Shelby is the Carol Burnette of the place - she is SO funny. She flies up to the ledge outside her coop window, and looks down on everyone and poops on them. She knows her name, Cyn, and comes running when I call, eats out of my hand, and stays out of Katia and Cloud's way. She is not picking on anyone's feathers that I can tell. And, yes, she laid her second and fourth day here, then stopped after I put her in with Ultrasuede and his girls and has now picked up laying this weekend, and its such a lovely egg. I gave the first one to my MIL, and she was just tickled.
I don't think Ultrasuede knows she is a chicken, he is not attempting to have his way with her that I can see. He enamored right now of Miss Lucy and Miss Ethel. The bearded lady is escaping his notice. Lucy is smaller than Shelby and handles him OK, so until I move her to the new coop once the run is done (hopefully this coming weekend) I think she will be OK. She will be with two Americaunas then and hopefully they will all be pals.
Does anyone still use Zicam for this sort of thing? Headache, sore throat, sniffles, cough.