Jess G Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hi everyone, I just managed to catch a hen who has been living wild in our village for the last few months. I would love to know how to identify what breed she is and would also appreciate any advice on how to guage her approximate age. https://www.omlet.co.uk/club/gallery/ My photo is the most recently uploaded one, the hen is standing in an eglu run. Unfortunately she is a major flight risk so I can't get a better photo until the quarantine period is over! Thanks for all your help, Jess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Hi Jess G I can't get your link to open. Hope your little hen is happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooksRCute Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Pretty Looks like a cross to me, or possibly a Welsummer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Try this link Linky Looks like a right mix to me, and I'd check her for lice/mites a her feathers look a bit 'sticky out', which can be a sign... but may juts be that she's just had a shake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I don't think it's a welsummer cross more likely a mixed Sussex cross could do with a bigger photo and more of a closer one the head and shoulder area looks light Sussex the body looks like a brown Sussex colour wise can't think why some one would cross an LS with a brown Sussex through given Browns aren't that common what colour eggs dose it lay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess G Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 OK fellow chicken lovers, I have taken a few more photos this morning and even opened an account with a photo hosting website so I can share them with you all more easily! Sjp - she hasn't laid any eggs yet (she's been here for two days). I did have to catch her in a humane trap that I borrowed from the cat protection charity so she might be traumatised, although she seems pretty happy with her new home so far. I have a feeling she's quite old, her legs are very thick, scaly and white. Thanks for all your replies so far, here is the link to the photos I took this morning http://imgur.com/gallery/pRzIo She doesn't stand still for long so this was the best I could do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula123 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Made the link clicky for you http://imgur.com/gallery/pRzIo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Ok, do she looks like a silver sussex crossed with summat brown Zooming in on one of your pics, it looks like she also has scaly leg mite, so you will need to avoid any contact with the rest of your flock. Treat with a spot on and spray as per sticky in the FAQ section. I think she would also appreciate a clear waterproof cover over the run of her lovely new home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 she looks an interesting mix I still think Sussex not sure LS but possibly a brown or red Sussex if she lays a brown egg them it won't be a sussex x sussex as for age 2 or 3 but to me Sussex always look old, the head gear is confusing is she an escapee of as she been dumped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess G Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Thanks so much everyone. I've never had scaly leg mite on any of my other hens so I will have to treat her tomorrow to make sure she gets better. No idea whether she was dumped or ran away. I am not convinced I will domesticate her, she is very standoffish. How long can I leave her in the eglu? It's horrible seeing her in there after her free range life, all my others roam free for 12 hours a day! I hope she can join them soon but I don't want her to run away. The eglu is under a big tree so she has plenty of shade and doesn't get rained on but there isn't much grass left as she has destroyed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I'd give it at least 3 weeks, 2 weeks quarantine plus a week to be sure the scaly leg is treated then treat the FR as you would with a youngster let her out about an hour before bed time for a few days until you are sure she's settle in then just let her out for the afternoon on a Saturday then all day on the Sunday or what every days your at home to watch her. the standoffishness will either go away or it won't only time will tell as she settles in and gets to know you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 .... and clip her left wing first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 She looks to me like a pure bred Brown Leghorn. I known the comb is too small and upright but she may be from a cock-breeding line. If I'm right she will lay good sized white eggs. The scaly leg looks very bad as it appears the scales have all dropped off. Good news it's very easy to treat at that stage, simply because there are no scales left for the mites to hide under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 She looks to me like a pure bred Brown Leghorn. I known the comb is too small and upright but she may be from a cock-breeding line. If I'm right she will lay good sized white eggs.head and shoulders colouring doesn't look right for a pure brown Leghorn plus she looks a bit on the large side she could have some Dorking in the mix through The scaly leg looks very bad as it appears the scales have all dropped off. Good news it's very easy to treat at that stage, simply because there are no scales left for the mites to hide under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 BTW don't feel tempted to use any of the older remedies for scaly leg mites, such as surgical spirit. Use an old, soft toothbrush to work some of Nettex's scaly leg spray into her legs, then seal it in with Sudocrem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Well I don't think she is a PB brown leghorn as her neck hackles are the wrong colour and I can't see the white earlobes. I must admit my first thought was that she does look like a sussex cross, and now I can see that its possibly with a brown leghorn or a welsummer, (although it might equally be with a hybrid) especially as her beak/legs look to have a slight yellowy tinge (might be the photos) which would be wrong for a sussex but right for a leghorn/welsummer. When I saw the first set of photos I thought she looked like an older lady, but now I'm not at all sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess G Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 Still no eggs laid since last Saturday, does that mean she is aged? I only have ex bats so I'm used to regular egg laying as my girls have only been out of the farm for just over a year and can't stop laying, poor things. Thanks for the advice, I've just ordered some nettex as the stuff I have looks more like a preventative than a treatment. Her comb and wattles are so much pinker already after less than a week of eating good organic pellets and corn (and a few grapes!) I also like the idea of letting her out just an hour before bed time to resuce the liklihood of an escape! Why clip the left wing? Shouldn't I do both? Again I've never had to clip my ladies' wings, they know they have it goid here, I'm bottom of the pecking order in this home!! Ta xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 It could just be that she hasn't been eating well, or has worms. I would treat her for lice/mites with a spot-on, for worms with Flubenvet, and keep her in the run for at least 2 weeks while she builds up a homing instinct. The clip the primary flight feathers on the left wing only (hens are heavier on this side) before supervising her first free range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Haven't caught up with everyones comments but looks like some Dorking in there to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Haven't caught up with everyones comments but looks like some Dorking in there to me Had to google it. I've never seen a Dorking before, but looks like you're right Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 how many toes she's got on each foot will answer the dorking theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickabee Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 It looks like she has a hind toe in the second picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 It looks like she has a hind toe in the second picture I thought that but I can't zoom in properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
