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[lahessler]

I recently had 8 chickens free range themselves into my yard. I was hoping they would head back home but it seems they aren't leaving. I did notice today there is a rooster, he is banded and has little spurs. They seem to be all the same breed but that is all I know. The last pic has a light colored one on the left he is the one banded and has spurs.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Im going to guess the are old english game bantams or some type of game chicken. Im not sure though. I know there are chickens that have that coloring i just cant remember the breed.

 

[BurbCoop]

Welsummers or Welsummer mixes maybe? Some of them seem to have green/slate legs.

 

[Yard Farmer]

Some kind of game breed..
Can you get a better photo of the supposed rooster?

 

[JedJackson]

These are all American game females. I see no males. Spurs can be present on both sexes.

I would ask around for the owner, and ask him or her to take them back. If you can't find an owner, perhaps you can sell them. American games fetch a fair amount of money in some areas.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

American gamefowl

 

[lahessler]

Some kind of game breed..
Can you get a better photo of the supposed rooster?

The last pic is the rooster if you zoom in on his left foot he is banded, the only one that is banded. They are still skidding this was the best pics I've gotten so far.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The last pic is the rooster if you zoom in on his left foot he is banded, the only one that is banded. They are still skidding this was the best pics I've gotten so far.

The one with a leg band in the last picture is a hen.

 

[lahessler]

These are all American game females. I see no males. Spurs can be present on both sexes.

I would ask around for the owner, and ask him or her to take them back. If you can't find an owner, perhaps you can sell them. American games fetch a fair amount of money in some areas.

We have asked around with no luck. We live in a small community. No one has said they are missing chickens or know someone who does. Knowing one is banded I'm assuming there is a way to track them but I can't get close enough to see if his band has a number.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

We have asked around with no luck. We live in a small community. No one has said they are missing chickens or know someone who does. Knowing one is banded I'm assuming there is a way to track them but I can't get close enough to see if his band has a number.

If it has a band they were someones at one point and time.