Rescued a chicken

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Looks like a young cockerel. Probably around 8-15 weeks old would be my guess. It’s very likely someone dumped the poor guy. Great job with the rescue!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

He is probably a dumped rooster. Lots of people have too many roosters and instead of giving them away they just dump them. Its sad but its probably better then them being butchered.

Both ways they would end up dead, just one way slower than the other. Dumped chickens don’t survive that long. :/

 

[Lilokieescorter]

If he/she turns out to be a rooster you can't feed he/she that. A rooster has to be fed either flock raiser or all flock.

Thanks for the info, I'm still learning

 

[Heatherella]

It was so wonderful of you to bring this chicken home! It sounds like he or she is a smart chicken for following you to your car! I can’t tell if it’s a hen or a rooster.

As long as he or she is eating and drinking and active, there is no need for a vet visit. I might pick up some meal worms for a treat. Chickens go nuts for them! There is so much information on this site. I read as much as I could when I first got my chickens. Best of luck to you!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thanks for the info, I'm still learning

This is a great place for learning! I'm still learning too. Guess I always will.

 

[KiaraM23]

He needs grit too, though, for digestion.

 

[KiaraM23]

It was so wonderful of you to bring this chicken home! It sounds like he or she is a smart chicken for following you to your car! I can’t tell if it’s a hen or a rooster.

As long as he or she is eating and drinking and active, there is no need for a vet visit. I might pick up some meal worms for a treat. Chickens go nuts for them! There is so much information on this site. I read as much as I could when I first got my chickens. Best of luck to you!

Thank you so much! I appreciate it.

 

[KiaraM23]

Thank you so much! I appreciate it.

Any idea how old is he/she?

 

[KiaraM23]

Looks like a young cockerel. Probably around 8-15 weeks old would be my guess. It’s very likely someone dumped the poor guy. Great job with the rescue!

Thank you!

 

[chickenlittle21]

Both ways they would end up dead, just one way slower than the other. Dumped chickens don’t survive that long. :/

Some dumped chickens survive, especially ones that were free ranging before they were dumped. And some dumped chickens get really lucky and find a flock of dumped chickens and join them.