Hen living alone? Or does she “need” chicks?

[concrete_boots]

We “rescued” a disabled Easter Egger from our friends farm recently, she was born with a bad leg and was being picked on and spent her days hiding from her flock of 20...for the past 4+ weeks I've been trying to integrate her into our very docile 2 year old house raised flock of 5...4 out of 5 are fine with her but our easter egger won't leave her alone..very aggressively wants to attack her...rather than make a small chicken taco I decided to give her her own space with her own coop & run..visible from the other area and they can all free range together (supervised). She basically only uses one leg to walk, the other she leans on and used sometimes..My question is should I get her a couple of chicks for company or let her be alone? My thoughts were the chicks wouldn't pick on her hopefully..was going to pull the trigger on a couple docile breed chicks up in the air about it...maybe just let her get used to the stress free environment for awhile? She hasn't begun laying yet she is about 5 months now...i don't want her to be “lonely” but also don't want her to start getting comfy and used to it then throw a couple chicks at her and stress her out again...

Thoughts?

This is her and her new space...

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Perhaps get her a silkie friend?

 

[cluckmecoop7]

This is sort of what happened with one of my chickens.

Blamo, (a golden laced wyandotte) lived happily with her flock for a little over a year. She was always lowest in the pecking order. The flock had 6 chickens. One day I noticed there was blood on the water bowl. I checked all the chickens and it was Blamo. The others had been bullying her and picking at the underside of her neck.

I immediately separated her and set up a chicken hospital in the corner of my basement. After three days, she was well enough to inaugurate back into her flock. Sadly, they wouldn't accept her. I tried EVERYTHING. But no matter what, they wouldn't except her.

Plan B. I kept her alone for a while, and we build her her own coop and run. I could tell she was super lonely. All day she would stand and watch the other chickens. I bought 3 chicks from TSC and raised them up until they were big enough to introduce to Blamo.

I prayed that she would like and except them. At this point, she was so lonely.....she DID! Now they live happily together and Blamo is the TOP of the pecking order!

IMO you should get a few chicks for her. But make sure they are a breed that will be a little smaller than her and submit.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

This is sort of what happened with one of my chickens.

Blamo, (a golden laced wyandotte) lived happily with her flock for a little over a year. She was always lowest in the pecking order. The flock had 6 chickens. One day I noticed there was blood on the water bowl. I checked all the chickens and it was Blamo. The others had been bullying her and picking at the underside of her neck.

I immediately separated her and set up a chicken hospital in the corner of my basement. After three days, she was well enough to inaugurate back into her flock. Sadly, they wouldn't accept her. I tried EVERYTHING. But no matter what, they wouldn't except her.

Plan B. I kept her alone for a while, and we build her her own coop and run. I could tell she was super lonely. All day she would stand and watch the other chickens. I bought 3 chicks from TSC and raised them up until they were big enough to introduce to Blamo.

I prayed that she would like and except them. At this point, she was so lonely.....she DID! Now they live happily together and Blamo is the TOP of the pecking order!

IMO you should get a few chicks for her. But make sure they are a breed that will be a little smaller than her and submit.

That's a great idea! And like you said, smaller than her. Oh and I'm glad Blamo could find happiness again.
Edit cause Blamo

 

[Ebony Rose]

After giving her some underlings (younger, smaller birds or chicks) to bring to near adulthood, You might actually be able to integrate your disabled easter egger and ~her~ flock into the original flock that is currently rejecting her. She should gain sufficient confidence in her own abilities to tell the bulliest-of-bullies a thing or two about how she expects to be treated from here on out, and she'll have ~her~ flock to back her up in the matter. I see this taking a good five or six months to implement, and should the integration fail after these measures, you might reassess the situation to determine an alternate course of action.
Praying for you and your feathered family.

 

[concrete_boots]

Perhaps get her a silkie friend?

Do you know anywhere that has female silkie chicks? Meyer hatchery was only showing straight runs...

 

[concrete_boots]

This is sort of what happened with one of my chickens.

Blamo, (a golden laced wyandotte) lived happily with her flock for a little over a year. She was always lowest in the pecking order. The flock had 6 chickens. One day I noticed there was blood on the water bowl. I checked all the chickens and it was Blamo. The others had been bullying her and picking at the underside of her neck.

I immediately separated her and set up a chicken hospital in the corner of my basement. After three days, she was well enough to inaugurate back into her flock. Sadly, they wouldn't accept her. I tried EVERYTHING. But no matter what, they wouldn't except her.

Plan B. I kept her alone for a while, and we build her her own coop and run. I could tell she was super lonely. All day she would stand and watch the other chickens. I bought 3 chicks from TSC and raised them up until they were big enough to introduce to Blamo.

I prayed that she would like and except them. At this point, she was so lonely.....she DID! Now they live happily together and Blamo is the TOP of the pecking order!

IMO you should get a few chicks for her. But make sure they are a breed that will be a little smaller than her and submit.

Good idea and good info, thanks. ! Looking into smaller breeds...maybe Silkie or Bantams

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Do you know anywhere that has female silkie chicks? Meyer hatchery was only showing straight runs...

You would have to get them from a breeder who is selling privately. Or fork over 30 bucks for a chance at one from mpc

 

[concrete_boots]

You would have to get them from a breeder who is selling privately. Or fork over 30 bucks for a chance at one from mpc

Mpc?
My blue & lav Orpingtons were close to $30

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Mpc?
My blue & lav Orpingtons were close to $30

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