Reintroducing a chicken that was injured

[Kclark0424]

One of my chickens was recently attacked by a hawk. She is getting better now and I am thinking forward to when I will have to reintegrate her into the coop in a few weeks.

I was planning on slowly introducing her, and someone had told me to separate all chickens for an hour or more to reset the pecking order. Any tips or ideas? Thanks!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

One of my chickens was recently attacked by a hawk. She is getting better now and I am thinking forward to when I will have to reintegrate her into the coop in a few weeks.

I was planning on slowly introducing her, and someone had told me to separate all chickens for an hour or more to reset the pecking order. Any tips or ideas? Thanks!!

Separation for an hour will not reset anything.

You'll want to cage her within the coop/run or section off an area for her that is next to her flock so they can become familiar with her. Sometimes re-introductions go very well, sometimes not.

This may help: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/introducing-a-single-hen-to-an-existing-flock.71997/