New lady found us

[Scummings]

There is a neighbor I have, they get animals and cant keep them and let them go. I am not looking for advice or comments about them, however a chicken they got months ago has been living on the streets. For the last week or so every time we take a walk she follows us home. We call her of course since we have our own chicks in a broader at home. Ok long story short, she is here now and we will be including her int the flock. She looks like an Easter egger, and seems pretty healthy. I'm sure she is just a tad dirty I checked her vent and breast feathers. I'll be checking her further for mites, we are first time chicken owners unless you count when I lived with my grandmother years ago. Any advice on catching homeless chickens would be welcomed. We are starting 4h in October.

 

[Eggcessive]

Have you started on a coop yet? Chickens like to roost at night, and they will find the nearest place to roost. You could try to make her one with a wooden ladder or a 2x4. Once it is dark, you can catch her and put her into a large wire dog crate in a safe place away from predators (or in your coop.) Have food and water in there when it is daylight. Most chickens need to be confined to their new home, 24/7 for a week, to know where they are supposed to sleep and live. If your coop is finished, I would keep her locked in there for a week. Then she should return there each evening to roost.

 

[Scummings]

Have you started on a coop yet? Chickens like to roost at night, and they will find the nearest place to roost. You could try to make her one with a wooden ladder or a 2x4. Once it is dark, you can catch her and put her into a large wire dog crate in a safe place away from predators (or in your coop.) Have food and water in there when it is daylight. Most chickens need to be confined to their new home, 24/7 for a week, to know where they are supposed to sleep and live. If your coop is finished, I would keep her locked in there for a week. Then she should return there each evening to roost.

Thank you, we are building the coop right now. Our chickies wont be coming outside for a few weeks still. We put saw dust and a box in an old cabinet on our porch, with a bar across for a perch. We also set up a heat lamp inside, we live in Oregon and are expecting snow this weekend. The coop should be done by the beginning of next week.

 

[Bantam BCM]

Thank you, we are building the coop right now. Our chickies wont be coming outside for a few weeks still. We put saw dust and a box in an old cabinet on our porch, with a bar across for a perch. We also set up a heat lamp inside, we live in Oregon and are expecting snow this weekend. The coop should be done by the beginning of next week.

That's bound to be one happy hobo hen!
Good job. Having her separated for a time give a chance to observe her to make sure your initial assessment is good and she's healthy. I bet she sleeps niiiice tonight!

 

[Scummings]

That's bound to be one happy hobo hen!
Good job. Having her separated for a time give a chance to observe her to make sure your initial assessment is good and she's healthy. I bet she sleeps niiiice tonight!

The chicks are inside still so the separation is easy going, so nice! This morning she didn't even want to come out and now she is happily foraging the yard. Huge change from yesterday's trying to find an exit or not leaving my side. She tried to sleep on the window I frequent in the end. Her coop isnt big for now but its warm and we are happy to have her.

 

[Eggcessive]

So glad it is working out for her and you.