Rebuilding a flock

[KrystinaLilly]

Hi so I used to have a large flock almost 2 years ago and since than weve given some to local farms and we’ve lost a bunch to predators and we got down to one chicken this past month. However we also have 3 silckies and about the past month we’ve been letting them out together since they’ve been full grown they seem to get along with our hen and seems to cheer her up when they Roam with her but they seem distant especially since silkies do keep to there group so I’m just curious if anyone has any tips to get the four of them acclimated to each other better or if getting a full grown hen would be worth it to cheer up the one I have

 

[rosemarythyme]

How old are the Silkies vs the 1 loner? What breed is the loner, if you know?

I don't think you need to add more birds, unless you want more (so that's up to you). Because even if the 1 bird stays on the outside of the group of 3, as long as they're spending some time around each other and no one is bothering anyone, she technically has a flock to interact with.

 

[KrystinaLilly]

How old are the Silkies vs the 1 loner? What breed is the loner, if you know?

I don't think you need to add more birds, unless you want more (so that's up to you). Because even if the 1 bird stays on the outside of the group of 3, as long as they're spending some time around each other and no one is bothering anyone, she technically has a flock to interact with.

The silkies are 4,5 months old and the loner is a Rhode Island Red