I'm completely new to raising chicken.
A friend of mine has a flock of about 15 hens and was having issues with 1 of them bullying the others, being somewhat unfriendly, and eating everyones's eggs apparently. He separated her from the rest of the flock and I decided to 'save' her.
I've gotten her situated at my place now with a decent little coop and a 10' x 13' run for her to run around in during the day. Since having her at my place she only ate 1 egg, and that was the first day she was here. She seems to be doing good, constantly foraging around the run for bugs and chicken treats I occasionally throw in for her and overall seemingly friendly.
I have read that chickens are very social and separating one from a flock is cruel. I don't want to be cruel.
I have no problem getting another chicken, but I'm concerned that the one I saved might be a little different, and bringing another one in may put her back into her previous behaviors. I guess my question is should I wait this out a while before bringing another chicken in? Do some chickens just want to be on their own?
A friend of mine has a flock of about 15 hens and was having issues with 1 of them bullying the others, being somewhat unfriendly, and eating everyones's eggs apparently. He separated her from the rest of the flock and I decided to 'save' her.
I've gotten her situated at my place now with a decent little coop and a 10' x 13' run for her to run around in during the day. Since having her at my place she only ate 1 egg, and that was the first day she was here. She seems to be doing good, constantly foraging around the run for bugs and chicken treats I occasionally throw in for her and overall seemingly friendly.
I have read that chickens are very social and separating one from a flock is cruel. I don't want to be cruel.
I have no problem getting another chicken, but I'm concerned that the one I saved might be a little different, and bringing another one in may put her back into her previous behaviors. I guess my question is should I wait this out a while before bringing another chicken in? Do some chickens just want to be on their own?
