So, today, we got a lot of snow in central Texas. It's the most snow I've ever seen in my entire life! (Which isn't really even that much!)
I had a half of a day at school because the half inch of snow could make a lot of roads dangerous so I got home around 2. My mom got home a little after that and when she got out of her car, one of my neighbors yelled to her that one of my birds was in his yard. So, my mom told my brother to get me so I could get her. It was weird because my brother said, "Jonathan! Your black chicken is down the road." I looked outside and my black chicken was in the fenced in run. So, I went outside to investigate.
Sure enough, there was a black chicken outside, down the road. I walked over and my dog started to shove it around and smell all over it. He didn't get pecked and in fact, the chicken didn't really care that Roofus was rubbing his nose all over him. I called for the chicken to come out from behind two pieces of bamboo, and it did! I 'd never seen a chicken so willing to come to me before except my very first rooster! I picked it up and it cuddled with my arm to stay warm. It was soaked from the snow/rain and I was excited because I simply love holding nice chickens. I showed my mom and my mom was like, "Um. I don't think that's a chicken." Because its face looked like a buzzard's or some kind of bird of prey's head. I'm still not exactly sure what kind of breed it is or if it's a boy or not. For more info on that, head on over to: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3682995
I really want to keep this bird because he/she is so nice and kind but he/she has a lot of boo-boos. I say boo-boos because nothing really looks recent. It looks like a lot of scrapes and some places where he/she's missing some feathers but nothing looks too bad. What steps do I need to take to ensure a good transition from it being isolated to being with my flock of 4 chickens? I have one rooster and this would be the second biggest chicken I would have. I want to make sure it's not carrying any diseases.
I had a half of a day at school because the half inch of snow could make a lot of roads dangerous so I got home around 2. My mom got home a little after that and when she got out of her car, one of my neighbors yelled to her that one of my birds was in his yard. So, my mom told my brother to get me so I could get her. It was weird because my brother said, "Jonathan! Your black chicken is down the road." I looked outside and my black chicken was in the fenced in run. So, I went outside to investigate.
Sure enough, there was a black chicken outside, down the road. I walked over and my dog started to shove it around and smell all over it. He didn't get pecked and in fact, the chicken didn't really care that Roofus was rubbing his nose all over him. I called for the chicken to come out from behind two pieces of bamboo, and it did! I 'd never seen a chicken so willing to come to me before except my very first rooster! I picked it up and it cuddled with my arm to stay warm. It was soaked from the snow/rain and I was excited because I simply love holding nice chickens. I showed my mom and my mom was like, "Um. I don't think that's a chicken." Because its face looked like a buzzard's or some kind of bird of prey's head. I'm still not exactly sure what kind of breed it is or if it's a boy or not. For more info on that, head on over to: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3682995
I really want to keep this bird because he/she is so nice and kind but he/she has a lot of boo-boos. I say boo-boos because nothing really looks recent. It looks like a lot of scrapes and some places where he/she's missing some feathers but nothing looks too bad. What steps do I need to take to ensure a good transition from it being isolated to being with my flock of 4 chickens? I have one rooster and this would be the second biggest chicken I would have. I want to make sure it's not carrying any diseases.
