Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[Debbie1962]

One of my hens is now on her own after her sister died on Monday. I don't want to get anymore chickens now so can she live on her own? I have unsuccessfully tried to find her a home. She is 8 years old.

[Beantree]

Yes she can Debbie, but she will need a lot of attention and be somewhere where she can see other animals or people all the time. She will get lonely otherwise, become depressed, stop eating and just fade away. We have had many single hens; there is one in a cage next to me as I type. She comes into the house at night (we leave the door open) and goes out during the day to wander freely in the garden. Obviously there is a risk doing that.