New to this please help if you can

[Chickensfirst]

Hello I'm new here but I've recently come into owning a chicken it was actually just wondering the street this evening it looked very young and there's a lot of cats in my area so I now am the owner of a chicken I actually need some help if anyone can try sexing and telling me the breed so I can look up what it needs ect to go forward that would be amazing

 

[Alexandra Runner]

Hello and welcome! It looks like you have a little boy on your hands. First things first, what are you feeding it?

 

[Chickensfirst]

Hello and welcome! It looks like you have a little boy on your hands. First things first, what are you feeding it?

Hi thank you and I'm only feeding it a chick crumb I managed to borrow from a friend who has chickens but will be going to buy some tomorrow I don't know what he's ment to eat at this age as he looks quiet small still

 

[The Moonshiner]

Agree it's a male and young.
A chicken is a chicken. You don't need to search by breed to find how to take care of it.
Just search for juvenile chicken care or something like that.

 

[SilverBirds]

It's a cockerel. He was probably dumped by someone who can't keep males in their area. He looks like a bantam breed. Possibly an Old English Game.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

Hello I'm new here but I've recently come into owning a chicken it was actually just wondering the street this evening it looked very young and there's a lot of cats in my area so I now am the owner of a chicken I actually need some help if anyone can try sexing and telling me the breed so I can look up what it needs ect to go forward that would be amazing View attachment 3905617

Birds are social animals. You should try to find a few hens of similar age/ size to keep your new friend company. I agree that it is male, and I would recommend more than one hen, but the exact amount depends on how he behaves/ how much he mates when he is older.

 

[Chickensfirst]

Agree it's a male and young.
A chicken is a chicken. You don't need to search by breed to find how to take care of it.
Just search for juvenile chicken care or something like that.

Thank you and I am doing some research hence how I found this page and as I said I only found him maybe an hour ago and I don't keep any poultry

 

[Chickensfirst]

It's a cockerel. He was probably dumped by someone who can't keep males in their area. He looks like a bantam breed. Possibly an Old English Game.

I see and thank you that's of great help appreciate the reply

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I think the first thing you should do is ask around to make sure none of your neighbors has lost a chicken. It's definitely a cockerel, so it's quite possible he could have been dumped.

 

[Chickensfirst]

Birds are social animals. You should try to find a few hens of similar age/ size to keep your new friend company. I agree that it is male, and I would recommend more than one hen, but the exact amount depends on how he behaves/ how much he mates when he is older.

I will look into this he's only small at the moment so only time will tell