Hen not being accepted

[AQHAchick22]

I have a Sebright hen who has always been a little on the small side (I mean smaller then regular bantam/sebright size). I took her inside a few days ago because it was freezing and she didn't look too good, had a bit of blood on her comb etc.

Anyway, I brought her in, healed her up and went to put her back outside with everyone else. She was attacked right away and beat up again, so I brought her back inside. I'm thinking of putting her in the coop in the middle of the night but is this really going to work? I don't want to do that and wake up to find a dead chicken...

 

[Den in Penn]

The chance is very good that, when the ones that beat her up wake to and find her there she will get beat up again. You might have to do a slow reintegration with her. Or separate the bullies if you know which ones they are.

 

[AQHAchick22]

Yeah that's my fear...the next nice day I might bring her out there and let her peck around outside the run...unfortunately it seemed to be all of them beating up on her and chasing her around so I can't just separate them all.
I'm getting a shipment of chicks during the beginning of April, maybe I'll try to work her in with the new flock once the chicks are a little older.