My rooster is stripping my hen's back of feathers, He can't hurt her (we trimmed his spurs) but she's stressed out.
So my dad suggested putting her with my 14 week olds. She's about twice as large as the largest cockeral and about 4 times as big as the banties. I'm sure they could out run her, expecially the banties (they can zip back and fourth in no time). Could I put her in their to help her regain her feathers? Or will the younger ones be to stressed from this "giant" hen? Or will she just slip in and make friends?
The hen is an Australorp and is pretty gentle if that helps.
So my dad suggested putting her with my 14 week olds. She's about twice as large as the largest cockeral and about 4 times as big as the banties. I'm sure they could out run her, expecially the banties (they can zip back and fourth in no time). Could I put her in their to help her regain her feathers? Or will the younger ones be to stressed from this "giant" hen? Or will she just slip in and make friends?
The hen is an Australorp and is pretty gentle if that helps.