thanks for the advice.
i have her in the same brooder box right now as the others - just walled off with cardboard but there are windows so she sees the others. hopefully this will make it easier.
i was also toying with the idea of adding a more docile hen with her to aid the transition. any...
addendum:
did have a prior problem with an overly aggressive rhode island red which has since sorted itself out but i am also concerned that a premature introduction of this new bird may retrigger this problem.
so today i was in the feed store and picked up a charity case...
they had a buff orpington that had been partially denuded by its peers and needed a good home - lucky me (the bird was FREE, how could i say no)
so i have this chicken now and she is isolated from the rest of the flock of 9 in...