Thank-you everyone for all the helpful ideas.
I agree- if this doesn’t work she’ll need a new home.
I’ll post with an update when possible. I’ve got a family medical crisis.
Thanks again
Unfortunately it’s been about 5 months (not weeks) and she’s not accepted.
She’s younger & on the bottom of the natural pecking order which is expected. While in the run she’s able to get away.
I do not remove her from the flock.
She has had her own coop however which she no longer uses. She...
There is only one run. 8’ x 25’.
I had a portion fenced off for Speedy for a few months & would then let her out with supervision.
One coop is 4’ x 4’, or slightly larger. It’s off the ground. One side opens for cleaning.
Speedy’s coop is very small, meant to be temporary only :(
2’ x 1.5’...
Hi All, I have 1 sweet pullet, Speedy, hatched in winter alone (sole survivor.)
Started very slow exposure/ attempted integration to my small flock of 3 hens around May. They haven’t accepted her.
They chase her & sometimes get feathers. No blood.
She has her own non-winterized coop which...
Flash appears fully recovered, yay!- from her severe infection (sky high white blood count.) Giving her 2 ml liquid antibiotics twice daily was a challenge. Recommendation was to give it 1 or 2 drops at a time to prevent lung respiration. What an exhausting struggle for us both. Initially I...
Overnight she drank, ate a little. Diarrhea, bad. I’ll try to show 3 pics. Her nostrils as a pullet & now (1 yr./sick)
& how she was laying in hot sun yesterday.