Thank you, here is my main concern.... just below her vent is rock hard, where as all the other hens are soft and her vent is pulsing and swollen. She also has none of the soft feathers below her tail feathers (the soft ones around the vent) as they were cut out by the previous owner. She stated...
I purchased 8 hens from a friend a week ago. I kept her hens separated for the week (kept in their coop) to make sure they were healthy, did not have mites and so mine could hear and see them. I have added them to my current flock of 7 hens and 2 roosters, to free range together during the day...