Good luck with Flo…bet she does lay again.What a sad tale, Lacy! Have you and I just brought to light the possibility for others to see that creating a flock of one is an option? It sounds like your boy has an infection in his frostbitten wattles. If your decision is to keep him around, perhaps antibiotics could help him heal.
Flo is her won flock and she appears to be fine with that. Her lameness is what caused the others to turn on her and bully her so badly, but I just didn't realize it at the time. Now she feels still part of the flock, but she's happy not having to be subjected to their bullying. She's become very relaxed inside her secure enclosure. There's one EE who tries her best to goad Flo into fighting through the fence, but Flo just stares at her, unruffled.
At night, Flo waits for me to come get her and carry her into her pet crate in the garage. She's content to sleep there and not have to compete at roosting time. So she's been completely removed from the stressful aspects of being in the flock with all the benefits. I tried making a house chicken out of her a week ago, but she became heat-stressed. She's happier out with the flock as long as she's protected from them. I'm waiting with high expectations to see if her reduced stress level will allow her to lay eggs this year. I installed a dog crate in her enclosure with a nest in it in case she should feel the urge. I miss her olive eggs.