Did a strange animal ever turn up on your doorstep

[carolineg]

Last December a rather large bird just appeared in my neighbourhood. Noone knew where he came from or what he was.It turned out that we found out everyone noticed him and fed him bread and water - after a week or so he just disappeared. The swan rescue, bird sanctory and animal welfare society would not take him as they said he must have escaped from a farm - and gone into the city. What is he ? What would you do with him ?

[Chilli]

Is it a guinea fowl? .. I'm probably wrong.. I know nothing about farm animals! My friend's family used to raise guinea fowl, and they looked kinda like that... except they were grey-er.
I'm not sure what I'd do if any kind of livestock fowl came here... probably get my friend's neighbor to take it (since they breed ducks, chickens, and guineas).
I've never had a strange animal show up here....

[GalwayBird]

OMG, that is so sad...I really hope that no harm came to the poor thing!!

[jesse_3]

I was thinking a guinea fowl too...I have had a turkey escape from the turkey plant and end up under my dads pick-up truck top! I kept him for two days (it wasn't hot out) and I gave him food and water. i loved Mr. Gobbles! Unfortunately, my grandpa made the men who work at the turkey plant come and take Mr. Gobbler away

I hope that bird is okay, and he somehow for his way back home!!!
Steph, Splinter and my betta

[carolineg]

I was thinking a guinea fowl too...I have had a turkey escape from the turkey plant and end up under my dads pick-up truck top! I kept him for two days (it wasn't hot out) and I gave him food and water. i loved Mr. Gobbles! Unfortunately, my grandpa made the men who work at the turkey plant come and take Mr. Gobbler away

I hope that bird is okay, and he somehow for his way back home!!!
Steph, Splinter and my betta

I think maybe the photoshows him whiter than he was
He was kinda greywith little speckles

[GalwayBird]

Sorry Carolineg but from your photo, i see that you took it on Christmas day...maybe someone had a nice new years day meal???

[dab_20]

That is a Guinea Hen!! We have 6 of them. Must have escaped from a farm... the only place they are wild is Africa!

[carolineg]

A lot of people who saw him in the feathers suggested a guinea foul so you are probably right. I never saw one of them before - not even on a farm or in the zoo. How strange that he stayed like that in the area.

[GalwayBird]

Did a strange animal ever turn up on your doorstep
Now that I think about it...
Actually Sunday morning I found a strange animal in my kitchen...but I was out on Saturday night, so that might have something to do with it...!!!