I rescued this roo a year ago when he was a chick. Someone in an apartment in Elizabeth NJ wanted to keep his as a pet in a small parakeet cage. He’s now fully grown. Since we got him from the animal shelter, we didn’t have any contact with his previous owner. Can anyone take a guess as to what breed he is? I’ve always thought he was a red ranger but I’m not an expert at meat birds.
I was also thinking a New Hampshire Red at first but he is realllllly chunky. He’s so heavy he can’t jump and problems running and keeping up with the othersLooks like maybe a New Hampshire Red? Pretty boy.
At over a year old (since that is how long ago you rescued) he should be pretty fully grown. I can't make out his spurs in those pics. He does appear to be sporting some feather damage on his hackles... could be standard wear and tear but might be parasites as I see it on the buffs as well.
I'm paranoid about bringing disease into my flock, so won't rescue... But that's awesome that you were able to give him a home and some friends!
I don’t think it’s parasites because when this picture was taken it was winter. This was one of the off days we didn’t have snow on the ground so they came out to free range. The girls are very nasty to him and the poor guy is very submissive Thanks for the rely!
