Given a hen that was found roaming the neighborhood, what is she?

[LemonberryMoon]

She has apparently been roaming between about 6 yards for the last few weeks. She started brooding and the couple was able to finally catch her, we took her in.

She is TINY! Bantam I'm sure, but what breed? They said she was laying an egg a day, is there any way to tell age?

She seems to have at least one curled toe (white legs), but I haven't been super close to inspect, giving her a little space to adjust first. She also appears to have just a few random feathers on her feet? Not sure if they are attached or?

Thanks for any help!

 

[sourland]

She is a very attractive crossbred possibly carrying leghorn and cochin DNA.

 

[LemonberryMoon]

They said the eggs are white/light brown if that helps too.

 

[LemonberryMoon]

Isn't she beautiful?! Thank you for your help.

I am worried about her feet though, I'll have to get a closer picture. I just took a closer look at them and she is missing at least one toe, and a couple are deformed, her scales are very rough. I think I'll do an oil treatment and add some dt to sand in her kennel for a week before allowing her in with the rest

 

[teach1rusl]

A severe case of scaly leg mites can make the feet look deformed, toes all gnarled, lumps and bumps, etc. Easier to diagnose if you had a pic of her feet. I guess frostbite could cause her to lose a toe as well...
Pretty hen!

 

[teach1rusl]

I reread your description more closely, and it definitely sounds like the little gal has leg mites. I got a pretty little d'uccle rooster from a farm a few years back, and his feet looked TERRIBLE...as you said, deformed. We treated his feet for 10 days and he ended up with beautiful (for a chicken...lol), healthy looking feet.

Every other day I would hold him in a dishpan of warm water/epsom salts to soak his feet, brushing his feet/legs gently with a soft bristled toothbrush. Afterward, I'd dry his feet/legs off and liberally coat them with vaseline. I also gave him a tiny bit of Ivomec paste (squirted onto bits of pourous bread to get him to take it). He had lumps and bumps that sloughed off after a few soakings/brushings, as well as the ugly, loose scales. Five treaments later he was a different bird...

He was missing part of a toe as well...the soakings did not repair that...lol!

 

[LemonberryMoon]

Here is a picture of her feet

 

[LemonberryMoon]

She looks a lot like this breed http://www.strombergschickens.com/p...Red-Dutch-Bantam-Chicks/Bantam-Chicken-Chicks

 

[teach1rusl]

Ohhh...that's not so bad. My roo boy's feet looked much worse than that. Here's a link to a terrible case...the worst I've ever seen (not my roo - his wasn't anywhere near this) - https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/274578/a-scaley-leg-mite-disaster

But you should treat for scaley leg mites. You'll have her feet "lookin' purty" in no time...lol.

 

[LemonberryMoon]

Oh my goodness that case is horrible, so sad!

She may just have deficiencies or something, but with such a simple treatment I'm happy to be safe rather than sorry and just treat now. She didn't mind her little foot spa at all

I think we are getting closer to telling her breed thanks to some help from you guys! This looks close http://www.strombergschickens.com/product/Partridge-Cochin-Bantam-Chicks/Bantam-Chicken-Chicks

Is there any way to tell age?