What breed is she?

[PicketFarmer]

We recently caught a stray chicken that's been hanging around our yard from the other side of the fence for at least a month. At first, she would just pace the fence and chat with our girls. Occasionally, she would hop the fence and stand outside our chicken yard, squawking to be let in, but would always run away whenever we got too close. Recently, she finally worked up the courage to start running up the hill with our girls when we let them out to free range, but still ran away whenever we would get too close. Until today, when she decided to wander into our chickens' yard through the open gate, where we closed her in and finally managed to catch her.
We have her isolated in a small run/coop that we use for introducing new girls to the flock, while we wait to see if anyone is missing her (doubtful, since she's been missing for at least a month, and I haven't seen anything about it); if not, I'd like to try to get her used to humans again - she's very skittish and nervous around us, though she calms down if I manage to catch and hold her - and introduce her to the flock officially once I'm sure she's not sick and contagious.

But whatever the outcome, I'd like to know what breed she is. As you can see in the pics, she's a buff color with black markings and tan/bronze hackles, a single comb, and greenish-grey legs. Based on my research, the only breeds with that color legs are Araucanas/Ameracaunas, Easter Egger hybrids, or the extremely rare Green-legged Partridge. Since I'm pretty sure she's not on the endangered list, my best guess would be an Easter Egger x buff Leghorn hybrid; if it wasn't for the green legs, I would say pure buff Leghorn, but the unique coloring is throwing me off, so I thought I'd ask here for a second opinion. Any suggestions or guesses would be welcome.

P.S. Sorry for the bad angles. She's still skittish and runs if I get too close.

 

[MysteryChicken]

We recently caught a stray chicken that's been hanging around our yard from the other side of the fence for at least a month. At first, she would just pace the fence and chat with our girls. Occasionally, she would hop the fence and stand outside our chicken yard, squawking to be let in, but would always run away whenever we got too close. Recently, she finally worked up the courage to start running up the hill with our girls when we let them out to free range, but still ran away whenever we would get too close. Until today, when she decided to wander into our chickens' yard through the open gate, where we closed her in and finally managed to catch her.
We have her isolated in a small run/coop that we use for introducing new girls to the flock, while we wait to see if anyone is missing her (doubtful, since she's been missing for at least a month, and I haven't seen anything about it); if not, I'd like to try to get her used to humans again - she's very skittish and nervous around us, though she calms down if I manage to catch and hold her - and introduce her to the flock officially once I'm sure she's not sick and contagious.

But whatever the outcome, I'd like to know what breed she is. As you can see in the pics, she's a buff color with black markings and tan/bronze hackles, a single comb, and greenish-grey legs. Based on my research, the only breeds with that color legs are Araucanas/Ameracaunas, Easter Egger hybrids, or the extremely rare Green-legged Partridge. Since I'm pretty sure she's not on the endangered list, my best guess would be an Easter Egger x buff Leghorn hybrid; if it wasn't for the green legs, I would say pure buff Leghorn, but the unique coloring is throwing me off, so I thought I'd ask here for a second opinion. Any suggestions or guesses would be welcome.

P.S. Sorry for the bad angles. She's still skittish and runs if I get too close.

Beautiful American Game Hen. Looks like a Pumpkin.

 

[PicketFarmer]

Huh, I didn't see game hens in my search for green-legged chickens, but after looking it up, the hatch and/or pumpkin hulsey is definitely what she looks like. She's definitely a pretty girl, and Pumpkin would be a great name for her if we end up keeping her.
This would be the first game hen I've raised - we have an old, retired flock of barred rocks and brahmas, and a young, new flock of black copper marans, anconas, and buff orpingtons that just started laying. Are there any special considerations I should take in handling her different from other breeds, or are game fowl similar to most other breeds? All I know about her right now is that she's a flier - I watched her catch 10 feet of air off the ground to roost in the trees one night - skittish, but also curious and relatively calm when she doesn't feel threatened.
Also, any idea how old she could be? My initial guess was around 3 months, but that was based on my assumption that she's a large breed that would get bigger; if she's a small or medium breed like a game hen or EE, I'm not sure how to tell aside from whether she's started laying, yet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Huh, I didn't see game hens in my search for green-legged chickens, but after looking it up, the hatch and/or pumpkin hulsey is definitely what she looks like. She's definitely a pretty girl, and Pumpkin would be a great name for her if we end up keeping her.
This would be the first game hen I've raised - we have an old, retired flock of barred rocks and brahmas, and a young, new flock of black copper marans, anconas, and buff orpingtons that just started laying. Are there any special considerations I should take in handling her different from other breeds, or are game fowl similar to most other breeds? All I know about her right now is that she's a flier - I watched her catch 10 feet of air off the ground to roost in the trees one night - skittish, but also curious and relatively calm when she doesn't feel threatened.
Also, any idea how old she could be? My initial guess was around 3 months, but that was based on my assumption that she's a large breed that would get bigger; if she's a small or medium breed like a game hen or EE, I'm not sure how to tell aside from whether she's started laying, yet.

Games tend to like alot of space(Very Active), & do best on a high protein feed. They can be temperamental towards other birds sometimes.

If you had males they'd more then likely would need to be separated, as they will fight brutally, leaving each other either seriously injured, or leaving one dead afterwards.

For age, she looks about a year old.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Huh, I didn't see game hens in my search for green-legged chickens, but after looking it up, the hatch and/or pumpkin hulsey is definitely what she looks like. She's definitely a pretty girl, and Pumpkin would be a great name for her if we end up keeping her.
This would be the first game hen I've raised - we have an old, retired flock of barred rocks and brahmas, and a young, new flock of black copper marans, anconas, and buff orpingtons that just started laying. Are there any special considerations I should take in handling her different from other breeds, or are game fowl similar to most other breeds? All I know about her right now is that she's a flier - I watched her catch 10 feet of air off the ground to roost in the trees one night - skittish, but also curious and relatively calm when she doesn't feel threatened.
Also, any idea how old she could be? My initial guess was around 3 months, but that was based on my assumption that she's a large breed that would get bigger; if she's a small or medium breed like a game hen or EE, I'm not sure how to tell aside from whether she's started laying, yet.

Gamefowl are what I like to call survival birds, since they have a reputation for being fairly independent and kinda wild. With enough time and treats you could realistically gain her trust to be just as friendly as any other birds in your flocks. Someone people have tons gamefowl and they let them roam around the area and occasionally they get lost (it's part of why Florida has a ton of feral chickens roaming around). She could be kept with other birds depending on her temperament. She could definitely get aggressive and if the roosters you have aren't light weight and small then she's at risk of being harmed. Other light weight breeds like Leghorns and Polish are the same, I learned that the hard way. She might be laying in any thick brush and vegetation nearby

 

[PicketFarmer]

Gamefowl are what I like to call survival birds, since they have a reputation for being fairly independent and kinda wild. With enough time and treats you could realistically gain her trust to be just as friendly as any other birds in your flocks. Someone people have tons gamefowl and they let them roam around the area and occasionally they get lost (it's part of why Florida has a ton of feral chickens roaming around). She could be kept with other birds depending on her temperament. She could definitely get aggressive and if the roosters you have aren't light weight and small then she's at risk of being harmed. Other light weight breeds like Leghorns and Polish are the same, I learned that the hard way. She might be laying in any thick brush and vegetation nearby

Should I just let her roam free and be a part-timer, then? I'm starting to feel bad about leaving her penned up, looking for a way to escape the chicken yard. We certainly don't need another chicken with 9 new layers and 2 almost retirees (not to mention the 5 other retirees and the rooster); I just felt bad for her being all alone on the other side of the fence, and wanted to take care of her if she needs it. But after reading a bit about game fowl and how good they are at surviving on their own, now I'm starting to wonder if she wouldn't be happier being a free bird that comes over and socializes with our girls every now and then.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Should I just let her roam free and be a part-timer, then? I'm starting to feel bad about leaving her penned up, looking for a way to escape the chicken yard. We certainly don't need another chicken with 9 new layers and 2 almost retirees (not to mention the 5 other retirees and the rooster); I just felt bad for her being all alone on the other side of the fence, and wanted to take care of her if she needs it. But after reading a bit about game fowl and how good they are at surviving on their own, now I'm starting to wonder if she wouldn't be happier being a free bird that comes over and socializes with our girls every now and then.

I'd provide her access to water and food and let her roam wherever, I think as long as she has other chickens to hang around and at least water access when she's around then she'll kinda just stay in the area! If she seems like she's decided it's time to be a full time member of the flock you could totally just let her back in with them

 

[PicketFarmer]

That's what I ended up deciding. I felt bad watching her pace the fence when the others got to free-range, while we were trying to get her used to us, so I let her out of the chicken yard and she went right to the fence and hopped over to return to her home in the brush. I'm sure we'll see her again, either across the fence or coming over to chat with our girls, but at least for the foreseeable future, I think she'll be happier being a wild stray and occasional visitor.
Of course, if she decides she'd like to become a permanent member of the flock, she's more than welcome!

 

[MysteryChicken]

I would've kept her, homing a chicken can take a few weeks to a couple months.
I've got a Blue Face Hatch Hen I've had for years. She was a free range Juvenile when I got her.
She's molting.