and isabrownmom, I did that with a bird that had been injured, put him (well I thought he was a she then ) with my mildest little bird as company while he convalesced. Interestingly enough she ended up being his main squeeze it would seem and started bullying the rest when they got back...
Whew! that was a lot of reading (sobering advice) and thanks for that link and the replies and um ...yikies!!! It sounds like I should stick to my guns and keep her quarantined. I only have 3 other hens who are dear to me so don't want to risk them. The only other option and I can't imagine...
o.k. our mistake, we went to get a couple of Araucana type chickens for our friends who took our extra rooster and oops! we ended up getting one for ourselves. stupid, we should have gotten two because she is very lonely and freaked out(but there were really only 3 available).
We transformed a...