Stray chicken. What do I do?, and it’s been SO hot.

[Kimmyk80]

Poor thing! I wouldn’t be able to turn it away. Can you get close enough to it to maybe get it in a pet carrier to keep it safe while it recupes?

 

[Morning8]

I live in the country. I own 6 hens and 2 ducks that share a run. We have a large chicken factory across the street. I think they were exterminating their older chickens recently and one escaped. My husband noticed something white in the field a few days ago, and it just made it to my house last night. Which means it’s most likely been without food and water for a couple days, and it’s been SO hot. This thing looks rough, ugliest chicken I’ve ever seen. I felt bad for it and set out some food and water and it’s been hiding in my bush all day, occasionally eating and drinking. Im not sure if I should just leave it be and let nature take its course or to shoot it. It seems kind of cruel to kill it after it’s had a horrible life in a chicken factory and escaped a nasty extermination process (they cram them to the top of a box and gas them). If I leave it, something will eventually find it and kill it. Putting it with my birds seems like a really bad idea. It could be diseased but I doubt it, they vaccinate all their chickens and have to follow a strict code. What would you do?

I would do my best to give that chicken a new, happier life. I believe she will give you something in return!

 

[ShannonR]

Updates, please!

 

[HeatherMo]

Updates, please!

I have not heard from him so I’m hoping no news means good news. He said he will send me a picture when she’s in better shape. However, another white chicken was crossing my yard yesterday, this one looked much healthier then the last one, but I didn’t see her up close. I went out there with mealworm and shook the bag hoping to entice her over but she wasn’t having it and ran away as quickly as she could. Which makes sense if this is another chicken from the factory, they don’t get trained to come with treats over there. She ran clear across my field and I haven’t seen her again. If I find her and catch her, I will update again!

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

I think he had himself a nice dinner.......

 

[21hens-incharge]

I think he had himself a nice dinner.......

There you go messing with our happy ending!







Unless chicken dinner IS the happy ending.....just not so much for the chicken.

 

[HeatherMo]

There you go messing with our happy ending!







Unless chicken dinner IS the happy ending.....just not so much for the chicken.

I don’t think anybody would have wanted to eat that chicken! Super scrawny. It was so sad to see after looking at my big fat plump chickens. Skin and bones

 

[21hens-incharge]

I don’t think anybody would have wanted to eat that chicken! Super scrawny. It was so sad to see after looking at my big fat plump chickens. Skin and bones

I don't think she became dinner either.

 

[ShannonR]

Yeah, I wouldn't have even bothered with trying to process out a battery hen for eating. Way too much work for very little return.

 

[EggWalrus]

Yeah, I wouldn't have even bothered with trying to process out a battery hen for eating. Way too much work for very little return.

You'd have to pen it up and feed it for a couple months to get some meat on its bony butt before you could butcher it!