I have a small flock of hens (four) that I raised from chicks. They're about 7-1/2 months old now, and I recently started letting them freerange during the day. Out of the four, I seem to have one that is a loner. (I call her "Pensaclucky.")
When I let them out, she's the last one out the door, and the last one back in at night. The others stay in a fairly close formation, whereas I'll often find her 20 or 30 feet away, doing her own thing.
She's also the most skittish of the bunch. The others follow me around and I'll pick them up and pet them regularly. Not Pensaclucky. She would rather do just about anything than be picked up by anybody.
Other than this, she seems healthy and normal (or as near as I can tell, since I'm new to the backyard chicken thing.) Is this just a personality trait, or could there be something else going on? It probably sounds silly, but I kind of worry about her...
When I let them out, she's the last one out the door, and the last one back in at night. The others stay in a fairly close formation, whereas I'll often find her 20 or 30 feet away, doing her own thing.
She's also the most skittish of the bunch. The others follow me around and I'll pick them up and pet them regularly. Not Pensaclucky. She would rather do just about anything than be picked up by anybody.
Other than this, she seems healthy and normal (or as near as I can tell, since I'm new to the backyard chicken thing.) Is this just a personality trait, or could there be something else going on? It probably sounds silly, but I kind of worry about her...