Thank you everyone for your replies and advice. Looks like he is a roo I guess, darn it! My area doesn't allow them. Luckily, my husband works with a guy who loves roos. I think he will be getting a present this week, and the two young pullets I bought as companions will get more room to run...
Ok, I just took a couple more photos (sorry about the quality!) to focus on the rear. From what I've read on this site, the shape really looks like a roo, doesn't it.
oooh, I hope you're wrong, but thanks for replying. Maybe it's just making noise because it wants it's morning treat? I dunno. I guess I'm just hoping for a pullet. It also honks like a goose when it senses a big predator bird around, so maybe it is just an identity crisis? lol
BACKGROUND: I've never heard of a stray chicken, but I have one. One day it showed up in my fenced backyard in a suburb backing a large field near the interstate. I'm guessing someone dumped it around easter time in the field. I guess it was motivated enough to find my yard and somehow get into...