trputman
Chirping
We had three Dominiques until we lost the head hen to an unknown illness just before Christmas. When another showed similar symptoms, we took her to a vet and she received some treatments (plus ongoing pilling) that have gotten her pretty much back to normal.
Today I let her out in the yard with the other surviving hen to see how they'd do in an eventual reintegration, and the other hen pecked her several times. She's likely still in isolation for a bit yet, but I wanted to ask for any tips for reintegrating, especially since the dynamics in general may be off in the absence of the third hen anyway. I have read plenty about integrating new chicks (ie separated but visible for a while, supervised outdoor integration, etc.). Would the same likely be applicable in this case?
Thanks!
-Tyler
Today I let her out in the yard with the other surviving hen to see how they'd do in an eventual reintegration, and the other hen pecked her several times. She's likely still in isolation for a bit yet, but I wanted to ask for any tips for reintegrating, especially since the dynamics in general may be off in the absence of the third hen anyway. I have read plenty about integrating new chicks (ie separated but visible for a while, supervised outdoor integration, etc.). Would the same likely be applicable in this case?
Thanks!
-Tyler