Yes, I agree, she should have a companion. I have nine other grown chickens and room only for one more....... She seems very content by herself. When I picked her up from the feeds tore she had a horrible wound on her wing as a result of being picked on by the other chicks. When I introduced her...
Yes, the bottom is wire, but it is covered in mounds of hay. Actually, the chick is about the size of a bantam chicken....... So maybe it's older than 6 weeks?
I have a single buff orpington chick, about 5 or 6 weeks old. It has all of it's feathers except for a tuft on it's head. I would be keeping it in an old rabbit hutch with a towel over it to prevent drafts. Where I live it's 80 degrees during the day and about 50 during the night. What do you...