I love that idea and have been noodling just that thought for days. I just can't figure out what to put into the way between them that they won't just jump on top of and get my hen anyway. I've considered putting a wooden cutting board between them on a hinge or I can lower it when they want...
I have the same situation with my bully. I read where another person was in our same boat and she resorted to a squirt gun. Every time the bully went after a hen she squirted her. I know it sounds mean, but I'm about ready to try it. Conditioning her to think this unpleasant thing happens...
Sounds like sour crop. Try a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with a cup of water in a bowl. She may not drink if she's feeling super bad so you may have to give it to her by syringe. Do this several times a day if she won't drink on her own. If she gets to feeling better, keep cracked corn...
I bought Fluconazole from the farm store, 100 mg, crushed it up, added 20 tsp water (pharacist help) and give 1 tsp a day which equals 5 mg for a chicken of 4-5 lbs, for 7 days.
Keep cracked corn or anything with sugar out of her diet until the 7 days are over.
I live in Kentucky with my hubby and our two ladies, Rosie and Gladis.
We first started with 3 but we lost our Georgia last winter due to her vent getting pecked by the other two (we think Gladis only now, since she's become a huge bully)
Rosie developed an impacted crop (don't slice the...