Help returning pullet to flock after several broken blood feathers

[Grammie Has Chickens]

Good Morning! I currently have one of my daughter's young pullets living in a dog crate in my garage (separate from my 4 birds ... biosecurity!). She was somehow injured 5 days ago ending up with 4 or 5 broken tail feathers. It looks like they were all broken off at once. Perhaps bitten off by one of the larger hens or roosters? She's doing really well, but I am wondering how best to get her back into my daughter's flock? Even after bathing, there are a couple of clumps of dried blood on her other feathers, and the 'stems' of the blood feathers are still there. Is it safe to let her back with her siblings and the others, or will the dried blood cause her to be attacked? The broken blood feathers are maybe a centimeter long or less. Comments / suggestions please!

 

[Eggcessive]

Try some supervised free ranging today. Five days is not that long where she should not be able to be well accepted. Wire dog crates sat inside the coop, are also very good way to reintroduce. If she was bullied before, it may happen again, so watch for it. Overcrowding, too little protein in the diet, and boredome are some reasons for pecking. If one particular hen is doing it, pinless peepers might help to stop pecking.

 

[Grammie Has Chickens]

Thank you for your reply. I will be taking 'Lady' back to her home on Wednesday and will leave the dog crate with my daughter in case they need to use it for a slow re-introduction.