Sleeping arrangements of my flock

[AbiM]

Hi all
I'm after some advice regarding whether its necessary to move my new chook (had her about 3 weeks) in with my existing 3 chooks (i've had these guys for about 1/2 months) at night. The current set up is all the girls hang out together during the day and at night Christine, new chook, sleeps in her on very cosy coop and the other girls are in another coop. Christine takes herself off to bed about an hour before the other girls so I've just let her do her own thing and she appears to be happy. As I'm a new chook mum, I'm not sure of the best thing to do for her, I just want her to be happy as she came from a household that has left her quite traumatised and I have also just discovered that she has a couple of health issues. Is it essential to have them all together at night? Or is it ok for her to have her own space? Does it bond them closer as a flock if they sleep together? The head hen will chase her a little bit but she's not being picked on. Also, she doesn't sleep on a roost instead prefers to get snuggly on the ground, is that ok? She has a fancy new coop which is very cosy, insulated and filled with nice bedding, I'd be quite happy in there
Thanks in advance
Abi

 

[geno 9129]

YOUR DOING THE RIGHT THING LET HER DO HER OWN THING I ALSO HAVE WHAT I CALL A LONER, VERY SMALL COCHIN HEN, SHE WILL GO ROOST IN ANOTHER COOP ALL BY HERSELF, AND GETS UP HAPPY EVERY DAY, AND STAYS OFF TO HER SELF MOST OF THE DAY

 

[rosemarythyme]

If you're fine with having a 2 coop set up, no reason to change things up. Probably would be more convenient for you the keeper to have them all sleeping together, but since she spend the day with the flock (no big issues during day I assume?) she's still getting to socialize with the flock.

She may end up moving in with them once she's lived there longer, or maybe another one will join her in her coop, who knows.

 

[AbiM]

If you're fine with having a 2 coop set up, no reason to change things up. Probably would be more convenient for you the keeper to have them all sleeping together, but since she spend the day with the flock (no big issues during day I assume?) she's still getting to socialize with the flock.

She may end up moving in with them once she's lived there longer, or maybe another one will join her in her coop, who knows.

They’re all good during the day, sometimes she is on her own with the other 3 pottering in another area of the garden but they do spend a lot of time together... I’m ok with the current set up as i’n used to doing it, its not really too much extra work... I just want my girls to be happy