- May 2, 2011
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Hello, I'm worried about my Nugget!
She's had a tough time with friends, the first time we got her, she had another baby chick with her and I raised them together for a good few months until the other one vanished one day
I found Nugget alone, and scared hiding on a crate inside our garage area.
She did good, cried some nights but eventually got over it. Then our neighbor bought like 9 chickens (bigger, different type of chicken) and a rooster, and we raised them together, but they isolated her, wouldn't let her cuddle together with them (she slept in the corner on the other side of the pen by herself!), and would often peck her away from their group. Well, they all ended up dieing (animal attack, sickness), and she was left with the rooster, they got along perfectly, until yesterday....the neighbors decided to kill them even though they said they sent him away (other neighbors complaining about the noise). I guess she heard the rooster dying and stuff cause she cried all morning. Usually she wouldn't get too close to me, but now she's extra clingy and enjoys when I hold her and walk around, I stayed outside with her all day to make sure she was safe, and she throw up a clear white liquid once, I think maybe she just drank water too fast?
Well, I want to get her a friend, but I'm not sure if a chicken her size would be okay (cause she's always been put out of the group), or one or two new baby chicks for her? I think eventually she'll get over it....but, I'm worried. But, so sorry about the long post, I thought maybe a little background would help more.
Thank you!
She's had a tough time with friends, the first time we got her, she had another baby chick with her and I raised them together for a good few months until the other one vanished one day
I found Nugget alone, and scared hiding on a crate inside our garage area.She did good, cried some nights but eventually got over it. Then our neighbor bought like 9 chickens (bigger, different type of chicken) and a rooster, and we raised them together, but they isolated her, wouldn't let her cuddle together with them (she slept in the corner on the other side of the pen by herself!), and would often peck her away from their group. Well, they all ended up dieing (animal attack, sickness), and she was left with the rooster, they got along perfectly, until yesterday....the neighbors decided to kill them even though they said they sent him away (other neighbors complaining about the noise). I guess she heard the rooster dying and stuff cause she cried all morning. Usually she wouldn't get too close to me, but now she's extra clingy and enjoys when I hold her and walk around, I stayed outside with her all day to make sure she was safe, and she throw up a clear white liquid once, I think maybe she just drank water too fast?
Well, I want to get her a friend, but I'm not sure if a chicken her size would be okay (cause she's always been put out of the group), or one or two new baby chicks for her? I think eventually she'll get over it....but, I'm worried. But, so sorry about the long post, I thought maybe a little background would help more.
Thank you!
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