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    How do I introduce new chickens to my one remaining after the death of her friend.

    Oh, yes. We will have a pet sitter staying at the house as we also have 2 dogs, 2 birds, and 1 fish and sadly now - only 1 chicken.
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    How do I introduce new chickens to my one remaining after the death of her friend.

    Thank you for your response. Was the new hen of about the same age and breed or was it a chick? How did you introduce them? We totally cleaned the coop today and were with her in the yard most of the day. She laid an egg, stretched out in the grass and sunned herself, ate an apple treat and...
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    How do I introduce new chickens to my one remaining after the death of her friend.

    Yes, that seems the best, but will Ethel be OK for six weeks without a chicken friend. We can't get the new chicks until we get back from vacation. Thank you so much for your advice.
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    How do I introduce new chickens to my one remaining after the death of her friend.

    Thank you for answering. We built a 10 foot long A frame movable type coop from a set of plans. This coop was designed with the nesting and roost at the top (where our girls sleep and lay eggs) and a wire mesh enclosure of 5 x 10 feet at the bottom. There is a hinged ramp in the center that...
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    How do I introduce new chickens to my one remaining after the death of her friend.

    How do I introduce new chickens to my one remaining Delaware? She is 3 years old a a possum killed our other chicken tonight which was an Americana. She has always been the dominant one of the original 3. Unfortunately our new dog killed the Rhode Island last fall.
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