Thank you so much for the thorough response. I really appreciate hearing other peoples thoughts. In a random turn of events, I tried to put one of the original 5 in with Pepper today, worried she may be getting lonely, and Pepper was NOT having it. I've never seen her be aggressive before. So...
Hi All! Long time reader. I've gotten great advice here and hope you all can help with my current situation.
I had a flock of 5 hens. One, PepperCorn, as always been at the bottom of the pecking order, but overall, the girls were nice enough to her. They are between 3-4 years old.
We then...