[traacyken]

when feeding the rabbits yesterday this chicken flew in the fence then into the rabbit pen!. ive no idea where it came from and not had any hens for a while but this looks like a young hen to me what do you guys think and what breed it is. i will keep it if its a her if i cant find the owner and get a few more.  does it look young to you  its got salmony colouring on the neck and chest x

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a pic dont think other one worked if it comes up!

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another x

[compostqueen]

She looks like a white hybrid to me but I'm no expert. One will be along shortly I have no doubt    If she is a hybrid she will lay lots of eggs. I eggspect someone will be looking for her though. She does look a young one.  I'm saying "she" but I could be talking rot and it could turn out to be a boy, in which case she might be surplus to requirement and someone has let her go. He/she looks very clean so I'd deduce that she's been well cared for and that you might get a knock on the door soon. Perhaps you could put an advert in the local shop saying that you've found her/him 

[traacyken]

hi thanks i will put one up in the local shop, she knows everybody, v odd as theres no one i know of that keeps chickens on our rd so i think this ones come from a fair way away v odd!

[compostqueen]

Is she very clean?  If so, she can't have come far. If she'd been living out she'd be mucky

[GrannieAnnie]

I think CQ is right, he/she looks very like my Amberlinks (aka amber stars, white stars)  although white stars are part leghorn and she doesn't have a floppy comb.

She does look very healthy, and chickens can't fly very far at a time, so she is either local, or like CQ said, dumped.

Hope it's not a cockerel..

[traacyken]

it was a bit dirty it arrived yesterday about four ish. its v skittish and gts panicky when you go near it so i assume its not been handled or anything. god i hope its not a male as my neighbours are horrible moany devils as it is and if i cant find its owner god nos what i will do. its got a v red comb and wattles do you think it could be a male theres a main road after the houses to the rear of us and its v buzy so god nos how it got in my garden!

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managed to zoom in to get a better pic has anyone a idea what sex it is  thanks again x

[GrannieAnnie]

Well it doesn't LOOK like a cockerel to me, fingers crossed!  But now you can see the beigey markings, its looks more like the Amberlinks than white stars!

[compostqueen]

If it's a cockerel then you could phone the RSPCA to see if they will take it in    That is, if no-one local claims it

It looks a beautiful bird 

[traacyken]

hi thanks again, if cant find owner and its a boy the farm where we have the horses will prob have him, will just have to see if theres any eggs or anything but have the pure breds if it is one stopped laying now  :blink:

[Beano]

Hi, it's a lovely looking little thing. There seems to be a lot of feathers around. Is it moulting? Because it looks a bit young to moult. Maybe the shock of being lost etc. has caused her/him to moult prematurely.

[joyfull]

she could be going through a partial moult which young hens go through. I agree she looks like an  amberlink and as such will lay many eggs for you 

[traacyken]

hi yes it is, still no joy with the owner, its a bit skittish when you go near so feathers could have come out then when its been panicking. im getting 3 copper marans wed 26 weeks old so it will have some company after a while if they get used to each other! looking forward to the dark brown eggs hope there a good breed to have from what ive read they seem calm birds anyone have them xx