[pandora]

Yesterday I got back home to see a new bird in my run. It turns out is was given to my local village butcher to bump off and eat, but the butcher was not willing to do this as he is not licenced to slaughter. The chicken was left with him anyway, and he visited yesterday and left it with my husband.

It's a very pretty bird, but I am not sure whether it is a girl or boy, how old it is, or even what breed it is. I think it is a barred wyandotte - it has a small rose comb, large wattles, yellow legs, but it's not obvious to my inexperienced eye what it is! So here are piccies;







And yes, I know someone is going to comment on the chicken wire - it is round my whole stable yard area where the chickens are during the day, and they feel cross about only having a fifth of an acre to run around in. They are spoilt! I can't afford to fence that much in with 6' weldmesh, so I run the foxy gauntlet.

[ceri green]

ooooh lucky you!

whatever it is, it looks nice and from its shape i would guess its a hen....although why someone would want it culled if it is i cant imagine!

it looks a bit like my barred plymouth rock, but mine is only young so i'm not sure about the comb and wattles cos pearl's arn't developed yet.

[Vember]

Agree with Ceri looks like a Plymouth Rock  

Have a look at this LINK

Lovely looking bird


Sarah

[garddwr]

Isn't the ones in the links slightly darker ?

[Vember]

Ye I think you'll find that it's the photograph :?

I'll find a photo of one of that a "friend" of mine had maybe that'll be better
With over 10thou pics I can't find it
Will look in books
Sarah

[chickenlady]

Ohhhh that looks exactly like my friends Amrock!! with its yellow beak and legs!!

[Vember]

Here's one I've scanned from one of my books



Sorry photobucket rotated it but it's come up like this :?

Sarah

[chickenlady]

In your 1st pic it looks like she has a rose comb? if so she could be a barred wyandotte

[Vember]

   

Don't you just love playing guess the chicken  


Sarah

[Foxy]

think its a dotte too! Nice bird are you going to keep it???

[chickenlady]

   

Don't you just love playing guess the chicken  


Sarah

Great fun!  and keeps us on our toes!!!

[Bodger]

He's a boy you know.

I once went to feed my chickens and some lousy person had abandoned half a dozen young cocks in the yard. For a moment, I thought that my memory was going. " I don't remember seeing those before" I thought.

[Vember]

He's a boy you know.

All that an it isn't even going to lay eggies   :evil:  
 
Sarah

[chickenlady]

He's a boy you know.

I once went to feed my chickens and some lousy person had abandoned half a dozen young cocks in the yard. For a moment, I thought that my memory was going. " I don't remember seeing those before" I thought.

that happened to a neighbour and the cockerels ended up giving her flock scaley leg :shock:

[Big Jen]

I think its a wyandotte as well and definately a boy  :cry:

BJ