Articles personally written by hardy Mainers who are the backbone of both Maine's heritage and future.
What we’re looking at for 2023 breeds:
55 Flowery Hen
Black Ameraucana
Lavender Ameraucana
Black Copper Marans
F1/F2 Olive Egger
Cream Legbar
Opal Legbar
Mille Fluer d’Uccle
Frizzle d’Uccle
Gold Bielefelder
Polish (multiple colors)
Frizzle Polish
Winter blew in early this year with two major ice storms before December. A lice outbreak this fall created a super molt. Poultry lice is common in flocks kept near high populations of wild turkey––like ours is. That, in combination with the rapidly dropping temperatures and high winds up here View Article
There isn’t much more of an awkward looking chicken than a crested frizzle bobbing around the yard! With over a decade raising this breed in standard large-fowl size I finally added some frizzling to the mix. I enjoyed this breed so much, and sold so many that the local market View Article