EHaag
Chirping
- Jan 1, 2021
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Hello!
Recently, over the last few weeks, a chicken has been visiting my backyard. I figured she was a free range chicken and went back to her coop at night. I ended up following her one night and found out she was living in a downed tree behind my fence. I started giving her food and water while I figured out what to do. After a lot of research, I decided to rescue her and build her a large coop and fenced in yard space along with adopting a few other chickens for her flock. On Christmas day, I found her stuck in a foot of snow after a terrible snowstorm. I built her a temporary shack out of 2x4s & 1/2 inch hardware cloth, went to Rural King for crumble and free range scratch and bedding and got to work. We’ve built a 40 sq foot coop and run for the chickens and she is currently the only one inside. We will be getting the others in a few days.
I need help identifying the breed so that I can best understand her characteristics and needs. I also was wondering if anyone had tips about what to provide for your chickens as I am a novice. I have done extensive research but have no experience. Thanks for your help in advance!
She has a black/yellow beak, a small red comb, red/brown eyes and green feet. She’s extremely talkative, sweet and friendly. She has been eating her food as well as vegetable scraps and seems very content. She’s been roosting every night!
Recently, over the last few weeks, a chicken has been visiting my backyard. I figured she was a free range chicken and went back to her coop at night. I ended up following her one night and found out she was living in a downed tree behind my fence. I started giving her food and water while I figured out what to do. After a lot of research, I decided to rescue her and build her a large coop and fenced in yard space along with adopting a few other chickens for her flock. On Christmas day, I found her stuck in a foot of snow after a terrible snowstorm. I built her a temporary shack out of 2x4s & 1/2 inch hardware cloth, went to Rural King for crumble and free range scratch and bedding and got to work. We’ve built a 40 sq foot coop and run for the chickens and she is currently the only one inside. We will be getting the others in a few days.
I need help identifying the breed so that I can best understand her characteristics and needs. I also was wondering if anyone had tips about what to provide for your chickens as I am a novice. I have done extensive research but have no experience. Thanks for your help in advance!
She has a black/yellow beak, a small red comb, red/brown eyes and green feet. She’s extremely talkative, sweet and friendly. She has been eating her food as well as vegetable scraps and seems very content. She’s been roosting every night!
