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

[ScarlettMoon113]

Honestly, me, I would quarantine 2-4 weeks to make sure she isn't sickly. And honestly, I would introduce her slowly because remember how and where she came from. Imagine being overcrowded and nowhere to go. Just this room with tons of fellow hens and these strange humans come in but never for personal, just getting to know you. Just to grab u up one by one and examine or whatever. Then get thrown back. Until the one day they come to get you and then they try to put you in this weird box that smells funny.... Thats called PTSD. So be easy on her she deserves it after that ordeal. Not trying to imply your not being nice. Heck I got to say, Thank you for giving her food and water.
If. IF they don't accept her, just do what you feel is right.
Also can you include a picture of her, just do the best you can until you or get your hands on her to get a better up close pic...

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?

 

[Chicken1234567890]

Catch it an put in a pen where the other chicken can see him and see how he or she act and if good you have a new chicken if not sell it or eat it but if I was you eat it lol

 

[starri33]

So happy to hear that you've found her a home, the pictures that you shared show she's doing great, she's going to be a beautiful girl when those feathers finish growing in.

 

[Mary Chapman]

Put it in a cage by itself till it gets used to you. Right now may be a bad time to just put it in with "strange chickens". Yours might pick on it.

 

[starri33]

How is the she doing? I understand that you found her a new home..