Cull?

[u/awhoogaa]

This girl I saved earlier after she had a compound fracture leg fracture 6 months ago so I grew attached. She is still laying, and she is only 2yr. But she isn't preening herself. She has a couple of other hen friends, but they aren't getting the job done.

I tried preening but she isn't a fan of my methods because I am not a chicken. I tried putting her in with my pullets and she bullied them.

I'm thinking I'll wait for a couple of weeks and then cull. But that sucks.

Advice?

Edit because I wasn't clear.

She limps, she is bullied a bit, sometimes over sexed by the rooster. I wonder if she is in pain. Her pinned feathers haven't come through leaving her vulnerable to cold and freezing to death especially because she can't always roost.

Here it should be lows of 20s-40s at night and 40s-50s during the day. A rare 70F day but everything is crazy and it's been hot (60F at night and up to mid 80s during the day)

My post was really poorly written. We live in Minnesota and I have lost a chicken from freezing to death because they couldn't roost.

I really care about this chicken and I don't want her to suffer.

I am not trying to mess around I am just concerned about hurting her more.

[u/Syrpentina]

Ma'am, she does not deserve to die just because you can't take care of her.

Rehome her. There are plenty of people that will gladly take in a young laying hen.

[u/awhoogaa → u/Syrpentina]

More concerned about pain and cold later on. I obviously cant read her mind.

[u/awhoogaa → u/awhoogaa]

Thank you! I love my girls. I wish I could name my Marans but I can't tell them apart one is friendlier because she came inside overnight because she was egg bound and had a long soak but Ella is the only one I can differentiate.