Rescued a 14 year old chicken

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A Lee

A Lee

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Mar 25, 2014
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We rescued this girl from deplorable conditions, although she was being fed and watered, she was all alone on a manure caked floor and pretty exposed to the elements. We kept her in quarantine for four weeks and she is now living happily in a large grassy pen with our two female ducks. Lots if people have said the two species should be seperate but we didn't have much choice. Our hen has her own hutch and happily puts herself to bed at 7:30 each night while I have to shoo the ducks from their pool at dark. The hen has recently laid two eggs, pretty amazing for fourteen years old. Her way of saying thanks I guess :) anyone know what breed she might be??
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I should also mention that the three get along very well. The first day hen "Judith" was let out, ducks "Ping and Pong" sat on top of her lol. But since then they have just become family
 
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Welcome to BYC!

How nice of you to rescue her and give her another chance at a good life! I hope she brings you great joy. Welcome to our flock!
 
A Lee said:
We rescued this girl from deplorable conditions, although she was being fed and watered, she was all alone on a manure caked floor and pretty exposed to the elements. We kept her in quarantine for four weeks and she is now living happily in a large grassy pen with our two female ducks. Lots if people have said the two species should be seperate but we didn't have much choice. Our hen has her own hutch and happily puts herself to bed at 7:30 each night while I have to shoo the ducks from their pool at dark. The hen has recently laid two eggs, pretty amazing for fourteen years old. Her way of saying thanks I guess
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anyone know what breed she might be??
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I am looking at her photos and she really don't look half that so do you have a close up of her hawks ??????

She is well feathered with great color as people get gray and dogs even my horse got gray at 12 and
a few chickens I sold do to age last year had more gray in there feathers the your hen as I do not even
see any and to lay egg's ???????????


Enjoy your new hen and I think someone was pulling your leg some .......
 
Judith looks like such a sweet hen. It's a wonderful thing you did, taking her in. She looks very happy with Ping and Pong! Such lovely names too! I'm sure you'll love BYC. So many helpful people. I look forward to reading some of your other posts!
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Best Regards,

Hannah
 
I am 100 percent positive of her age as she belonged to my husbands elderly uncle. She came from a generations of semi wild flock that had free ranged on his farm for decades. She's the last one left, He just couldn't look after her properly any longer. And if you mean her "hocks" well they look a hundred years old.
 
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A Lee said:
I am 100 percent positive of her age as she belonged to my husbands elderly uncle. She came from a generations of semi wild flock that had free ranged on his farm for decades. She's the last one left, He just couldn't look after her properly any longer. And if you mean her "hocks" well they look a hundred years old.
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Then it is good to see someone taking good care of their chickens as she would not have lived so long take care of her .....
Your correct the computer corrected me and did it wrong my bad .....
 
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