single hen left

  1. NH-McQs

    Single hen left: older pet hen, not sure what to do?

    Hi chicken friends, I need your advice. I am winding down my small backyard flock of pet chickens, and yesterday one of my two hens passed. The remaining hen is an older (but still laying) 5-year-old barred rock. I have read that it's not humane to keep a single hen- not sure if that is...
  2. 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...
  3. Karen Glatz

    One girl left after a big-dog massacre - I'm afraid she's lonely...

    She is 3 years old and lived a happy life with her 5 flock mates. She was cut on her back near her tail, the others were mauled and killed. During the day I put her in a 4x8 tractor run and will continue do that until I have a new 5 or 6 foot fence built - which may take as much as a month...
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