Heffalump
Songster
Previously my flock consisted of 7 red laying hens and a rooster, but keen to try out some different breeds I got a Cream Legbar and two Plymouth Rock hens 2 days ago.
The two Plymouth Rock hens have settled in pretty well. They come out of the coop into the run and when I let them out to free range they stuck together but seemed happy enough.
The CL is very withdrawn. The first few hours I got her home she just huddled in a corner of the run and didn't really move. All of yesterday and today she's stayed in the coop, sometimes on a perch, sometimes a nest box. I put her own food and water in there when I realised she wasn't coming out. Even when the other hens left the run completely to free range today she didn't budge. She is eating and drinking the water I put in the coop for her.
Now the other hens are in for the night they're all huddled together at one end of the perch and CL is all by herself at the other end.
We've added to our flock a few times in the past (just more red laying hens to up egg production) and after a bit of pecking and squabbling they've all become a big happy flock. This is the first time I've seen a hen look so sad and alone. Is there anything I can do to help her? I sprayed them all the first day I got them so they all smell the same but it doesn't really seem to have helped.
The two Plymouth Rock hens have settled in pretty well. They come out of the coop into the run and when I let them out to free range they stuck together but seemed happy enough.
The CL is very withdrawn. The first few hours I got her home she just huddled in a corner of the run and didn't really move. All of yesterday and today she's stayed in the coop, sometimes on a perch, sometimes a nest box. I put her own food and water in there when I realised she wasn't coming out. Even when the other hens left the run completely to free range today she didn't budge. She is eating and drinking the water I put in the coop for her.
Now the other hens are in for the night they're all huddled together at one end of the perch and CL is all by herself at the other end.
We've added to our flock a few times in the past (just more red laying hens to up egg production) and after a bit of pecking and squabbling they've all become a big happy flock. This is the first time I've seen a hen look so sad and alone. Is there anything I can do to help her? I sprayed them all the first day I got them so they all smell the same but it doesn't really seem to have helped.