Chookchat Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Last December when I was down to one lonely elderly Pekin I got 3 ex commercial hens to keep her company. I was aware that integrating them would be difficult,which it definitely was,4 months to be exact. Now for the last couple of months they have turned on her to the point that she stopped eating,was very stressed and was constantly on edge and would hide in the coop all day. I have now made her a nice comfortable run within the run so she still has company but is safer. What I can't understand is that at roosting time I let her out with supervision and they all roost together with no issues. Does anyone have any idea why they accept her at night but not during the day? She has settled well in her run ,is eating normally etc. During the afternoon I section off the main run and let her out to potter about and use the dust bath for a couple of hours. Thankyou for any replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Probably just because all they are doing then is sleeping. Sorry - I know that doesn’t anywhere but I reckon that’s all there is to it. Poor chook 🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chookchat Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 Thankyou for your reply. She seems very chilled when she's in her boudoir and is now eating well. She'll be 10 next year so quite ancient and a real character. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
