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I have a 5 month old Vorwerk hen that grew up as part of a mixed brood of 5 (2 marans and 2 plymouth rocks) but has always been a bit separate from the others. I slowly integrated 4 other pullets of the same age, including another Vorwerk pullet, but the two Vorwerks hate each other and fight. She now keeps her distance from all the other pullets and I am not sure what to do to get her socially integrated. Should I perhaps try putting her in a very small group? She has grown up with a mother hen, so I'm not sure why she is like this.
 
If you have a soare run, maybe you could try putting her in with a coupe of others that she gets on with. If the run was new to them all, they might start off more on an equal footing so hey night then form a group of friends who could subsequently support each other when returned to the main flock.
Which Voerwerk is the main pain? Does the main aggressor only dislike her sister, or is she mean to any of the others? I am assuming the better-integrated one is the aggressor, but what are their positions in the pecking order, if you can determine this?
 
Thank you Marigold. I will try this. She seems to be the aggressive one, attacking just the other Vorwerk (who then fights back), and not others. Its puzzling, but I suppose some human sisters who are very alike don't get on either. The Vorwerk she attacks is one week younger -hatched 5 days late and a magnificent bird.
 
How interesting. I really don't know if my idea will work, but usually its good to try to break up the flock hierarchy a bit when something like is happens, without isolating a particular bird.
 
Some chickens just enjoy their own company more than that of the flock Chickenfan, my Welsummer was fiercely independent, used to roost alone and generally forage alone and was perfectly happy with her own company though she did have an eye for the boys. If the aggression is a problem though it's certainly worth trying what Marigold suggests.
 
Our three don't seem to really have a pecking order. I've looked out the hard stares and back downs I've seen in videos but when the food is down they all get in. Blaze is, however, definitely not in the gang! She roosts and forages away from the other two most of the time. Gazing thoughtfully at the sky. Also the last to go on missions to steal the dogs dinner or get on the roof. Seems happy enough though.
 
I'd leave her to do her own thing. Trying to integrate her is going to make everyone miserable. If she wants to be on her own I'd put her on her own. We've had hens like that -very happy to be a flock of one.
 
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