Hi, Thanks for allowing me to join. I have many questions regarding becoming a new chicken owner.

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Welcome to BackYard Chickens and to the new experience of chicken keeping! She looks like a Brown Leghorn and I'd say she's not even a year old yet. Judging the tips of her comb, I think she may be dehydrated. I suggest getting her in a predator proof place instead of allowing her to sleep outside. If you can, I suggest getting her 1-2 (or more depending on space) friends to keep her company. ;)

On a side note, does any of your neighbors have chickens? I would go around asking them if any of them lost a chicken.

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Thanks for the input, I did water and feed her this morning,.. I'd agree that she is dehydrated, as she took to the water immediately and drank almost a cup.

I've looked around the 'hood,.. and I have decided not to bang on the door where I assume she came from, and my thinking is,.. it's been since September,.. there's a reason the chicken bolted from that place,.. and I dont necessarily disagree with her,.. I can see why?, lol
 
She (I assume it's a she) is very timid,.. This morning I finally convinced her to allow me to be within a couple feet of her, but she's quite skiddish

I do not know how old it is,

I see her roosting in the trees and on the chainlink fencing.

I will build her an enclosure, but honestly, she has fended for herself for a few months, and I dont want to upset that.

There's plenty of cats, fox, skunk, raccoons, opossum, squirrel and even a coyote or two roaming the area (as seen on my game camera) even tho I live in a suburban area

I dont want to set her up for a faithful meeting with a predator?!
As long as she is high up in the trees they won’t be able to get to her. If you make an enclosure just be sure to make it predator proof. Also, you maybe able to get her to warm up to you if you offer her cracked corn or meal worms.
 

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