I need advice

[Colberon]

Thanks for the response, the new bird would be in the new coop and run with our scissor beak Marley and not with the entire flock. I really don't think integrating her back into the flock is going to work; she has always kind of been an outcast and the bullying finally came to this on Thursday. I cant stand to put her through it again...

Oh ok... I think I misunderstood, I'm sorry.

I still wouldn't add a new bird, the disease factor is too much for me.

Its up to you to try it but adding a new bird with just her may end up with the same problem since she has the beak issue. The new bird could do the exact same and pick on her too.

I just spoke with one of my friends who raises chicken and we are going to try putting a 2.5 month old polish with her and see what happens and if it doesn't work we will give the polish back to her owner. Thank you for your suggestions. Marley is so sweet, it breaks my heart and I don't want her to be alone as she loves to socialize.

 

[Colberon]

you could chose one of the existing birds you have now and put a pair of pinless peepers on her, then put her with Marley for company.
pinless peepers obstruct strait on vision only allowing pereferial vision. these work great for feather picking, egg eating and bullying.
i purchased 24 with the tool to put them on from Amazon for about $12.00.
i had a feather picker and she was cured of the habit in 6 weeks.

Thanks, that could work; did it seem to interfere with their egg laying pattern? One of the five has been laying for about a month, one about 2 weeks and another just started today, therefore I don't really want to stress them out and they all quit laying.

 

[Cyprus]

I would get her a friend

 

[aart]

Personally, I would not keep a severe scissor beaked bird.

 

[Colberon]

Personally, I would not keep a severe scissor beaked bird.

She is a sweet bird, who eats very well, and is the same size as her fellow flock mates. We keep a VERY close eye on her and there is no reason to cull her at this time. If at any time we see changes and feel she is suffering we would immediately take steps to ensure she didn’t suffer. As I type my husband is building Marley her own coop that will be attached at the opposite end of our run and a chain link barrier will be put up inside the run so she can mingle without being injured.

P.S., we don’t have a rooster, therefore no worries of breeding.