Do I need to quarantine new chicks?

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Spring-Chicken

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Sep 1, 2014
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Stone Mountain, GA
I picked up my first 3 chicks this weekend, straight run. I'm already certain that at least one is a cockerel, quite possibly all three.
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So I thought I might add a couple more chicks this coming weekend to compensate. Sex-links this time.
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Except...I know I'm supposed to quarantine new arrivals if I have an adult flock, but to what extent should I quarantine chicks from chicks? I don't have very much room here. Even if I put together a separate brooder box, they would still be sharing the same air space.
 
I would consider their source. If bought at a feed store, they probably came from a hatchery, so quaarantine is not likely to be necessary. If from a private farm, I would probably quarantine.
 

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