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  1. BrahmaDaisy

    Integrating a single hen into existing flock

    HELP!! We have a 12 week old Brahma hen who's only other flock mate was a Brahma rooster that passed away 2 days ago. I am her "mother hen" so she follows me everywhere. We had yet to integrate the Brahma babies with our existing flock of 10(1 australorp rooster), +2 male guineas. I now feel the...
  2. Polimom

    How to Introduce Two New Hens to a Single Survivor of a Flock

    The day before yesterday, my small flock of 8 was wiped out by a neighborhood dog. One hen somehow survived uninjured, but she’s sad. A friend is going to give me a pair of Buff Orpingtons of about the same age. (1 or 2 years old). My question is: Is there anything I should be aware of...
  3. L

    Should I let my 12-yr old solo hen re-learn to live alone?

    I have a 12-year old hen. Her "friend" since birth died over 3 years ago and I got an 1-yr old chicken for her at that time. They fought for a few weeks but then have been fine together these past 3 years. The younger one, never layed an egg, while my 12-yr old has continued to lay eggs...
  4. A

    Introducing Pullets to a single Hen

    Hello! I had 3 backyard chickens which, in a matter of weeks, went down to one due to a hawk and a coyote :( I have been raising two chicks inside and they are 8 weeks old now but not quite ready to go outside yet. I am worried about my hen who lost two of her friends and her being lonely and...
  5. juliasc

    Introducing two new hens to our single existing hen.

    Hi everyone! Three days ago we lost our sweet Pie to a heart attack. We are absolutely devastated, but since Pepper is now alone and seemingly very confused and/or bored, we started looking at adopting another hen. (We got Pie and Pepper back in February as baby chicks and they were...
  6. HuntingChick14

    Day-old chicks with a previously broody hen?

    I lost one of my two chickens a few days ago to a raccoon, so I bought some fertile eggs to add to my "flock." My one remaining chicken was wicked broody for a few weeks, but since the attack, she isn't broody anymore. I'm assuming I'm now gonna have to use an incubator to hatch the eggs, but...
  7. nakdash

    Single Hen, Lost Sister to Marek's

    Hey Everyone! Would like your input. Recently lost my hen to Marek's and I now have a single hen and she has not had any signs of the disease in the past few weeks. I want to add friends, but not sure how to do so and if I should get vaccinated or unvaccinated chicks/hens? My current hen is...
  8. Aunt Bea's Egg

    Last of a Legacy - what is the right thing to do?

    After 18 years of joyfully raising poultry, I am simplifying for retirement and am now down to my sole aged hen. What is the right thing to do - I cannot rehome her -she is being treated for scaly leg mite and have concerns if the stress of rehoming would be detrimental? I am in the coop daily...
  9. lilakc

    Need advice for single hen

    Hi all....I could use some advice. I have a young hen that I have had to keep separated from the flock for several months now. She had been severely injured in an attack by older chickens, pecked almost to death in the head. I did not think she would live, but she has and is now recovered...
  10. chicka_doodle

    Help! I have an injured chicken i cant keep in my coop and its getting cold out!

    I have a bantam chicken that we found injured on the side of the road I rehabbed her back to health but her leg still isn't strong she doesn't use it very much and my other chickens pick on her to the point that her head was bleeding and cut so I separated her and have her in a coop of her own...
  11. M

    Keeping single hen alone?

    Hi, this past Spring I got two hens and this is my first time keeping chickens. Recently one of the hens passed away so my question is do hens do ok living by themselves? Is it required that I get at least one other hen friend for her? Fact based, explanations for your response would be appreciated.
  12. Chickassan

    It is done! Successful integration of a single chicken.

    My work is complete, I have successfully intergrated one single dominuque into my flock. It took alot of time, patience and room to do it without anyone getting seriously injured but its done. Time took over a month, I think I got her August 16 and just today I'm satisfied she's accepted by...
  13. karlyjordan86

    I cannot figure this hen out! Help!

    This pretty girl is the sweetest chicken, always wants to be right next to you (including my toddler!) and let's you pick her up, always. She was grabbed as a reddish chick out of a "ornamental mix" sold at Murdoch's. I feel like the chicken expert and can always answer my own questions but...
  14. H

    Lonely Hen

    We have a group of 3 hens. Wanted to get multiple coops and keep small multiple flocks (they all free range together but they all roost in their designated coop at night) in order to keep a steady flow of eggs over the years. So we bought 3 more the following year and, long story short, we...
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  15. J

    One of 7 hens laying only shell-less eggs x 2 months.

    I have a very small black star who has been laying a daily shell-less egg for 2-3 months now. She also has multiple bald patches, looks like she's in molt, but that has lasted for 2-3 months as well with no further changes to her appearance. She's otherwise acting perfectly normal; active, eats...
  16. S

    Prolapse. Now what to do with the one hen left?

    Hello, this is my first post, although I've been reading this website ever since I began my flock 5 years ago. Everyone here seems to know a lot about chickens, and I'm hoping you might be willing to take a moment to give me some advice. A little over 5 years ago, we started our backyard flock...
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