Integrating an older chicken into a small flock

[JakeMaz]

We have an old but big hen. Her old flock got killed by foxes. So we want to put her with our other flock. There is 8 chickens in the other flock, 1 Roster and 7 hens. We put them together before but they attacked her. We need help and advice on what to do.

 

[DobieLover]

We have an old but big hen. Her old flock got killed by foxes. So we want to put her with our other flock. There is 8 chickens in the other flock, 1 Roster and 7 hens. We put them together before but they attacked her. We need help and advice on what to do.

Are there any hens in the larger flock that are not attacking her and even a little bit nice to her? If so take that hen out and put her with the lone hen and let them bond for a couple of weeks. Then introduce the pair of them in a 'look don't touch' setup with the larger flock for about a week before letting them all intermingle.
Before letting them intermingle make sure that you have lots of clutter in your run so that they have places to get out of the line of sight of the others.

 

[JakeMaz]

Are there any hens in the larger flock that are not attacking her and even a little bit nice to her? If so take that hen out and put her with the lone hen and let them bond for a couple of weeks. Then introduce the pair of them in a 'look don't touch' setup with the larger flock for about a week before letting them all intermingle.
Before letting them intermingle make sure that you have lots of clutter in your run so that they have places to get out of the line of sight of the others.

I’ve had them in view of each other for a few years and they still try to attack her, I’ve heard that you can put her in at night time and it can fix it. Also there aren’t many hens that either she doesn’t attack or that they don’t attack her

 

[rosemarythyme]

If they haven't gotten along for years there's no way putting her in at night will "fix" anything, all that does is trap them together once sunrise comes.

Is it feasible at all to simply keep her in a separate enclosure in view of the others? It's not ideal but at least it still provides a bit of companionship being around the other birds, but protects both sides from harm.