orpingtons Mom]

Amy, that was beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to write it; what’s a C Vault? Why do you think it’s important?

 

[Amy Brock]

Amy, that was beautiful. Thank you for taking the time to write it; what’s a C Vault? Why do you think it’s important?

 

[Amy Brock]

Air tight regulated humidity so you don't waste money on buying new food that well go stale or attract Critters you don't want to attract

 

[SusanME]

We're going through food fast enough ( a dozen Rhode Island Reds and 3 Khaki Campbell ducks all on the same feed) that we've been ok with a galvanized trash can stored in the (tight roof but otherwise well ventilated with a number of gaping holes) shed.

 

[dogdogduck]

Hello Maine people.

Question for you: thinking about retiring to Maine...but am hearing horror stories about the bugs. Don’t mind the cold, hate summer heat. Have chickens and horses. What’s the scoop? Do you mind??

We're midcoast (about 20 minutes inland from Belfast). I, too, don't mind the cold (love it, actually), and hate summer heat. We get blackflies May-June and deerflies June-July. Mosquitoes are bad from June-July. Ticks are bad in May-June, but if you keep grass/paths mowed, you don't get that many on you. When blackflies and mosquitoes are bad, we wear bug net suits. They look ridiculous, but hey, country living means no close neighbors to see me. For deerflies, we wear sticky patches on our hats, and that works surprisingly well. Cedar oil spray does some to deter ticks and mosquitoes. Chickens don't seem bothered by any of the bugs. I've been reading a lot of donkey forums (because we plan to get one someday) and flies may be an issue for them, though I suspect they're an issue in many places. Our neighbor's horse wears a fly mask in pasture.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Hello there!

I live in Maine near the ocean. I excited to meet other people who live in Maine! I have 8 chickens, 1 rabbit, 2 fish, and 2 cats.

 

[kat_and_hens]

hey folks! I am new to backyard chicken keeping, happy to be here! I am from southern Maine (right outside Portland) and looking forward to learning from you all.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

hey folks! I am new to backyard chicken keeping, happy to be here! I am from southern Maine (right outside Portland) and looking forward to learning from you all.

Welcome!

 

[HaikuHeritageFarm]

Hi all! After over a decade of living in Alaska I moved back down to Mississippi a year ago and realize now... I can't do it. I can't live in the Southeast. I thought about going back to Alaska but I enjoy being attached to the mainland, however psychological that may be, and have decided to relocate to some coastal community in central or northern Maine. I miss my Alaska activities—fishing and hunting, snow machining and x-country skiing, clamming and hiking and camping. I haven't been able to adapt to the very different sort of outdoor culture we have down south, or to the HEAT for that matter!

While looking at property I'm finding a bunch of huge old farmhouses with attached barns. Do y'all put your chickens in barns like that? I love the idea of that, honestly. I wonder if there are any major differences between raising chickens in Maine and Alaska aside from probably fewer days below freezing or below zero.

Anyone have any recommendations for connecting with others about homesteading and like? I'm off Facebook now, but hopefully there are still other forums like this one where people connect about various things and share and learn.

Happy New Year!

 

[iwltfum]

Hello fellow Mainers. My farm has about 50 laying hens of various breeds that we are looking to give away- free! We purchased these hens 2 years ago from a farm where the owner had passed and his wife could no longer take care of them. Some were first year hens and some were older. About half of them are red sexlinks and the rest are black austrolorps, Delaware, Americaunas (or easter Eggers), barred rocks, maybe one or two of some other breeds. We are well into our yearly plan for replacing our oldest birds on a three year schedule so no longer need these ladies. They are not laying at full production, but they are still laying eggs consistently. Keep them for eggs, pets, or turn them into soup! They have been fed organic feed for the past 18 months. I am locted in mid-coast Maine and can deliver to somewhere within that region or you can come pick them up from me in the Camden/Rockland/Thomaston area.
Cheers!