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

[ButtonquailGirl14]

The OP found a home for the bird. No word recently from the new keeper.

Ohhh.

 

[MomJones]

Maybe we ought to all pitch in and buy a commune and raise our own food! A proper cruelty free cult lol!!!!

I'm in. Do we get to wear capes? I love capes. Just any random capes.

 

[ValerieJ]

I'm in. Do we get to wear capes? I love capes. Just any random capes.

Towels for capes because...well, you have to always have your towel. I'm in too, but no matter how humane, I cannot work in the "processing" room. I just can't. But I can clean coops and cook.

 

[MomJones]

Oh that'll work fine! Everyone has their own strengths. You can be in the Chicken Grooming area, or maybe the Special and Super Fun Herb Garden.

 

[Hollydolly803]

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 definitely rescue!!

 

[Sheeba]

Actually, they usually do it at 2 yrs, and they have alot if laying left! Probably a leghorn!

Yes, sounds like a leghorn off the little description to me too. Save Her Poor Thing

 

[21hens-incharge]

She HAS been saved.

The original poster found her a good home.

 

[Sheeba]

Y

She HAS been saved.

The original poster found her a good home.

YIIPPPPEEEEE! Thx!

 

[HeatherMo]

Annie update!!! I just got off the phone with the person who took her in. Annie is still in a separate run next to his run with rest of his flock still in the introduction stage. She wasn’t laying and he wondered if her egg laying days were over. Until 3 days ago. She layed an egg, no shell. Next day a normal one and another normal egg today! Yay! He said she has some new feathers coming in and will send pics soon! I’ll post when I have them!

 

[21hens-incharge]

That's a pretty good update!