Will one chicken get lonely?

[Annya Bright]

I found this pullet wandering next to a busy road, JFK hospital here in FL. Her beak had been quite near cut off. My cats hang out with her. They nibble her feed & she nibbles theirs lol. I’ve been debating getting a bantam rooster or another pullet but wonder if she needs her own kind?

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. It was good of you to rescue her.
Chickens prefer to be with other chickens. Do you have room for at least 3?
Do you have a picture of her?

 

[triciayoung]

Welcome. You are wonderful. I think you just rescued a chicken from a factory farm. They cut off part of their beak in order to get them to not peck each other. Of course, the reason why they want to peck each other is because they are in cages and small sickening conditions. Yes, as @janiedoe says - find another two chickens for her.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Yes. She should be in a flock. Thank you for taking her in and helping her.

 

[GilbertMyLad]

Hello and welcome! Glad you joined us and saved her!

 

[LTAY1946]

Welcome to BYC. By all means she would be happier with a couple of friends like her. Chickens are a flocking bird.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Nice! Another hen or, preferably, two, as other posters have suggested, would be best. I would not advise a rooster. A rooster needs a flock of up to 10 hens to keep from over-breeding a single hen and harming her.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's so sweet of you to take her in
She would definitely be happier with at least 2 more pullets. Breed doesn't really matter too much.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You ask if she needs her own kind. Any chicken will do. If she is LF (large fowl) it would probably be best to get other LF breeds, but they don't have to be the same breed or variety. She could also get along with bantams if space is a consideration but I would like to hear what others think on this subject.

 

[Mr Spot]

I found this pullet wandering next to a busy road, JFK hospital here in FL. Her beak had been quite near cut off. My cats hang out with her. They nibble her feed & she nibbles theirs lol. I’ve been debating getting a bantam rooster or another pullet but wonder if she needs her own kind?

Yeah, she would do better with some company.