As the title says, we have been adopted by a chicken, which just wandered into our hall a couple of nights ago (live in a small village, had left the door open, asked the immediate neighbours but she's not theirs).
We've put her in the chicken coop that the previous owners of the house installed and she's eating pellets okay (but has spurned tomato, lettuce, kale and raspberry leaf), but her poo is a bit runny. What do I need to look for to make sure she's healthy?
I also think she may be a bit lonely as she keeps coming in the house and looking for us if I let her out of the run. Might need to get her a friend if she becomes a permanent fixture - mt Google skills tell me she's a Pekin bantam so they are supposed to be very sociable, aren't they? All help greatly appreciated!
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jaype · 22/08/2011 19:22
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