Stray chicken. She's a beauty! Need opinions.

Oh wow!! Twins!! She's gorgeous!

Not sure how many eggs. Think she'll tear me up if I slide my hand under her?
the picture I posted of my hen (Loretta) was a rescue also my dad found it In his Pampas bush and believe me Loretta is wilder than h-e double l. When I see her In the nest box I try to sneak and crack the lid on the nest box and she flies out of there screaming. Is your hen setting? If you walk over towards her she'll probably do what my hen does like I said before she'll probably take off screaming and come back when you're not around. She won't attack you. But it will scare you because hens can get off their nest faster than you can blink.
 
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There's Gretel. Guess what chicken butt! Haha
 
I bet she'd be a good mama. I just don't know if that Big Al is old enough to have done the business. Guess we'll see. My father wants to switch out her eggs and put fertilized ones under her. What's the youngest a cockerel can mature?
 
Tried candling. Didn't see anything. Broke two open and nothing. She had 10 in her nest. My father has about 6 eggs that are fertile that he is getting from his friend. Gonna put them in her nest so she'll get a reward for her hard work.
 
Haha yes I did! When I touch her she started scolding me. When I went under she sqwaked at me pretty loud and ran off fussing to the pen to eat. Big Al started pecking her neck but she bowed up at him and gave him what-for. Lol
I figure a good broody is handy to have around. And even though the other eggs won't be *her* babies, it'll still be cute. I hear game hens are great mamas.
 
But I finally got to pet her! Lol

And I know that you shouldnt just hatch chicks for the fun of it. But I promise I will love the peeps like I hatched them myself! :)
 

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