A Polish Chicken Seems To Have Wandered Into Our Life.
This afternoon as I was enjoying the afternoon sun and watching the kids play in the front yard. I cast my eyes across the road and saw a chicken. I said "Look kids, a chicken!" and then it tried to cross the road. I couldn't have that... so I went and rescued it. It seemed ok with being picked up... must be somebodies pet. It looks quite spectacular: Sleek black feathers on it's body, white Tina Turner style feathers on it's head. So I brought it home... to the kids delight. When DH arrived home not long after we toured the neighbourhood (the chicken was safely at home in a cat carrier (cleaned, bedded and with water). We asked several household who we knew kept chickens... not theirs.
Next we plan to place notices in the local shops: "Found: A Chicken, please call and describe etc"
DH and I have been considering buying a few chickens. We have quite a large backyard. Funny how the universe has sought to give us a test run.
Anyhow... any tips on how I should care for this bird? I have already discovered that the local magpie doesn't like it. When I took the chicken out the back and placed it on the ground the magpie almost instantly swooped it... I flew to it's defense but the magpie was determined and started swooping us both! Hmmm.... a coop will be needed.
At this stage we have fed it whole grain bread soaked in water. We have a vegie garden so might offer it some leafy stuff tomorrow. If the bird is here longer than a few days i might buy some poultry seed.
Meaty catfood is great for chooks and they normally love it! Breads not really that nutritious for them, but leafy stuff, carrot peels, potato peels, basically any scraps are great.
left over spaghetti! Our chooks thought it was worms! You can also get pellets for them, or wheat. The chickens at my horse agistment eat any seeds you throw them, so you could use a parrot/bird seed from the shops.
Congrats on the 'accidental chicken'. I love chooks, but DH's dogs would eat them.
This is what we do and we aren't experts by any means but our chooks seem happy.
Our chooks get all our vegie scraps (not onion of course and they aren't fond of potatoe scaps) w also give them bread (we don't soak it in water but do break it up for them) we also get a laying pellets from the local farming supply shop.
Our girls get scraps and chook pellets (bought at the supermarket). They also like to get out and eat grass and scratch for worms and snails etc.
The like their water kept nice and fresh.
I like Polish chickens - they look kinda punk.
A Polish Chicken Seems To Have Wandered Into Our Life.
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