Unknown Baby Bird found in Chicken Pen?

[Phocyn]

Its entirely possible to miss an egg. That happened to me early this year with my only hen. Keep it separate and watch the chickens. Mama will be super nervous to find her baby.

 

[drstratton]

Native wild bird species don't usually lay eggs in chicken coops but I am curious to find out what it is!

We thought it might have fallen from a nest, but I'm leaning towards it being a neighbor chick that became separated from its mother!

 

[drstratton]

Its entirely possible to miss an egg. That happened to me early this year with my only hen. Keep it separate and watch the chickens. Mama will be super nervous to find her baby.

We will set it up in a crate in the pen & see if any of our hens claim it!

 

[TxChickieFan]

I wss wondering if its a turkey poult also. The comb area looks a little odd for a chicken. But I'm definitely not a turkey expert!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

A poult is possible. Looks similar to what my royal palms did when they hatched

 

[589205]

Would be awesome if it's a ! You'll find out when/if any of your mommas claim it.

 

[drstratton]

This is our pen area! It's 110'x50' I check it routinely, I did have one hen escape & lay eggs, but we found them before she became broody...we have now fixed the fencing so she can't get out! I could have missed something, but I would be really surprised, especially since it was left alone while my flock went into the coop! Stranger things have happened!

 

[589205]

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This is our pen area! It's 110'x50' I check it routinely, I did have one hen escape & lay eggs, but we found them before she became broody...we have now fixed the fencing so she can't get out! I could have missed something, but I would be really surprised, especially since it was left alone while my flock went into the coop! Stranger things have happened!
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[drstratton]

Thank you so much for the input! I will definitely report how it goes with the chickens tomorrow. If none of them claim it as their own, we will raise it & see what we get! A turkey would be awesome!

 

[tripletfeb]

I'm thinking it looks like a turkey poult. Having never raised them, I'm not sure but it does not look like a chicken chick to me. Here is a picture I found online of turkey poults, looks kinda like your little one!