Somebody dumped two young chickens over my fence this morning.

[Taunya]

If they were right next to your flock, the issue of quarantine is past. While it is a possibility that they can look healthy and carry sickness, your birds were exposed to them when you found them.

Give it a try, but if you have 3 birds, you are basically doubling your flock. My point is, how big is your set up, as in feet by feet. A cramped space, can lead to some very ugly behavior.

Mrs K

The coop I have right now was supposedly for 6 chickens. The hen house is but the run clearly isn't. I'm making a new chicken 'yard' for them all this week (wish me luck my first time). The other chickens have pecked beaks with them so you're likely right on quarantine being past. It was really cold last night and I don't have a good place to put them at the moment (not having known they were coming) so I took the risk and put them in with the flock for the night, and had them back in their little pet kennel before dawn. so far so good.. but then it's just one night.

My initial rescue "Rosy" is the only one of the three who seems to want to attack them so far. They are so tiny. They are like pocket chickens. The roosters little crow is like a scratchy squeaky toy.

 

[Taunya]

I'm assuming your general area based on your first chicken being rescued from Los Angeles, but I would urge you to contact the California Anima Health Commission, to have your flock voluntarily tested for vND. People within the quarantine have dumped birds in the past to avoid having to deal with it. I don't want to scare you, the person who dumped them probably had birds somewhere they weren't supposed to (especially if they're bantams) and was trying to get rid of them before they got caught. Especially since CAHC and USDA were going door to door in many areas.

That's a good idea. Since they've already had contact with my chickens there may be an issue. Fortunately chickens (and one rooster) are allowed in my area but... And yes, I'm in the north end of Los Angeles county. North of Burbank.

 

[Taunya]

Poor babies! Living in the country and with a horse barn, we get lots of drop offs......but mostly kittens or cats! I have yet to have some surrendered chickens show up!
Good luck with your newbies! I’m so happy that they found a new, good home!

I have two rescue feral kittens right now that I'm socializing as well (which my older cat absolutely hates). Bogart and Bacall. Bacall (the girl) is an adorable little tuxedo and Bogart (the male) looks a lot like he has some bengal blood in him.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

They look like Japanese bantam, or Japanese x Old English Game Bantam.

 

[Wezdin]

Maybe the hen a OEGB?

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Maybe the hen a OEGB?

at best she is a OEGB x Japanese mix... Stance is different than an OEGB.

 

[Taunya]

at best she is a OEGB x Japanese mix... Stance is different than an OEGB.

My initial rescue from a year ago, "Rosy" looks a lot like and OEGB and she's much larger than these two.

 

[nhbradley]

Or at least that's what it's looking like now. Their wings are clipped so they couldn't have flown in. They were standing outside my coop this morning early looking very forlorn. 2 youngsters, one is a rooster, one is a hen.

They both look healthy so far as I can tell, but how long would you wait before trying to merge them into my (tiny) flock of 3? I have them sequestered in a large dog kennel for the moment.

Ironically, the reason I even HAVE chickens at all was a young hen I rescued a year ago on a busy street in Los Angeles. I'm still figuring out all the ins and outs. The universe seems to want to give me chickens.

 

[nhbradley]

I have always separated them in some kind of cage with the others so they can see them through the fence for a few days. So they can see them through the fence for a few days but with roosters this will be a problem as your roosters will beat up the new ones. That's a given. I have had that happen to me. I would go with blocking them in a wire cage where they are safe and let the others look at them. Other than that I have no option for you but good luck

 

[nhbradley]

Or at least that's what it's looking like now. Their wings are clipped so they couldn't have flown in. They were standing outside my coop this morning early looking very forlorn. 2 youngsters, one is a rooster, one is a hen.

They both look healthy so far as I can tell, but how long would you wait before trying to merge them into my (tiny) flock of 3? I have them sequestered in a large dog kennel for the moment.

Ironically, the reason I even HAVE chickens at all was a young hen I rescued a year ago on a busy street in Los Angeles. I'm still figuring out all the ins and outs. The universe seems to want to give me chickens.