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I think @redinator makes a good point about integrating a lone hen. Chickens are territorial. We don’t really think about this when we are keeping half a dozen hens in a backyard run but if you free range in a much more open space and throw a rooster into a flock it will quickly become obvious. As an example: i have two pullets. I had them separated in a dog kennel in a barn stall with a particular flock for about two weeks before I let them out. They have not reached point of lay but they are allowed to eat with the main flock in the morning when I feed all the chickens. During the day, however, they don’t forage with the flock. In my experience, when they reach POL they will be allowed to forage with the flock. I have integrated grown hens similarly and they weren’t allowed to forage with the flock for a couple months even though they were laying hens. So by throwing this poor bird into a strange territory she is repeatedly being beat up because that’s just chicken society. Give her more time to integrate and if the two hens get along with her, keep them with her then integrate all three. They will function as a separate flock in a way then slowly the flock dynamics will change to allow them to function as one flock, her included.
 
TuckeredOutHomestead said:
Ok I have her in a large dog kennel (pictured) in the covered run. My farm friend had me put her in the roost at night and then today had me let her out with the others. Maybe too soon for all that😅
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It may be too soon. I have an area in our large covered run I built specifically for integration and brooding chicks. After I have had them in there for usually a couple of weeks I open the door and let them out before letting the other birds out of the coop. Usually after a while the other birds show less interest in the caged birds that is a clue to try integration. Then I supervise them to see how it goes. That has worked really well for me!
 
Bsmac said:
It may be too soon. I have an area in our large covered run I built specifically for integration and brooding chicks. After I have had them in there for usually a couple of weeks I open the door and let them out before letting the other birds out of the coop. Usually after a while the other birds show less interest in the caged birds that is a clue to try integration. Then I supervise them to see how it goes. That has worked really well for me!
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Ok. I supervised them being out yesterday and they seemed to disregard the frizzle and silkie unless they were right up on eachother so they may be good but I’m going to keep them with the barred rock to possibly help her integrate.
 
I recorded a video, but I guess it won’t let me post videos. I put the stick near her face because she’s not want to come near me or near the exit of the cage and she had no reaction to a stick being by your face until last second I poured food in their cage cause I have to go out today and get an actual feeder and water for the cage, but she has no reaction to the stick and no reaction to putting food in there and I think she’s only noticed the water from bumping into it so I think there may be a good chance she’s blind
 

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TuckeredOutHomestead said:
I recorded a video, but I guess it won’t let me post videos. I put the stick near her face because she’s not want to come near me or near the exit of the cage and she had no reaction to a stick being by your face until last second I poured food in their cage cause I have to go out today and get an actual feeder and water for the cage, but she has no reaction to the stick and no reaction to putting food in there and I think she’s only noticed the water from bumping into it so I think there may be a good chance she’s blind
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TuckeredOutHomestead said:
I recorded a video, but I guess it won’t let me post videos. I put the stick near her face because she’s not want to come near me or near the exit of the cage and she had no reaction to a stick being by your face until last second I poured food in their cage cause I have to go out today and get an actual feeder and water for the cage, but she has no reaction to the stick and no reaction to putting food in there and I think she’s only noticed the water from bumping into it so I think there may be a good chance she’s blind
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To share a video you need to upload it to Youtube then share the link.
 
It’s just a hunch, but I don’t think she’s blind. If she were, she wouldn’t have reacted at all until the stick poked her.
Birds that aren’t feeling well will sit in one place with their necks tucked in, conserving energy until they absolutely have to move.

Does she walk around/forage at all?
 
CombNWattles said:
It’s just a hunch, but I don’t think she’s blind. If she were, she wouldn’t have reacted at all until the stick poked her.
Birds that aren’t feeling well will sit in one place with their necks tucked in, conserving energy until they absolutely have to move.

Does she walk around/forage at all?
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She does. What made me also think she’s blind is even when I put food in there she doesn’t go to it. Then right after I posted that comment she was walking around the cage and bumped into the water and used her head to feel around it bumping around it until her head went over and beak went into the bowl.
 

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