Hmm. I wonder if you could try Daisy staying with the little ones in the larger run. Then you could let Miss Misbehaving have the smaller run instead of the jail box. If you think Daisy is totally safe with the little ones, that might be worth a try. Then when Gweneth rejoins, she'll be the new guy!
I have been adding more to that run since the photo was taken. It’s been a process, as I just opened the New run to the chicks last week. And yeah, the blind chick is the biggest issue. Even with places to hide, she can’t see to find them in a situation where she is getting pecked. And Gwyneth is singling her out more. This morning, she only pecked at the littles when they were near her. From across the run, she spotted Precious (blind one) and intentionally went after her. She’s locked in the coop now.
This is kind of 'normal' for a handicapped or ill bird to be drummed out of the flock as those birds can be a detriment to flock safety.
I do plan to keep her. She gets along fine with everyone else. She even manages to get up to their roost at night, which is 18” off the ground. I still have not seen how she is doing that.
Wonders if maybe she is not totally blind?
Well, there is that possibility. She does run into things. I do know that she can see light. She can follow a laser pointer. I think her vision is just extremely poor, to the point that she cannot see things in front of her, or who is near her. When attacked by Gwyneth, she just goes crazy and runs into everything while desperately trying to get away. She is terrified when that happens.
