Adopted by a chicken, what spec is it?

[One Amp Andy]

We seem to have been adopted by a chicken. Is it male or female, and what sort is it? I know the photos are ste, they were taken by my sons girlfriend.

Thinking about chicken coops etc, as I'm not sure where it sleeps/roosts/whatever.


Edited to add, I cleaned up the cig butts

[928]

One Amp Andy said:

We seem to have been adopted by a chicken. Is it male or female, and what sort is it? I know the photos are ste, they were taken by my sons girlfriend.D

Male or female? You'll find out about at about 07:50 tomorrow...

[One Amp Andy]

928 said:

Male or female? You'll find out about at about 07:50 tomorrow...

I guess it's female then, no racket this morning! Anyone know what type it is?

[Batleyred]

Maybe a black rock, better pic needed.

[One Amp Andy]

Thanks, it's gone into hiding for the evening. I'll take a pic tomorrow.

[Baldchap]

No spurs normally means female. Out of season for eggs for a lot of non-dedicated layers.

[Mort7]

Worth checking with your neighbours, and perhaps putting a notice up. Chickens aren't going to travel particularly far, and urban chickens tend to be treated as family pets.

Edit: BTW, it looks like a Miss Pepperpot to me.

https://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/chickens/miss_peppe...

Ours lived to the ripe old age of 11.

Chicken breed guide here:

https://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/chickens

Edited by Mort7 on Saturday 25th January 21:34

[One Amp Andy]

Mort7 said:

Worth checking with your neighbours, and perhaps putting a notice up. Chickens aren't going to travel particularly far, and urban chickens tend to be treated as family pets.

Edit: BTW, it looks like a Miss Pepperpot to me.

https://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/chickens/miss_peppe...

Ours lived to the ripe old age of 11.

Chicken breed guide here:

https://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/chickens

Edited by Mort7 on Saturday 25th January 21:34

Thanks for that, very informative. No neighbours for about 3 miles! I first saw it in my work yard mooching about around the trucks. Then it followed me back to the house and took up residence in the garden.

[One Amp Andy]

Just been out to feed it.
ffs, can someone get the poor bugger the right way round.

Edited by One Amp Andy on Sunday 26th January 15:12

[ApexCult]

One Amp Andy said:

Just been out to feed it.

Ah, the infamous Australian Black Australorp hen!

Careful it doesn't burn your house down!

[One Amp Andy]

ApexCult said:

One Amp Andy said:

Just been out to feed it.

Ah, the infamous Australian Black Australorp hen!

Careful it doesn't burn your house down!

Was muttering something along those lines myself!

[Mort7]

Having looked at your latest photo I'm not sure it is a Miss Pepperpot - not sturdy enough.

If it's adopted you you'll need to get it some friends, and a run, and decent feed, and oystershell grit, etc, etc.........

[One Amp Andy]

Mort7 said:

Having looked at your latest photo I'm not sure it is a Miss Pepperpot - not sturdy enough.

If it's adopted you you'll need to get it some friends, and a run, and decent feed, and oystershell grit, etc, etc.........

Cheers mate. I'm off to a local place in Lancashire tomorrow to get a run, chicken house and all the associated ste, and then to get some ex battery hens.

[Mort7]

Brilliant. You'll get great eggs, but unless you can find a chicken sitter you'll never have a holiday again.......

Worth joining the Omlete forum on the website that I linked to. You'll get lots of helpful advice there.

BTW, our chickens ate our lawn.

[Rushjob]

Possibly a Black Maran?

Certainly looks very close to the ones I had in the UK

[Rick101]

One Amp Andy said:

Just been out to feed it.

Poor thing looks cold.

https://www.weber.com/GB/en/recipes/poultry/weber-...

[One Amp Andy]

Rick101 said:

Poor thing looks cold.

https://www.weber.com/GB/en/recipes/poultry/weber-...

The irony of it sheltering under the Weber was not lost on me!

[Moulder]

One Amp Andy said:

Cheers mate. I'm off to a local place in Lancashire tomorrow to get a run, chicken house and all the associated ste, and then to get some ex battery hens.

I wouldn't assume that the battery hens and the black one will get along like one big happy family. Chickens can be pretty evil.

[One Amp Andy]

Moulder said:

I wouldn't assume that the battery hens and the black one will get along like one big happy family. Chickens can be pretty evil.

Noted, and thanks, I'll do some chicken based googling. It has fooked off into the bushes the other side of our stream for the night. Properly free range .Lovely girl though, let us pet her and makes some hilarious noises!

[Mort7]

Moulder said:

I wouldn't assume that the battery hens and the black one will get along like one big happy family. Chickens can be pretty evil.

Good point. Things can get a bit brutal while they sort out their pecking order. Generally settles down after a while.