MY CAT BROUGH ME THIS

[beckamartin2]

my cat brought me this bird. we have been thinking either turkey or chicken. When took to the feed store they said the thought it was a naked neck chicken. any ideas?

 

[gootziecat]

Need a better picture of its head and neck area and/or side view. But from your picture, it looks like a chicken.

 

[beckamartin2]

will take more today. i will get him standing so you get a better look at his huge legs and neck

 

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[aveca]

i guess you would know if it were a hawk..i cant quite make out what breed of chicken it would be..a lot of orpington males feath very slow like that..if you could get a few more pics it would help ..you might offer a little scramble egg or another protien in small bits if it doesnt seem interested in chicken food..what state do you live in? that looks like a wild bird..but darned if i know which one..

my cat brought me this bird. we have been thinking either turkey or chicken. When took to the feed store they said the thought it was a naked neck chicken. any ideas?

 

[beckamartin2]

we live in Washington. Not a wild bird by the farm stores we have visited with him/her. Still undesided as to what kind of chicken it is.

 

[beckamartin2]

She is eating a flock mixture they said would help him get over this stress. I have been giving him qinoe and barley boiled with molasis on it. she likes that too.

 

[aveca]

you are really wonderful to look after this baby..might need a warm spot for a spell..keep us posted with some pics as it grows..it will be interesting to see it develop..it just looks like a turkey to me ..but the tail usually has a pattern , at least easterns do..so i honestly dont know..i can only say kudos to you for doing such a great job caring for it..it might repay you with some eggs someday.probably when the legs, neck and back feather in it will look completly different.

a little protien will help it feather in..

 

[aveca]

i bet if you took these pictures over to the heritage breed thread and said i really need identification on this breed of chicken..they would know what it is..

your cat probably didnt travel too far to get this bird..so somewhere in your neighborhood there is a farm with this type poultry..