Might be adopting two hens (a rehome request on FB)

[Syntria]

I might be taking these two girls on soon. The red one's about 5 years old, and the black/white one is 2-3 years old and is described as getting broody often.

Anything I should take into consideration? Can you help me figure out the breed? This is the only picture I got.

 

[snow5164]

Didn’t you just build a tiny coop? How many does it hold ?

Also a 5 year old hen? Is it healthy? Are they wormed? What do they eat ?

 

[lilmillefleur]

Looks like a production red and a cochin.

If the cochin is broody, do you want her to hatch eggs or break her broodiness?
If you want to break her you need an elevated wire cage with a wire bottom. No nesting box, just a perch with food and water. Keep her in there for a few days.

 

[aart]

Anything I should take into consideration?

They are older(won't be productive), your coop isn't near big enough(integration takes extra space), they could bring pests and disease,
I recommend not taking these birds.
You've got chicken fever.... take a step, several steps, back.

 

[Abriana]

You need to take into consideration sickness they could bring to your flock. If you do end up taking these pretty girls, quarantine for no less than 2 weeks.

 

[Syntria]

Didn’t you just build a tiny coop? How many does it hold ?

Also a 5 year old hen? Is it healthy? Are they wormed? What do they eat ?

Thanks for the warnings on the age. I've been reading up on age related issues, the worry of the resources a non-producing hen would take up and what she's offer to the flock's happiness (or lack of) or worms. Hmm.

I just expanded it with a 2x2 nesting box but yeah, it's only 3x3 on the inside and I have two small hens right now. I'm not sure their exact breeds either tbh. I picked them up off craigslist a few weeks ago and the said they were between 6-8 months. Their wings were cut back really far. I feel like further than would be necessary.

 

[Syntria]

Looks like a production red and a cochin.

If the cochin is broody, do you want her to hatch eggs or break her broodiness?
If you want to break her you need an elevated wire cage with a wire bottom. No nesting box, just a perch with food and water. Keep her in there for a few days.

Are broody hens like that long term? I'm still learning of course. Skimmed a few articles on it. Does seem like it might not be worth the effort. Thanks for helping me identify them.

 

[Syntria]

They are older(won't be productive), your coop isn't near big enough(integration takes extra space), they could bring pests and disease,
I recommend not taking these birds.
You've got chicken fever.... take a step, several steps, back.

Thank you for the frank advice, I appreciate it and am leaning towards not taking them now after more thought.

 

[aart]

Wings are trimmed severely, looks like secondaries are cut as well as primary's.
Does that barred bird always have a huge crop bulge?

 

[Syntria]

Wings are trimmed severely, looks like secondaries are cut as well as primary's.
Does that barred bird always have a huge crop bulge?

It's bigger than Red's virtually all the time. I had to actually look up and learn what they were because I was worried about them.