Rushdoggie
Songster
I ended up with a singleton cochin chick and she was injured. She escaped her enclosure in the coop and got pecked very badly. She is remarkably doing ok despite this huge wound on her head, but obviously shes isolated...I don't even want to have her outside now because of flies etc in her wound.
But shes very lonley. I hold her a lot and she enjoys it, and we have her in a bin in the livingroom with us so shes got some social contact, but she needs more space.
I thought about getting another same age chick as a companion, but I can't put them together as the new chick might peck her wound.
I honestly didn't expect her to live, and here she is as sweet as ever. I had no idea any chicken could be so social and cuddly.
What can I do to help her be less isolated as she heals, and at what point would it be safe to introduce her to another chick of the same age so she has a buddy as she gets re-integrated with the flock?
But shes very lonley. I hold her a lot and she enjoys it, and we have her in a bin in the livingroom with us so shes got some social contact, but she needs more space.
I thought about getting another same age chick as a companion, but I can't put them together as the new chick might peck her wound.
I honestly didn't expect her to live, and here she is as sweet as ever. I had no idea any chicken could be so social and cuddly.
What can I do to help her be less isolated as she heals, and at what point would it be safe to introduce her to another chick of the same age so she has a buddy as she gets re-integrated with the flock?