Found Chicken! (Can anybody identify breed? Clues about age?)

[Outer Beaks]

We've had chickens for a little over a year. We live in a small downtown area. Yesterday, somebody asked me if one of chickens had escaped. None of them had. There was chicken running loose in the neighborhood. She had spent a couple of days around the CVS pharmacy before another neighbor with chickens took her in for two days. Her chickens are huge and were brutal, so she was in a side yard, but escaped - and the neighbor doesn't want her.

I grabbed her off the street and we are keeping her in a chicken tractor with a little temporary box away from the other girls.
She's smaller than our Aracaunas. About the same size as our Frizzle. Larger than our Silkies (all are about 1.5 years old).
Her comb looks well developed. Her beak is shorter and rounder than the others, but I can't tell if this is due to an injury or just how she should be. The coloring looks like a Buff Orpington, but I'm no expert. She seems small to be one of those, no? There are no obvious injuries, other than it looks like she might have lost a few small feathers from around her comb..

If she's an old girl that someone just let loose, that's pretty crappy. Maybe she's not full size yet? Only had her one day and I'm sure she's pretty frazzled, so I don't expect eggs anytime soon if at all. Any ideas on breed, age, condition? We're putting up notices to see if anyone claims her.

Thanks in advance!
"Outer Beaks" in North Carolina

 

[JodyJo]

I am going to guess RSL, Gold Comet....but its comb and wattles are quite large....sure its a hen?

 

[Chick Charm]

Looks like a production sex link to me, especially the tail feathers. Merely a guess. Legs look fairly colorless like older hens get.

Age is very difficult to determine. My guess is that she is older but I really don't know. Feather look to be in fairly good shape.

Wish ya the best. Even old chickens make great pets. & don't forget to quarantine for a while.

 

[coppertop2014]

I agree. Is it a hen?????

 

[donrae]

She looks to be a red sex link hen that's been debeaked. Could be from a commercial operation if there are any near you, or someone could have ordered started pullets that were already debeaked. She's mature, I guess if she starts molting soon you'll have a good idea she's around 18months.

 

[Outer Beaks]

No crowing yet, and she's been in the neighborhood for days. She's so small I can't imagine she'd be a production chicken if she's already full grown – so why would she have a clipped beak?

Maybe she fell out of a truck? There are no industrial facilities in town, but there could be some down the road.
She appears to be healthy. She eats pellets and drinks normally as far as I can tell. She also likes watermelon.

Keeping her quarantined for a bit. The others can see her from across the yard. I'll move the tractor closer after a few days.

More pics:

 

[Outer Beaks]

What's the average size of a Red SL or a Golden Comet?
Looking at some debeaked images, she doesn't have the underbite, but the rounded look. Makes her look like a dinosaur. I'm starting to think she has been debeaked as confirmed by your comments.

 

[donrae]

Red sex links can vary in weight depending on the parent stock used to make the cross. Murray McMurray says theirs are 6lbs at maturity, the ISA company says theirs are 4lbs at maturity.

 

[coppertop2014]

Golden nugget maybe??

 

[Outer Beaks]

OK, so this is an update.

She is no longer exhibiting the odd behavior seen below. I massaged her crop and it is no longer expanded this morning and she's not doing the weird head bob seen in the video below. Also, one of our aracauna mix chickens escaped the run yesterday and was checking out the newcomer. Turns out they are about the same size, it's just that the found chicken (we call her SeeVee sinve she was found at the CVS Pharmacy) is much thinner. Likely due to being on her own in a parking lot for days.

So I'm settling on Red Sex Link / Golden Comet as suggested by you all (thanks!). She's likely older and no longer laying (or sporadically laying, we'll see).
Any other thoughts?

Thanks!
-Outer Beaks, NC

OLD: She is starting to exhibit some odd/troubling behavior. She is lifting her neck and sort of twisting it in a "swallowing" like gesture?
Maybe she's not used to our feed? Layena pellets.

I've posted a video here:

Her crop seems full, so I may try to massage it in case there's something blocking.