3 dead, one traumatized with broken leg,one attacking the injured one

[Tatubela]

Tragic week for my family. Our dog broke a hole in the coop to eat food scraps. The smaller chickens got out. He killed 3. On top of that, my problem now is that the one that survived is clearly shocked and injured, and when I put her in the coop, the one remaining hen attacks her. How can I tame the mean one. She was always the bully but there were 4 other chickens to distribute the meanness, now I only have the meanest and the weakest left. I need to put them together in the coop, but I fear the healthy one (huge Delaware) will kill my sweet Orange Orpington (kind of small). Any ideas? I have the Delaware in a crate next to the coop - But need to put her back in the (reinforced) coop for her own safety. i'm so sad by our loss and can't think clearly.

 

[Free Feather]

Can you put the hurt one in the house?

 

[chickbliss]

Very sorry for your traumatic loss. That must have been awful!
I agree that your smaller girl should come into the house for treatment if she is injured. Once she is healing, you might want to give her a space of her own where she can get away from the dominant one if she needs to.

I have a "Silkie Safe Zone" made of a cylinder of wire in the middle of my chicken yard with smaller openings so the silkies can get in and out as they please, the big ones can't follow them. There is food and water and shade in the "Silkie Safe Zone". I don't know your setup but that might work. Good luck.

 

[Free Feather]

Very sorry for your traumatic loss. That must have been awful!
I agree that your smaller girl should come into the house for treatment if she is injured. Once she is healing, you might want to give her a space of her own where she can get away from the dominant one if she needs to.

I have a "Silkie Safe Zone" made of a cylinder of wire in the middle of my chicken yard with smaller openings so the silkies can get in and out as they please, the big ones can't follow them. There is food and water and shade in the "Silkie Safe Zone". I don't know your setup but that might work. Good luck.

I have made things similar to that for chicks and bantams. It is a good idea.

 

[tearooster]

I would let the injured chicken heal before you put her back outside. I keep a water spray bottle to use on the other hen when she attacks the younger chick. I would try that just a quick couple sprays till she stops