My production red was sick. I'm not sure what was wrong with her. At first I thought it was worms, so I wormed her. I think she had sour crop though, her breath stank and her crop was huge and squishy. I made her throw up a ton of nasty brown stuff. She's been inside the past 4 day, the worming and acv in her water seem to have done the trick though. Her crops normal, her poops normal. She's still skinny but has her appetite back and is acting like her old self again, following me around begging and growling. The problem is she doesn't want to rejoin the flock. I added a roo the day before she got sick so don't know if she doesn't approve of him or what. She's hanging around with me or by herself outside. Last night I couldn't find her, finally found her around midnight sleeping behind the coop. I got her with another hen 4 or 5 months ago. Should I lock those 2 up together so she'll have a buddy when she tries to rejoin the flock? Should I just let her be a loner until she feels like going back? I have quite a few mini flocks. My leghorns and EE are one, my bantams and picked on BO are another, and the rest are all one. So she has plenty of cliques to choose from. She was top hen, maybe she wants her energy back before she claims her spot back? Any tips? Thanks!
