Will my old hen act like a rooster for new flock?

[wohneli]

I have an older hen that I bought a while ago. She was attacked by our dogs several months ago and I have nursed her back to health. Since then she has stopped laying and I have gotten 10 new pullets. If I can sucessfully integrate her into the flock, will she take on a patriarchal/matriarchial (like a rooster) role in the flock since she is no longer laying?
I really fell attached to her after nursing her back from her episode with the dogs and I may have to cull if she is just a feed consumer.

 

[chook pen jen]

she may do the roosters job, or she could start laying again in the spring .after the work you put in nursing her back to health its realy worth giving her more time.

 

[Indiana hens]

It is really just a pecking order personallity thing. Let them work it out.