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I am so glad to hear a successful story of reintegration. Most of the time you read horrific cases that make us apprehensive. I know each flock is different but just to know that your reintegration worked gives me hopes. I decided to wait to put my hen back with the rest, she is going thru a hard molt and I don't want to put her out with this awful weather we are having. She is being kept inside a warm room and I am working real hard to make her eat (she is the worst picky eater I have seen) to help her ease the molt. She does not like the layer feed that I have mixed with poultry conditioner for extra protein, she only wants to eat meal worms and black sunflower seeds. She loves bugs and I have gone to the extreme to catch some for her in the pasture but since we had this awful freeze these past 2 days, bugs are gone. I have brought some grass and weed clippings which she eats a little. I have tried all kinds of tricks with no success. Any ideas? I know this is off topic but wanted so add this issue of not eating much since she is still in recovery.Good! I took my girl back out while she was still recovering and it worked out perfect. Let us know how it turns out.