Just Bought This

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Just went to buy some geese and saw this all alone in a small cage and had to buy it.. The woman said it was a hen but im not sure, dont even know the breed... It has a broken toe which seems to have been like that a while, it wont streighten out anyway. I felt sorry for it so had to take it.. Should I get the toe looked at? Anyonw know the breed? I tried to put it out with our hens and we have a rhode island red cock, He was jumping n it so brought it back in.. Is it best to keep them seperate or introduce slowly?

Thanks, Shaun
 

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Sorry, I don't know what breed your new addition is, but she is beautiful! I couldn't have resisted, either! You are brave to let her in your house! Mine always leave a 'thank you prezzie' when they nip in!!!!!!! :roll:
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Hi Shaunm41. Poor little thing. I'd have bought her too. Think your cock thinks its a hen as well and he'd be a better judge than me. Should keep her separate for a week at least, but in view of the others, before trying to introduce -2 weeks preferable. There are loads of posts discussing the integration of new birds which should be read. Toe may become a problem over time. It will depend on the surfaces she's put on -too hard or too wet. But if she's happy leave her. Don't know the breed but she looks pedigree, not hybrid as the feathering is heavy. Healthy looking too.
Our pet cockerel lives in the house. We've got used to cleaning up and washing down. All the sick birds come in and are kept in large dog cages in the dining room. 'Bottom' always visits them to cheer them up.
 
Thanks for the replys.. She seems happy enough sat on the back of the sofa for now but I think shes going to have to go outside soon.. Shes very small, Half the size of our 4 other hens and a third of the size of our cock.. We also have 2 khaki cambell drakes and 2 young geese now too (one goose one gander)
 
Hi I'm not sure she may be He,she seems to have a lots of shiny feathers and I cant remember if I had seen any hen with shiny feathers-but I may be wrong.
 
simler shape to my dutch when shes not feeling well, does she ever pull her self up and back.
 
daniellesdogs said:
simler shape to my dutch when shes not feeling well, does she ever pull her self up and back.
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Ive not seen that.. Only had her about 2 hours.. I am convinced she may be a he though.. As said by someone regarding the shiny feathers.. Our rhode island red cock has shiny feathers and they are also growing down on her tail which also is same as the rhode island red.. She still seems young though, more of a little chirping sound shes making..
 
S/he's quite young, comb very underdeveloped, which may account partly for the size difference between her/him and your other birds - feet large in relation to body size - has a lot of growing to do. My purebred growers looked like that around the 14 week mark. Has s/he finished the juvenile moult? This probably would be evident between 12 and 16 weeks, but it does vary - my Legbar did a hardly noticeable moult, but the Sussex went on leaking feathers copiously for weeks. Whatever the sex, i'd try to keep her/him where s/he can see the other birds and get to know them through a mesh barrier, as at that age (whatever age that is) they are very submissive and will probably get bullied, especially if you're introducing him/her as a single bird. If you have room, might be a good idea to get another grower to keep this one company for a few weeks, until the comb begins to grow and redden, and if a hen, she becomes POL, and if a cockerel, at least you'll know! You really only need a covered, dry, open-fronted box for them to snuggle up in at night, with plenty of woodshavings or other bedding.
How interesting - do let us know how s/he gets on.
 
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S/he's quite young, comb very underdeveloped, which may account partly for the size difference between her/him and your other birds - feet large in relation to body size - has a lot of growing to do. My purebred growers looked like that around the 14 week mark. Has s/he finished the juvenile moult? This probably would be evident between 12 and 16 weeks, but it does vary - my Legbar did a hardly noticeable moult, but the Sussex went on leaking feathers copiously for weeks. Whatever the sex, i'd try to keep her/him where s/he can see the other birds and get to know them through a mesh barrier, as at that age (whatever age that is) they are very submissive and will probably get bullied, especially if you're introducing him/her as a single bird. If you have room, might be a good idea to get another grower to keep this one company for a few weeks, until the comb begins to grow and redden, and if a hen, she becomes POL, and if a cockerel, at least you'll know! You really only need a covered, dry, open-fronted box for them to snuggle up in at night, with plenty of woodshavings or other bedding.
How interesting - do let us know how s/he gets on.
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Thanks for your response, I would think he/she is still quite young, seems to have lost all of the fluffy feathers they get in the beginning anyway.. I have put her in a cage inside over night and will try gradually introducing her to the others and maybe as suggested try get another grower to put with her, would you say one around 12 weeks should do it? I can keep some in the pen and some in the garden as there is a mesh fence up so they can see each other.. Hopefully they should integrate fine eventually.. Our cock keeps trying to attack the 16week old goose we have just got too so had to seperate them.. Doesnt seem to bother the gander though for some reason.. Will try get some more picks of the hen/cock tomorrow from different angles..

Thanks everyone for your help...
 
Yes, it's a real pain trying to integrate a single bird, so if you have room another grower would be good company, and they'd probably become lifelong friends if they grow on together. As you don't know enough about this one, it would be good to keep the two youngsters as separate as you can manage, in quarantine, for a few weeks, with each other for company, and maybe feed them growers pellets if you can get a small bag, or half a large bag from wherever you find the second bird.

What an excellent reason/excuse to buy another chicken!
 
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