So if you saw the post on the trade/sell/give away board noting a silver spangled hamburg in need of rescue in Newfield NY, well, he has a home, and OMG is he handsome!!! He is actually a Brahma (editted: got my comb types mixed up, he's got the triple, which is the pea comb (oops), so he is probably 100% given how much he matches the look). He's got some yellow to his feathers (which I am assuming is due to the conditions he's been living in) and his feathers are kind of ragged, but.. I think the core of what is there is SO handsome..
He's pretty easy going and seems really happy with his new territory (he's been crowing for about 10 minutes solid, but we can barely hear him through our walls, so I don't think our neighbors (unless they're outside) will have any problems).. Our 'makeshift' coop is not fantastic, but it will work while we finish up the REAL coop (I'm pushing for a perfect cube, painted dark grey, since we've started calling the eggs The Collective (and now the geeks all laugh, everyone else looks a little confused..
)).
He was living (and had been his whole life) in essentially a cat carrier. I can't guarantee that he won't eventually be eaten (he might) but in the mean time, at least he will be well fed, loved on and given some room to run around. I sat with him for about 15 minutes after we got home, but he was starting to look stressed, so I moved outside (and kept my daughter from sticking her finger into his run space.. *laughs*)
Once the eggs hatch he'll have some company, so he'll be a little lonely in the meantime, but.. One thing at a time, better space now, and company soon!
(And the next project that didn't get done just in time is attaching hardware cloth to the bottom 2 feet or so of his run for better raccoon protection, I'm REALLY nervous right now).
Anyway, for those who want to see the boy, photos!
(and a link to a short video of him on you tube:
(not the best camera, but.. ya' know))
He's pretty easy going and seems really happy with his new territory (he's been crowing for about 10 minutes solid, but we can barely hear him through our walls, so I don't think our neighbors (unless they're outside) will have any problems).. Our 'makeshift' coop is not fantastic, but it will work while we finish up the REAL coop (I'm pushing for a perfect cube, painted dark grey, since we've started calling the eggs The Collective (and now the geeks all laugh, everyone else looks a little confused..
He was living (and had been his whole life) in essentially a cat carrier. I can't guarantee that he won't eventually be eaten (he might) but in the mean time, at least he will be well fed, loved on and given some room to run around. I sat with him for about 15 minutes after we got home, but he was starting to look stressed, so I moved outside (and kept my daughter from sticking her finger into his run space.. *laughs*)
Once the eggs hatch he'll have some company, so he'll be a little lonely in the meantime, but.. One thing at a time, better space now, and company soon!
Anyway, for those who want to see the boy, photos!
(and a link to a short video of him on you tube:
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