FloweredHemlock
In the Brooder
- Sep 27, 2023
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So I recently merged my younger hens with my older ones and it's been going as expected for the most part except for my hen Stella. Stella was bought separate from all of them and is a different breed but we had only gotten one. She's the slightest bit bigger then the other hens and has two slightly longer sickle feathers but she's definitely a female, lays eggs and all. But the adults are picking on her pretty strongly, especially my roo, compared to the others and I assumed it was because she was different. But now her earlobe is hurt and she won't stop scratching at it. I bought her a small cone from my stock shop and I've been trying to make it work. It kept rubbing the skin under her feathers so I gently wrapped her neck in medical wrap and its working but I'm wondering if there's another way to deal with this? She's separated and seems to be doing okay but I'm paranoid, I don't want to loose another hen because of my ignorance. I would attach pictures but it's night right now and she's already wrapped and I don't want to stress her out more.
If you have any advice on how to get my older birds to accept her to that would be very much appreciated.
If you have any advice on how to get my older birds to accept her to that would be very much appreciated.