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Ice Age and Halloween
Each year around Halloween, I partake in a 2 ½ hour interview on Maine’s most popular radio station WMME – the Moose. The format is music but we slip in conversation about the newest edition of the Farmers’ Almanac. We also mention a secret password that allows people who hear it to gain additional candy… Continue Reading »
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What are “Easter Egg” Chickens?
If you’ve been thinking about raising a few chickens for eggs, consider the araucana, the so-called “Easter egg chicken” or “green-egger.”
Read More »Keeping Roosters Quiet
Several times each month I receive letters, emails and phone calls from concerned chicken owners asking how they can keep their roosters quiet. More times than not, they are keeping chickens in urban areas. Many cities around the country ban roosters to prevent nuisance complaints from their citizens, even though there are several ways to… Continue Reading »
Read More »Backyard Chickens Demystified!
Time and time again I hear people complaining about the problems they think backyard chickens will bring if allowed into the backyards of their city. Some of the more common complaints that I hear are noise, smell, rodents, disease, and property values. I would like to address each and every one of these complaints one by one.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.