Well, I was only saying to my OH a few days back that I'd like to keep a couple of hens when we move house...then we keep seeing a chicken running loose on the street (neighbours report several sightings over the past 2 days or so). I fed the chook earlier today with some scraps from the kitchen and watched it scamper off, presumably homeward bound.
However, the chicken decided to roost on our neighbour's windowsill this evening, so we've taken it in to prevent it from being frozen/eaten by cats. We don't have a shed or a greenhouse, so we've got it in the bathroom at the mo, with a box and a towel, some water in a shallow dish and a saucer of various bird-seed/suet/mealworms etc (which it's having a good old feed on!).
What on earth do I do next!? It seems to have lost a lot of feather-fluff from round it's neck, but seems otherwise healthy. Dunno what type of chook it is, looks quite small but the 'standard' orangey coloured feathers and colouring. Dunno if it's a girl or boy. But it's in my bathroom until I know what else to do!
