Recent content by bfurman

Thanks! As long as it wouldn't be too risky leaving them in a brooder at home, I'd prefer to leave them here. I'll leave out their water dish with some marbles in it to keep them from drowning... and I'll leave out their feeder too. My worry is that they would still starve, but it should be OK...

I had a broody hen abandon a small clutch of four eggs that I was allowing her to sit on. I put the eggs into my incubator and they survived. They started hatching tonight, three are externally pipped, but I had estimated the hatch date to be another five days or so... I'm going to be leaving...

i hope your chickens are ok, i just had to bring one of my mine instead. its 101 degrees right now

what was the most difficult part for you while building it

definetely definetely definetely a rooster.....

welcome to byc, chickens are sooooo adicting

love these coop pics, they're great! makes me wanna take some of mine

hey guys. i just lost my ayam cemani rooster to a dog attack yesterday and would like to replace him. i can't find any locally. i have a mixed flock of various breeds, including two ayam cemani hens. at least decent quality in case i decide to start a project in the future (i dont sell chicks or...

White Face Black Spanish bantams. I have some and they remind me of Phantom of the Opera.

This is a bantam I picked up. Supposed to be pure bred. It has an odd comb and a very puffy head! I don't know what it is! It doesn't have feathered feet, so I'm clueless. Here are some of his friends. Same puff-heads but totally different-looking comb.

Hi. I'm not familiar with this breed, but I know that some breeds can be sexed a lot sooner than others? Any guesses on my Ayam Cemani chick? Sorry the quality is bad. The flash on my camera is SUPER bright. I tried to increase the contrast so you can see the comb formation but I don't know. =(