I swear I'm not an idiot, but is this a chicken??

[Smashlee83]

So my husband just sent me this terrible quality picture and asked if he should load them in the car and bring them home to live with us. They are wondering around an apartment complex in a bad neighborhood. He knows my answer is always YES. Yes please bring it home and we will figure it out later. But now I'm questioning my sanity on if this is even a chicken...

 

[cherrynberry]

Looks like one.

Maybe a game breed chicken

 

[Chickie_Momma_91]

Looks like it could be a game hen

 

[theoldchick]

Yes, appears to be a game hen.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Looks like a chicken and chicks to me.
Ask him to record the chase and capture. It should be entertaining.

 

[Kiki]

Yes but don't bring it home unless you understand What it means to introduce disease to your current flock.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

If he is able to catch it, QUARANTINE IT and worm it, ect. ect.

 

[Mamatomany123]

If he is able to catch it, QUARANTINE IT and worm it, ect. ect.

I wouldn't even do this. I brought home chicks once, quarantined them for 8 weeks. A week after introducing them to my flock my entire flock ws infected with MG. The chicks never did and still have never shown symptoms. They were from infected parents so were born as carriers.

 

[cherrynberry]

I wouldn't even do this. I brought home chicks once, quarantined them for 8 weeks. A week after introducing them to my flock my entire flock ws infected with MG. The chicks never did and still have never shown symptoms. They were from infected parents so were born as carriers.

I agree...living out there so long...some diseases dont show symptoms unless in stress. I personally wouldnt risk it.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

I agree...living out there so long...some diseases dont show symptoms unless in stress. I personally wouldnt risk it.

I have never had problems taking friends chickens, of course. (I 've never just found one in the 'wild' though and taken it) but my friends took some chickens from their freinds, the chickens had some kind of disease, and all their combs shrunk, the chickens were vomiting, they had snot coming out of there nose, and died within 2 or 3 weeks of them getting them... Maybe one week, I can't remember.