Had success reintegrating sick chicken

[Leftygirl]

Although We are new to caring for chickens, we had one (Henrietta) with sour crop. We followed the videos on YouTube massaged the right side of the chicken, tilted the chicken over and made sure she had enough time for air, and within a few days she was fine. However trying to re-integrate Henrietta into the flock was a challenge. Here’s the steps we took, and I’m posting this because it worked. Initially As she recovered from sour crop we had her separated, but after she was feeling better, she wanted to sleep with the other chickens at night. I picked her up and put her on one of the roosting areas, and guarded her with a squirt gun until everyone settle down. After two days just the sight of the squirt gun cause the other chickens to back off. Each morning I got up very early to take her out of the coop and I let her run free in the yard with a couple of gentle chickens . Because she was afraid of the remaining chickens attacking, I started to feed her in large groups so she got used to chickens running fast around her. After several days of that I integrated her into the run area in the morning and again guarded her with a squirt gun. A few days and she was back in the group. The whole process was about two weeks from sick to back home. Ps my family thought i was nuts, but it was worth it to see her back in the gang

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
That is a great success story and I admire your tenacity in ensuring Henrietta found her way back into the pecking order without too much drama.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Glad you're reintegration system worked and thanks for sharing.

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome Nice to have you here! Well done, Henrietta is one of the flock again

 

[Leahs Coop]

Hello, and a warm welcome to Backyard Chickens! It's great to have you here with us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Glad that Henrietta is back where she belongs

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUN-omenal community! Best wishes and have lots of FUN!

 

[sourland]

How long were they separated?

OP said the entire process took two weeks.

 

[RebelEgger]

Hello from Nova Scotia and welcome to BYC! You’ve joined a great and resourceful community! Enjoy your journey!

 

[Nicrom]

I know this post is older but it gave me hope for my girl Poppy, thank you so much!! After only 3 days she was already out of the pecking order. Had a little scuffle yesterday and now I realize that it will take a little work to get her back in! Looks like I'm going to buy a squirt gun on my way home... thankfully I only have one meanie in the bunch. And my recovered chicken is a tough girl! Thanks again!!