Silkie Attack

[Yardmom]

If you remove a bird from a flock(sometimes even for a few days) The pecking order will need to be reastablished when the bird is put back in. You may need to treat it like an integration of a new bird.

 

[chickslovinmama]

If you remove a bird from a flock(sometimes even for a few days) The pecking order will need to be reastablished when the bird is put back in. You may need to treat it like an integration of a new bird.

That's what I figured. We've never integrated a new bird to the flock so learning how to do that. Do you have any advice on that?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She has healed well and she goes to visit the doc tomorrow just to make sure all is in order. However, I put her with her sisters for a little while today and they were pecking at her non stop.....sigh......so now I have to figure out what's going on there and how to get them to stop.

I'm glad she's well enough to rejoin her flock.

If a hen is separated out for more than a couple of days, there's often drama and you may need to re-introduce her.
Pecking is going to be a normal reaction and sometimes it can be hard to watch. It all depends on how much you can tolerate and what's happening to her. If she's just getting a peck and no blood drawn, then try again. If it all seems like too much, then cage her within the coop/run so they can all see one another. The article below will be helpful.

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

 

[chickslovinmama]

I'm glad she's well enough to rejoin her flock.

If a hen is separated out for more than a couple of days, there's often drama and you may need to re-introduce her.
Pecking is going to be a normal reaction and sometimes it can be hard to watch. It all depends on how much you can tolerate and what's happening to her. If she's just getting a peck and no blood drawn, then try again. If it all seems like too much, then cage her within the coop/run so they can all see one another. The article below will be helpful.

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

Thank you very much for the information. We are going to try putting them together again today for a short period and see how it goes. If it's the same then we shall try what the article suggested. Thanks bunches!