Rescued chicken in nyc

[bravecoconut]

It's never too late to get her a couple friends! That being said, definitely wait until the all clear from the vet. The way she is standing with her neck pulled in doesn't show she is feeling well. She can absolutely get her friends sick depending on what's wrong. Healthy hens will pick on sick ones relentlessly and can actually kill them. They are tiny dinosaurs after all! Make sure she feels 100% before bring her some buddies to hang out with. Thanks for taking her in! You're being a good chicken momma!!

 

[Susan Fleming]

She will be fine for a while by herself. Ideally, friends should also be quarantined so they don't make her sick, too.

I'm in Bergen County, NJ, and have my girls in the Bronx. Let me know if you need any resources for feed, vet, etc. Also, don't forget she'll need some grit if she's scratching around in your yard. You can also consider a dish oyster shell in case she wants more calcium. You have layer feed for her?

Bin j would love resources for feed vet etc! I just sent a video and photos of her vent eyes and nose to the farmer at Long Island Poultry and he said he thinks she looks pretty healthy.

I have layer feed coming via Amazon today. I also ordered grit but I haven’t ordered ouster yet. I ordered a little feeder and waterer too bc she doesn’t seem to like eating out of our small dishes. I have her water in a cat bowl currently.

 

[Susan Fleming]

Let us know how she gets along, and glad that she was rescued from being hurt and given a good home.

Her food just arrived and she loves it!!! She’s eating clucking happily!! I got her this stuff. Hopefully it’s ok?

 

[alinas2010]

Her food just arrived and she loves it!!! She’s eating clucking happily!! I got her this stuff. Hopefully it’s ok?

That’s a great feed. It is what my girls eat. What lucky little chicken to have found you!

 

[Susan Fleming]

It's never too late to get her a couple friends! That being said, definitely wait until the all clear from the vet. The way she is standing with her neck pulled in doesn't show she is feeling well. She can absolutely get her friends sick depending on what's wrong. Healthy hens will pick on sick ones relentlessly and can actually kill them. They are tiny dinosaurs after all! Make sure she feels 100% before bring her some buddies to hang out with. Thanks for taking her in! You're being a good chicken momma!!

Thanks! I sent these two photos and a video of her walking around to along Island Poultry, and the farmer there said she looks pretty healthy. She looooves the feed and grit so hopefully she will continue to improve and in a week we’ll drive out there to get her friends!

 

[StinkyAcres]

any thoughts on what kind she is?

I think you have a Freedom Ranger, a type of meat bird.

 

[DemeterAD9]

There are a few posts about people picking up meat birds that fall off the truck on their way to be processed but all the ones I’ve seen were Cornish cross. I would say that is likely a meat bird judging by how thick those legs are. If it is a meat bird breed then it is likely quite young yet, and if I were to take a bet I’d say that is a young cockerel rather than a hen.

I’d be feeding chick starter, layer feed isn’t suitable long term for males. Getting it friends can wait but definitely get it outside in a proper coop and run. If it is a male you will want to be sure you can give him plenty of girls to keep him company, just one or two won’t do it as he would over breed them which leads to bald backs. At about 12 weeks old most cockerels will be getting their male-specific tail and hackle feathers, some may even start to crow. Not sure how old that one is but I’d say around 8-10 weeks.

 

[Fluffy_Butt_Hutt]

I'm also thinking this chicken looks like a young male. Very thick legs and uneven coloring on the longest wing feathers. Also lack of ear lobes so that indicates it's young. If it is male, people unfortunately abandon them, or they get out as they try to roost on a fence. It does not look like a meat bird to me right now, but if it is, it's considered humane at the point they get too big to comfortably walk to slaughter.
If it is a female, because the comb is a full color, it would be laying an egg soon once it has been fed for a bit longer (think five days).

There are many considerations one should take before diving in to chickens, which include having the smallest flock being 4 female hens, a bachelor flock being only males but could be a challenge, and a full flock being 10-14 hens to one male. Additionally, when ordering a coop, there should be around 2 sq feet per bird in the coop. I've seen many online coops that are ridiculously tiny (marketed for one or two birds) and wouldn't be appropriate for someone's feathered friend in the long term.
If it ends up unreasonable to keep this chicken, craigslist is a place you could legally list the chicken up for adoption/sale and hopefully find it a good home.

 

[Eggcessive]

I am not good at guessing breeds, but if the chicken turns out to be a Freedom Ranger meat chicken, here is some info that says they can sometimes be kept in a regular flock below. The hens can go on to lay eggs. But hopefully it is a pullet, not a cockerel. I would probably wait and see. Taking pictures from the side a bit later should tell if it is male or female.
https://www.freedomrangerhatchery.com/blog/breed-spotlight-freedom-ranger-chickens/