Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[KimmyCustard]

............Pixie passed away during the night so I have just Bubbles left. I am due to collect 3 ex-battery hens on the 15th December but wondered if I should get Bubbles one friend in the meantime? I am worried that she will be lonely on her own for the next 2 weeks and want to do the best for her.

 

So, do I visit Rokers tomorrow and buy her a friend?

 

Do I assume she will be OK for 2 weeks and wait for the 3 ex-batts to arrive?

 

If I do buy her a friend, can I just plop the new girl in with Bubbles or do I need to separate them for a time?

 

Thanks for your advice ladies (and occasionally gentlemen).

[Chickabee]

So sorry to hear about pixie . I have OCD (obsessive chicken disorder), I would therefore get great enjoyment from getting a new chicken right away. I had really good luck earlier in the year, when I replaced a passed away chicken, with one that looked very similar.

 

Have you got a walk in run? If so keep the girls separate but where they can see each other. Put them to bed together, then see how they are in the morning . You could try them together first, it can work.

 

I personally wouldn't like to keep a lone chicken. I know others on here have done it successfully though. Good luck, whatever you decide