Chicken running wild in small town found a new home.

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Good job rescuing her!

 

[Jensawesome]

Love the parking lot picture! Got a good chuckle

 

[drumstick diva]

Glad you rescued her - she probably was crossing her legs till she could find a good spot to lay her egg.

 

[KnittingChick3]

I guess her name is Fidget... my husband picked it out.
We built her a new, temporary home until her quarentine is over.

It's made from an old washing machine frame, wood and hardware cloth. The top half of the back folds down so we can get inside.

Still haven't gotten the perch quite right yet. She wants to perch on the edge of the nest box and ends up tipping both it and her food over.
We're still tweaking it, but it gives her a place out of the rain and sun, where she can lay and scratch in the grass. She's pretty far away from the others (hopefully far enough for successful quarentine), but I think she can still see them.

 

[pitbullmomma]

Great story!! She's one lucky chicken. I bet she turns out to be a real sweetie...

 

[Christina Callahan]

My roo want abandoned at a home that was foreclosed on. He was so wild and he was a real bugger to catch. He loves his new life and his new hens and because he was wild he is the best watchdog ever.

 

[Little Coop on Salt Creek]

such a great story! Thank you for sharing

 

[Bhapimama]

I love this! And I love her name, lol!
I see that the last post here was back in May...I would love an update!

 

[Chicken Whisperer]

Yes....love this story....please post an update.

 

[KnittingChick3]

Fidget update:
Here she is in her quarantine box getting to know everyone. This was about a month ago... I kept her away from everyone else for about 6-8 weeks before moving the quarantine box into the run.

Here she is in her "saddle". She already had some bald patches on her back and sides from where ever she came from (possibly a breeding pen, based on the location of the bald patches...) I noticed after she had been loose with the others for a while, that she had some scratches on those bare patches from my rooster. After the initial shock of suddenly having a strange, pink superhero cape she seems fine with it.

I was worried at first about the others picking on her since she's the new girl, but she's actually a little bit bossy... Here she is giving the stink eye to the hen trying to get at the corn cob.