Someone found a chicken and gave it to me

[bridget123]

I cant tell i took some photos

also i took a closer photo to the neck and see a tinge of blue on the tip of a cut feather

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

You will need someone to help you with this: but can you have someone extend the wing while you take a picture?
ETA: Looks like the wings were rounded out to give a hen like appearance. On all black chickens make or female a green, blue, or purple sheen is generally visible in the sun. But on a bird that only has black hackle or saddle feathers, they will be shiny on cockerels/roosters.

 

[bridget123]

My partner is in bed now so i cant do it at the moment

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

My partner is in bed now so i cant do it at the moment

No problem. Whenever you have a chance please post them.

 

[keesmom]

Pullet/hen, likely a mix with Oriental game.

 

[Sneebsey]

This is a pullet. A cockerel version would have totally different plumage, a lot more black and gold, rather than the browns of this girl; cockerels don't express plumage like this.

 

[JedJackson]

Agree with Sneebsey. This is most definitely a hen. She has five toes, not spurs. The little nubs above the upward pointing fifth toes are the actual spurs, and they are just small. They have not been filed down and they may or may not grow in the future. She also has white legs and a pea comb. She looks something like a Cubalaya but she is probably a cross. Maybe Dorking/easter egger, but it's hard to say for sure. All the feathers that have been cut will regrow with her next molt. She's a beautiful hen-- you are lucky to have her!

 

[lomine]

The wings were likely cut to keep her from flying. I don't know why anyone would cut the tail, maybe also to stop her from flying. Usually you only clip one wing not both so maybe they thought clipping the tail would help after clipping the wings didn't work. I wonder if maybe the neck feathers were pulled by a male while trying to mate or another female while fighting. If it were male it would have pointy feathers all around the neck, not just the back. So there wouldn't be any point to plucking the feathers from the back of the neck to make it look female.

 

[bridget123]

Thanks everyone i have decided to just wait and see if it lays a egg or crows, that obviously the only way i will know for sure

 

[lazy gardener]

I believe this is a mutt female. Her wings were clipped (amateur job) to try to keep her from flying away, It's possible that the tail feathers were clipped as a way to ID her, possibly for culling. Occasionally, I'll clip a tail feather or two of a hen who is destined for culling so I don't mistake her for a "keeper". I don't think she's very old. As for the missing hackle feathers, Are there new ones growing in? Sometimes chickens will blow neck feathers in a partial molt.