Earlier this summer -- in the middle of the day! -- a fox came into my back yard (in a suburb), bull-rushed my chicken run and killed two of my three girls.
My third hen, Goldie, was carried a few 100 yards by the fox, and as a neighbor and I chased him, he dropped her.
She was a bloody mess, but with TLC and her strong will, she's back, even laying eggs virtually every day. She is amazing.
But I am noticing that she is looking for companionship. She follows us around the yard in the evenings and really craves interaction.
The question is, what should I do? Get another adult hen and introduce her? Get a couple chicks?
What's your advice and what's best for my Goldie?