It's been a while I guess you can say

Had some technical difficulties that needed to be worked out and I thank the folks that work this forum for doing what they needed to do to get me back on line. So much has happened since last posting.
So, Lucy Lou as I call her (Lucy Ball her official name) is living happily in her coop with Ellie May and they have been joined by 6 others. 4 Partridge Silkies, 1 Porcelain D'Uccle and an Easter Egger my neighbors kids hatched and gifted to me. She is one week younger than these littles and they all brooded together so they are happy together.
My coops are truly officially closed! This integration of the latest little peeps with Lucy and Ellie May is turning out to be a long process. The last 3 I did went without a problem. I was nervous about the littles over powering Lucy. She's so timid. Turns out she's quite aggressive with the littles. Initially, she chased and pecked at them and I would save them. With a little time, she simply chased them. I thought this is ok. Until it wasn't.....One night I went in to close the coop and there lying in the corner of the run was one of my Partridge Silkies. Oh no, was all I could say as I picked her up. She was almost lifeless. I was so angry with myself for putting my guard down. But everything seemed to be going well. There were no problems for the past few days with them all together. I brought the little into the garage and checked her wounds. The back of her head had a huge gash that extended to her neck. At this point, I didn't want to cause her more trauma so I let her be. I sprayed vetiricyn on the wound and placed her in a cozy dog crate for the evening. I told my hubby I didn't know which way this was going to go. I was so surprised the next morning when I saw she was up and moving! I offered her food and water and before I knew it she was interested in both. Now my goal was to keep the infection at bay.
Precious, as I call her, is doing well. She is back in the coop with the others. They accepted her readily as if she had never left. Although, that night as they huddled to sleep, one of them discovered her cut. The gash was once again bleeding. She is now still in the coop but in a small separate crate. The other littles are in the medium crate.
Every morning Lucy and Ellie May get booted out to the run so the littles can roam the coop in peace. Precious remains in her crate until the cut heals. They see her, I am hoping she will once again be part of that brood with no problem.
My intent for this integration is to place Lucy in a crate so she understands she is not to harm the littles. Ellie May is no problem with the littles.
That's all of a story I have time for currently. I will fill you in later on other happenings since last posting! with pics!